Buffer Solutions
- With the help of the reading, introduce the topic of buffers, explain buffer action and the maintenance of pH in a buffer solution.
- Explain the term buffer capacity, buffer range, and the pH equation of a given buffer.
- Discuss other examples of buffers in daily life, e.g., the buffering action of blood.
- In Chemistry, a buffer solution is a solution that resists the changes of its pH when an acid or base is added.
- Following reading introduces the topic of buffers and explains the chemistry of buffer action in solution through examples.
- The reading will be helpful to understand buffer action and the maintenance of pH in a buffer solution.
- Use examples (Examples 1 and 2) in the text “How Does A Buffer Maintain pH?” to calculate changes in the pH values when a weak acid or base is added to a buffer solution.
The pH Scale