Question

What mass of solid sodium acetate, NaCH3COO, must be added to 2.50 L of an aqueous solution of 0.55 M acetic acid, CH3COOH, in order to make a buffer solution whose pH is 4.50? Assume that adding the solid does not change the volume of the solution.

Answer 1

Use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation.

Answer 2

114g