A 500 mL buffer initially contains 0.40 mol HCO₃⁻ and 0.35 mol CO₃²⁻

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Problem

A 500 mL buffer initially contains 0.40 mol HCO₃⁻ and 0.35 mol CO₃²⁻. It has just been exposed to 0.10 mol of HCl. Calculate the maximum additional moles of NaOH that can be added before one of the buffer components is completely depleted.

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