2. For a 0.025 M acetate buffer at pH 5.46, what is the ratio [acetate]/[acetic acid]? Acetic acid Ka = 1.75 x 10^-5 A. 1/10 B. 1/5 C. 1/1 D. 5/1 E. 10/1
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