You find 425.0 mLof 0.350 M sodium oxalate in the lab, and you want to use it to make a buffer with a pH of 1.50. What mass of oxalic acid (MW = 90.03 g/mol, Ka= 5.9 × 10–2) is needed to make this buffer? (Neglect any volume changes due to the addition of solid oxalic acid.)

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You find 425.0 mLof 0.350 M sodium oxalate in the lab, and you want to use it to make a buffer with a pH of 1.50. What mass of oxalic acid (MW = 90.03 g/mol, Ka= 5.9 × 10–2) is needed to make this buffer? (Neglect any volume changes due to the addition of solid oxalic acid.)

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Volume of sodium oxalate = 425 mL or 0.425 L

Molarity of sodium oxalate = 0.350 M

Moles of sodium oxalate = Molarity ×Volume=0.350 M × 0.425 mL=0.14875 moles

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pH = 1.5

Ka = 5.9 × 10-2

pKa = - log Ka=- log 5.9 × 10-2=1.229 

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