Chemistry A-Level
Weak acid and weak base equilibria
What Weak acid and weak base equilibria means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Weak acid and weak base equilibria
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When one partner is weak, the strong partner still reacts essentially completely because the weak acid or weak base equilibrium shifts to replace the species being removed.
Topics that use Weak acid and weak base equilibria
- Acids, bases and buffers (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Acid dissociation constant Ka
- acidic buffer
- Amphiprotic
- basic buffer
- Basicity
- Buffer action against added acid and alkali
- Buffer action and pH resistance
- Calibration with buffer solutions
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