medium · MCAT chem-phys
A buffer solution is prepared with a 10:1 ratio of bicarbonate (HCO₃⁻) to carbonic acid (H_2CO_3).
If the pK_a of carbonic acid is 6.1, what is the pH of this buffer solution?
- 5.1
- 8.1
- 7.1
- 6.1
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