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How would you prepare a liter of “carbonate buffer” at a pH of 10.10? You are provided with carbonic acid \(\mathrm{(H_2CO_3)}\), sodium hydrogen carbonate \(\mathrm{(NaHCO_3)}\), and sodium carbonate \(\mathrm{(Na_2CO_3)}\). See Table 15.5 for \(K_\mathrm a\) values.

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QUESTION:

How would you prepare a liter of “carbonate buffer” at a pH of 10.10? You are provided with carbonic acid \(\mathrm{(H_2CO_3)}\), sodium hydrogen carbonate \(\mathrm{(NaHCO_3)}\), and sodium carbonate \(\mathrm{(Na_2CO_3)}\). See Table 15.5 for \(K_\mathrm a\) values.

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The dissociation reactions of  and  is as follows;

                         

 

                             

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