Solve for the pH level of an acetate buffer. Given that it contains 500.0 mL of 0.4481 M acetic acid and 500.0 mL of 0.5069 M acetate and the given Ka of acetic acid is 1.300 x 10-4

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Solve for the pH level of an acetate buffer. Given that it contains 500.0 mL of 0.4481 M acetic acid and 500.0 mL of 0.5069 M acetate and the given Ka of acetic acid is  1.300 x 10-4 

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