In Protein Precipitation, two liters of 5mM buffer solution with pH 5.2  is needed in the isolation of albumin. Note that the pKa is 4.73. Calculate and measure the amounts (in grams if solid and in mL if  liquid) of weak acid and conjugate base needed to be able to  prepare the chosen buffer system in part A above. Express your  answer in useful units (that is, prepare it from practical amounts or  concentrations of starting materials).  Show the solution step by step.

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In Protein Precipitation, two liters of 5mM buffer solution with pH 5.2 
is needed in the isolation of albumin. Note that the pKa is 4.73. Calculate and measure the amounts (in grams if solid and in mL if 
liquid) of weak acid and conjugate base needed to be able to 
prepare the chosen buffer system in part A above. Express your 
answer in useful units (that is, prepare it from practical amounts or 
concentrations of starting materials). 

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