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What am i doing wrong? 150 mL 0.1 M NaOH was mixed with 200mL 0.1 M Formic acid, diluted to a total V of 1 L. Ka=1.78*10^-4 moles of NaOH = 0.15 L *0.1 M = 0.015 moles of formic acid= 0.1M*0.2 L= 0.02 moles of formic acid after neutralization= 0.005 Molarity of formic acid = 0.005 moles/1L = 0.005 M \(Ka=\dfrac{[H^+]*[A^-]}{[HA]}=\dfrac{x^2}{0.005}\) x=[H+]=(0.005*1.78*10^-4)^(1/2)=9.43*10^-4 pH=-log(9.43*10^-4)=3.02 the book says pH=4.23 did the book make an error, or did i?

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