Multiple Choice
A solution is prepared by dissolving 0.23 mol of benzoic acid and 0.27 mol of sodium benzoate in water sufficient to yield 1.00 L of solution.The addition of 0.05 mol of NaOH to this buffer solution causes the pH to increase slightly.The pH does not increase drastically because the NaOH reacts with the ________ present in the buffer solution.The of benzoic acid is 6.3 × 10-5.
A) O
B)
C) benzoate
D) benzoic acid
E) This is a buffer solution: the pH does not change upon addition of acid or base.
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