Calculate the pH of a solution containing 0.085 M nitrous acid (HNO2, Ka = 4.5 x 10^-4) and 0.25 M potassium nitrite (KNO2). A. 4.50 B. 4.42 C. 2.21 D. 3.42 E. 3.82
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