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What is the correct representation of Handerson Haselbalch's equation for acidic buffer?


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Acidic buffer

  • To prepare a buffer of acidic pH we use weak acid and its salt formed with a strong base.

Handerson Haselbalch's equation for acidic buffer

  • The equation for the acidic buffer is as follows:-

pH=pKa+logConjgugatebase,A-Acid,HA

  • Here, A-HA is the ratio of the concentration of conjugate base (anion) of the acid and the acid present in the mixture.

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