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This tag should be applied to questions concerning acid and base reactions. An acid is capable of donating a hydron/ proton (Brønsted acid) or capable of forming a covalent bond with an electron pair (Lewis acid). A base on the other hand is a chemical species/ molecular entity having an available pair of electrons capable of forming a covalent bond with a hydron/ proton (Brønsted base) or with the vacant orbital of some other species (Lewis base).

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Iterative method for calculating pH of a weak acid / base

The correct equation for determining the value of $x$, as noted by ringo, is $$2.22\times10^{-2}=\frac{[x]\cdot[x]}{[0.20-x]}$$ With a $K$ value sufficiently low, you can ignore the $x$ value on the b …
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Filling a buret tip before an experiment

I'm assuming that the question is talking about leaving air in the tip of the buret once you've filled it. In that case you would actually be adding less solution than you would have measured because …
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