How do you calculate the molarities of CH_3COOH and CH_3COO^- in buffer solution?

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anor277
Feb 5, 2017

pH=pK_a+log_10{[[AcO^-]]/[[HOAc]]}

Explanation:

Well, you need starting concentrations of acetic acid and acetate, and also the pK_a of "acetic acid", which is 4.76. See here for the derivation of this formula.

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