A chemistry graduate student is given 125.0 mL of a 1.60 M h…
A chemistry graduate student is given 125.0 mL of a 1.60 M hydrocyanic acid (HCN) solution. Hydrocyanic acid is a weak acid with Ka = 4.9 × 10-10. What mass of NaCN (molar mass = 49.01 g/mol) should the student dissolve in the HCN solution to turn it into a buffer with pH = 9.18?
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