Describe the composition of an acidic buffer (weak acid plus its salt) and a basic buffer (weak base plus its salt), and explain with equilibrium equations how each removes added H+ or OH- so that the pH barely changes.
A buffer solution can be prepared by mixing with . (i) Describe how the two solutions should be combined so that the buffer obtained is as effective as possible. (ii) Write equations to show how this buffer solution responds to the…
(i) Describe how aqueous hexanoic acid and aqueous sodium hydroxide could be used to make a buffer solution. (ii) Predict the effect on the buffer's pH of adding a small amount of water.