pH Shift
Unbuffered Buffered
Acid added to acidicsolutions: Solution 2: -2 Solution 5: 0
Base added to acidicsolutions Solution 2: 0 Solution 5: 0
Acid added to basicsolutions Solution 3: 0 Solution 6: 0
Base added to basicsolutions Solution 3: +2 Solution 6: 0
Acid added to nearly neutral solutions Solution1: -1 Solution 4: 0
Base added to nearly neutral solutions Solution 1: +1 Solution 4: 0
1. Which of the unbuffered solutions, 1,2 or 3, was the mostsubject to pH change? Explain why.
2. What concluding statement can you make, on the basis of yourobservations regarding the fluctuations in pH for buffered andunbuffered solutions when small amounts of acid and base areadded?
pH Shift
Unbuffered Buffered
Acid added to acidicsolutions: Solution 2: -2 Solution 5: 0
Base added to acidicsolutions Solution 2: 0 Solution 5: 0
Acid added to basicsolutions Solution 3: 0 Solution 6: 0
Base added to basicsolutions Solution 3: +2 Solution 6: 0
Acid added to nearly neutral solutions Solution1: -1 Solution 4: 0
Base added to nearly neutral solutions Solution 1: +1 Solution 4: 0
1. Which of the unbuffered solutions, 1,2 or 3, was the mostsubject to pH change? Explain why.
2. What concluding statement can you make, on the basis of yourobservations regarding the fluctuations in pH for buffered andunbuffered solutions when small amounts of acid and base areadded?
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