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Calculation of pH
« on: February 02, 2009, 04:59:42 AM »
Benozoic acid, C6H5COOH, is a weak monoprotic acid with an acid dissociation constant of 6.6 x 10^(-5).

how to calculate and explain the pH of 0.5M sodium benzoate(C6H5COONa)?
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Re: Calculation of pH
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2009, 09:38:41 AM »
Hint: this is salt of a weak acid, it contains conjugate base.
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