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3: Buffers

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  • 3.1: Buffered Solutions
    Buffers are solutions that resist a change in pH after adding an acid or a base. Buffers contain a weak acid (HA) and its conjugate weak base (A). Adding a strong electrolyte that contains one ion in common with a reaction system that is at equilibrium shifts the equilibrium in such a way as to reduce the concentration of the common ion. Buffers are characterized by their pH range and buffer capacity.
  • 3.2: pH in Buffer Solutions
    When it comes to buffer solution one of the most common equation is the Henderson-Hasselbalch approximation. An important point that must be made about this equation is it's useful only if stoichiometric or initial concentration can be substituted into the equation for equilibrium concentrations.
  • 3.3: Acid/Base Titrations
    The process of obtaining quantitative information of a sample using a fast chemical reaction by reacting with a certain volume of reactant whose concentration is known is called titration. When an acid-base reaction is used, the process is called acid-base titration. When a redox reaction is used, the process is called a redox titration. Titration is also called volumetric analysis, which is a type of quantitative chemical analysis.
  • 3.4: Titrations and pH Curves
    The shape of a titration curve, a plot of pH versus the amount of acid or base added, provides important information about what is occurring in solution during a titration. The shapes of titration curves for weak acids and bases depend dramatically on the identity of the compound. The equivalence point of an acid–base titration is the point at which exactly enough acid or base has been added to react completely with the other component.
  • 3.5: pH Indicators
    pH indicators are weak acids that exist as natural dyes and indicate the concentration of H+ (H3O+) ions in a solution via color change. A pH value is determined from the negative logarithm of this concentration and is used to indicate the acidic, basic, or neutral character of the substance you are testing.


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