Why don’t the weak acid and weak base in the buffer solution react with and neutralize each other? Figure 4. Carbonic acid and its conjugate base, bicarbonate ion. Because both the acid and base in a ...
To prevent neutralization within a buffer solution, it is necessary to use an acid and base that form a conjugate acid-base pair. A conjugate acid-base pair is a set of two species that differ from ...
An acid-base indicator is a substance that changes color as the pH of the solution changes. Indicators work because they are weak acids which when in solution, exist in equilibrium with their ...