A chemistry graduate student is given 100. mL of a 0.90M hydrocyanic acid (HCN) solution. Hydrocyanic acid is a weak acid with K, =4.9 x 10 . What mass of KCN should the student dissolve in the HCN solution to turn it into a buffer with pH =8.97? You may assume that the volume of the solution doesn't change when the KCN is dissolved in it. Be sure your answer has a unit symbol, and round it to 2 significant digits.

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A chemistry graduate student is given 100. mL of a 0.90M hydrocyanic acid (HCN) solution. Hydrocyanic acid is a weak acid with K,=4.9 × 10
10
What
mass of KCN should the student dissolve in the HCN solution to turn it into a buffer with pH = 8.97?
You may assume that the volume of the solution doesn't change when the KCN is dissolved in it. Be sure your answer has a unit symbol, and round it to 2
significant digits.
Transcribed Image Text:A chemistry graduate student is given 100. mL of a 0.90M hydrocyanic acid (HCN) solution. Hydrocyanic acid is a weak acid with K,=4.9 × 10 10 What mass of KCN should the student dissolve in the HCN solution to turn it into a buffer with pH = 8.97? You may assume that the volume of the solution doesn't change when the KCN is dissolved in it. Be sure your answer has a unit symbol, and round it to 2 significant digits.
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