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A lactic acid/lactate ion buffer solution contains 0.19 M HC3H5O3 and 0.78 M C3H5O3-, respectively. The Ka value of lactic acid is 1.4*10^-4.

Calculate the pH of this buffer.

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Use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation.

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