Question

Does the pH increase or decrease, and does it do so to a large or small extent, with each of the following additions?(a) 5 drops of 0.1 M NaOH to 100 mL of 0.5 M acetate buffer

Answer 1

Increases to a small extent, because the buffer resists change in pH.

What do you mean by buffer?

A buffer is a substance that can withstand a pH change when acidic or basic substances are added. Small additions of acid or base can be neutralized by it, keeping the pH of the solution largely constant. For procedures and/or reactions that call for particular and stable pH ranges, this is significant. The pH range and capacity of buffer solutions determine how much acid or base can be neutralized while pH changes and how much pH will vary. A buffer must have a weak conjugate acid-base pair, which can be either an or b, in order to successfully maintain a pH range.

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