How many moles of sodium acetate and acetic acid are required to prepare 1 liter of a buffer, pH 5.0, which is 0.1M in total available acetate (dissociated and undissociated)? Acetic acid has a pKa of 4.74.

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How many moles of sodium acetate and acetic acid are required to prepare 1 liter of a buffer, pH 5.0, which is 0.1M in total available acetate (dissociated and undissociated)? Acetic acid has a pKa of 4.74. 

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