Lactic acid is a common by-product of cellular respiration and is often said
to cause the "burn" associated with strenuous activity. A 25.0 -mL sample of
0.100 \(M\) lactic acid (HC \(_{3} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{O}_{3}\), \(\mathrm{p}
K_{\mathrm{a}}=3.86\) is titrated with \(0.100 \mathrm{M}\) NaOH solution.
Calculate the \(\mathrm{pH}\) after the addition of \(0.0 \mathrm{mL}, 4.0
\mathrm{mL}, 8.0 \mathrm{mL}, 12.5 \mathrm{mL}\) \(20.0 \mathrm{mL}, 24.0
\mathrm{mL}, 24.5 \mathrm{mL}, 24.9 \mathrm{mL}, 25.0 \mathrm{mL}, 25.1
\mathrm{mL}\) \(26.0 \mathrm{mL}, 28.0 \mathrm{mL},\) and \(30.0 \mathrm{mL}\) of
the NaOH. Plot the results of your calculations as pH versus milliliters of
NaOH added.