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Introduction:
The buffer resists the changes of the pH in a solution by converting a strong acid to a weak acid or a strong base to a weak base. Physiological as well as chemical buffer systems regulate the stabilization and maintenance of the body pH.
Chemical buffer systems:
A substance which binds to hydrogen ions and removes them from a solution when the concentration of hydrogen ions begins to increase, or a substance which releases hydrogen ions to the solution when the concentration of hydrogen ions begins to decrease is a chemical buffer. Within a second, the normal pH of the solution is restored by the chemical buffers. The chemical buffer systems are classified into three types, namely the bicarbonate, the phosphate, and the protein systems.

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