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Citric Acid has 3 pKas: 3.13, 4.76, and 6.39. How many grams of sodium citrate monobasic...

Citric Acid has 3 pKas: 3.13, 4.76, and 6.39. How many grams of sodium citrate monobasic (HOC(COONa)(CH2COOH)2) and citric acid (HOC(COOH)(CH2COOH)2) are needed to make 300 mL of a 10 mM citrate buffer of exactly pH 2.8? The molecular weight of sodium citrate monobasic (NaH7C6O7) is 214.11 g/mol and that of citric acid (H8C6O7) is 192.12 g/mol.

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Solution will be acidic buffer ( combination of weak acid + acid's salt with strong base).

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