Answer to Question #182396 in General Chemistry for K miley

Question

Considering just acid‑base chemistry, not ion pairing and not activity coefficients, find the pH and composition of 1.00 L of solution containing 0.040 mol H4 EDTA

(EDTA= EDTA= ethylenedinitrilotetraacetic acid ≡ H4A),

0.030 mol lysine (neutral molecule ≡ HL), and 0.050 mol NaOH.

Answer 1

$pH=4.18$