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    Mar 30, 2007, 02:51 AM
    Buffer solution
    What is buffer solution I'm using it in my chemistry coursework for GCSE and I need to know pleez xxxxx
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    Mar 30, 2007, 02:59 AM
    They are, very basically, solutions which resist small changes of pH, they generally work by, upon the addition of acid or alkali, the equilibrium in he mixture is disturbed, and a reaction occurs to return it to the same pH.

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