A biochemist has 100 mL of a 0.10 M solution of a weak acid with a pKa of 6.3. She adds 6.0 mL of 1.0 M HCl, which changes the pH to 5.7. What was the pH of the original solution?

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A biochemist has 100 mL of a 0.10 M solution of a weak acid with a pKa of 6.3. She adds 6.0 mL of 1.0 M HCl, which changes the pH to 5.7. What was the pH of the original solution?

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