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Sodium Acetate

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AP Chemistry

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Sodium acetate is a sodium salt of acetic acid and has the chemical formula C2H3NaO2. It's often used in heating pads, hand warmers, and hot ice.

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What amount of solid sodium acetate is needed to prepare a buffer of pH 5.0 from 1.00 L of 0.10 M acetic acid (pKa = 4.75; molar mass of sodium acetate = 80.0343 g/mol)?
A solution contains 500 mL of 1 M acetic acid. How many moles of sodium acetate must be added to achieve a pH of 5.75? (pKa = 4.75)

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