Figure 19.3
The relationship between buffer capacity and pH change
Buffer capacity refers to the
ability of a buffer to resist pH change; buffer capacity
increases as the concentrations
of its components (i.e., the
weak acid and its conjugate
base) increase.
Buffer pH and buffer capacity
are different concepts.
For an acetic acid/
acetate buffer
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