Questions tagged [ph]
pH (or the potential of hydrogen) is a scale used to measure how acidic or basic an aqueous solution is.
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Calculating PH of solution after adding strong acid (equilibrium)
Consider the classic example when talking about acids and bases:
Say you have 1M of $\ce{HCL}$ and you throw it into water, calculate the resulting pH (= concentration of $\ce{H3O+}$).
The way this ...
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why the buffer capacity depends on the ratio of salt and acid in acidic buffer?
According to the Henderson–Hasselbatch equation when pH = Pka for any buffer solution then why we say that this is the best buffer?
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How does sodium carbonate reduce pH?
Sodium carbonate is used in pools to raise pH. From my understanding, it would dissociate in water like so:
$$\ce{Na2CO3 <=> 2 Na+ + CO3^2-}$$
To raise pH, doesn't it have to absorb hydrogen ...
