A 35.00mL sample of aqueous lactic acid(HC3H5CO3) is titrated to the equivalence point with 65.00mL of...

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A 35.00mL sample of aqueous lactic acid(HC3H5CO3) is titrated tothe equivalence point with 65.00mL of 0.15 M KOH(aq). What is thepH of the resulting solution? The Ka for lactic acid is 8.3x10^-4.The correct answer is 8.03 but I am unsure about the steps ingetting there.

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First lets calculate the concentration of the lactic acid Ma 015 6535 02786 M Now at the equivalence point where the moles are the same for base and acid we see    See Answer
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