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12 M in lactic acid
and 0.11 M in sodium lactate?
Best Answer: because you have a weak acid and its conjugate base
you have a buffer system .The pH of the system is calculated using the
Hendersen /Haselbach relationship
The pKa for lactic acid is -log (1.3 X 10^-4) the ionization constant.
pKa= 3.89
[H+] = 6.67e-11
pH+ = 10.176
Ka=6.5e-5=(x^2/.02)
by 5% rule
x=.0014
pH=-log(.0014)=2.94
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Part 2:
pH=pKa + log([base]/[acid])
this can be just in terms of base moles and acid moles since in same solution (ie
volume)