EBK ESSENTIALS OF BIOLOGY
EBK ESSENTIALS OF BIOLOGY
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Author: Mader
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 2.3, Problem 3LO
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The purpose of a buffer.

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Any aqueous solution whose pH remains constant after the addition of either the acid or salt is known as buffer. Usually the weak acid and its conjugate base (for example: Acetic acid and sodium acetate) or weak base and its conjugate acid act as buffer. Buffers play an important role in living organisms to maintain the optimum pH.

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