Consider that benzoic acid is a weak acid which has a Ka of 6.3 x 10-5 . C6H5COOH → C6H5COO- + H+ Calculate the [H+ ] ion concentration of a 0.04 M benzoic acid solution. Use your findings from above, determine the pH of the solution.

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Consider that benzoic acid is a weak acid which has a Ka of 6.3 x 10-5 . C6H5COOH → C6H5COO- + H+ Calculate the [H+ ] ion concentration of a 0.04 M benzoic acid solution. Use your findings from above, determine the pH of the solution.

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