basic buffer
What basic buffer means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Uses a weak base and its conjugate acid, such as ammonia and ammonium chloride.
A solution that contains a weak base and the salt of that weak base.
Topics that use basic buffer
- Buffer action (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Acids, bases and buffers (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- acidic buffer
- Acid dissociation constant Ka
- Amphiprotic
- Basicity
- blood plasma buffering
- Buffer action against added acid and alkali
- Buffer action and pH resistance
- buffer pH calculation
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