Explain how many grams of the acid would you have to mix

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A buffer is made from benzoic acid and sodium benzoate. How many grams of the acid would you have to mix with 14.4 g of the sodium salt to have a liter of a solution with a pH of 3.88. The Ka of benzoic acid (C4H5CO2H) is 6.3 x 10-5.

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