An acid-base indicator that is a weak acid has

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Problem

An acid-base indicator that is a weak acid has pKIn=5.45pK_{\mathrm{In}}=5.45. At what concentration ratio of sodium acetate to acetic acid would the indicator show a colour halfway between those of its acid and conjugate-base forms? Given: pKapK_a of acetic acid =4.75=4.75, log⁡2=0.3\log2=0.3.

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