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18. Aqueous Equilibrium - Part 2 of 3
18. Aqueous Equilibrium / Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation / Problem 5

Acetic acid is a weak acid that dissociates into acetate ion and hydronium ions in solutions:

CH3COOH(aq) + H2O(l) ⇌ H3O+(aq) + CH3COO-(aq)

The value of the dissociation constant (Ka) for acetic acid is 1.78×10-5. If you require a buffer of pH 5.25, what would be the ratio of [CH3COO-]/[CH3COOH] that you would use?

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