Did I Prepare My Phosphate Buffer Solution Correctly?

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Hi everybody!
I want to prepare 1000 ml of 0.1M phosphate buffer solution, pH = 7.0. I used Henderson Hasselbach's equation: pH = pka + log [salt]/[acid]. I obtained 0.062 moles of H2PO4- and 0.038 moles of HPO42-. Where I am wrong? Thanks a lot!
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Thanks for replying!

I used (H2PO4)- ↔H+ + (HPO4)2-
Ka for this equation is 6.2*10-8, deci pKa = 7.21.
Salt = (HPO4)2-
Acid = (H2PO4)-
 
So, I did it right! Thanks!