f you wanted to prepare a buffer composed of formic acid (HCOOH) and sodium formate (HCOONa), how many moles of HCOONa would be added to 1.0 moles of HCOOH to get a buffer with a final pH of 3.85?
Hint: For HCOOH, Ka = 1.8 x 10−4
If you wanted to prepare a buffer composed of formic acid (HCOOH) and sodium formate (HCOONa), how many moles of HCOONa would be added to 1.0 moles of HCOOH to get a buffer with a final pH of 3.85?
Hint: For HCOOH, Ka = 1.8 x 10−4
1.3 mol formate
1.1 mol formate
0.79 mol formate
1.6 mol formate