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How many grams of solid sodium nitrite should be added to 1.50 L of a 0.0963 M nitrous acid solution to prepare a buffer with a pH of 4.024? (
K₂ (HNO₂) = 4.50 x 10-4)
Mass=
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Transcribed Image Text:How many grams of solid sodium nitrite should be added to 1.50 L of a 0.0963 M nitrous acid solution to prepare a buffer with a pH of 4.024? ( K₂ (HNO₂) = 4.50 x 10-4) Mass= g
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Step 1: Defining buffer solution!

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Buffer solution is a type of solution that resists the change in its pH on adding small quantity of acid or base. Solution of weak acid (HNO2) and its salt with strong base (NaNO2) can act like a buffer solution.

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