Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)

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Chapter 17 Principles of Chemical Reactivity: Other Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria - Study Questions - Page 677a: 21

Answer

$V=68.7\ mL$

Work Step by Step

By the Henderson-Hasselbach Equation: $pH=pKa+\log([A^-]/[HA])$ $[A^-]=[OH^-]=1.00\ M\times V/(V+250.0)$ $[HA]\approx0.5\ M\times 250.0\ mL/(V+250.0)\ mL$ $4.5=4.76+\log(V/125)$ $V=68.7\ mL$
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