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2 molar CH 3 COOH and 1 molar NaOH (aq) in equal volume Can they form a buffer?

 









2 molar CH3COOH and 1 molar NaOH (aq) in equal volume

 Can they form a buffer?

Grade:12

2 Answers

Chaitanya Borah
34 Points
13 years ago

YES they can!!!

it goes like this,

1 M of NaOH being the limiting reactant reacts with 1 M  of CH3COOH to form 1 M of CH3COONa giving a equimolar mixture of CH3COOH and CH3COONa which gives a buffer solution.

Suneeta Sharma
24 Points
13 years ago

Yes. This mixture is a good buffer.

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