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#Question id: 382


The molar ratio of sodium acetate to acetic acid in a buffer solution with a pH OF 5.76 is 10:1. Assuming the total buffer concentration is 2.2 X 10-2 mol/L, how many grams of sodium acetate (m.w. 82) and how many grams of acetic acid (m.w. 60) should be used in preparing a litre of the solution?

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  1. 0.120 g/L

  2. 0.134 g/L

  3. 0.225 g/L

  4. 0.178 g/L