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Offline raibae18

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Buffer pH
« on: December 27, 2020, 04:20:47 AM »
Why is the pH of a buffer solution of a weak acid and its conjugate base below 7, if a weak acid’s conjugate base is strong?

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Re: Buffer pH
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2020, 04:56:54 AM »
Rules too literal sometimes lead you up the garden path. What will be the pH of the HCN/NaCN buffer solution?
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