Answer:
The acid reacts with the conjugate base producing more weak acid.
Explanation:
A buffer solution is defined as the mixture of a weak acid and its conjugate base or a weak base with its conjugate acid.
The acetic buffer, CH₃COOH/CH₃COO⁻, is in equilibrium with water as follows:
CH₃COOH(aq) + H₂O(l) ⇄ CH₃COO⁻(aq) + H₃O⁺
When an acid HX (Source of H₃O⁺) is added to the buffer, the reaction that occurs is:
CH₃COO⁻ + HX → CH₃COOH
<h3>The acid reacts with the conjugate base producing more weak acid.</h3>
In fact, this is the principle of the buffer:
An acid reacts with the conjugate base producing weak acid. And the weak acid reacts with a base producing conjugate base
