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Step-by-step explanation:

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a. The equation for the reaction of weak acid, C6H5CO2H, with water is: C6H5CO2H + H2O <=> C6H5CO2^- + H3O^+. We can assume that all the C6H5CO2H has reacted with water to form C6H5CO2^- and H3O^+.

The pH is defined as -log(H30^+ concentration), where H30^+ is the hydronium ion, a measure of the acidic strength of the solution. At the equivalence point, all the C6H5CO2H has reacted with the NaOH to form C6H5CO2^- and Na^+. The stoichiometry of the reaction can be determined by balanced the reaction using the information given.

C6H5CO2H + NaOH <=> C6H5CO2^- + Na^+

This reaction tells us that one mole of C6H5CO2H will react with one mole of NaOH to form one mole of C6H5CO2^- and one mole of Na^+.

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