5.111SC | Fall 2014 | Undergraduate

Principles of Chemical Science

Lecture 22: Acid-Base Equilibrium: Salt Solutions and Buffers

Lecture 22: Acid-Base Equilibrium: Salt Solutions and Buffers

Description: Embedded video, no tabs, this description appears on section page: A buffer helps to maintain a constant pH. Our blood has a natural buffering system to ensure that the pH of our blood stays within a narrow window and that we stay health. In this lecture, we consider how to design a buffer. We also discuss how one can predict the pH of a salt solution. At dinner if you put table salt in your water glass, how would the pH of the water change? or would it change?

Instructor: Catherine Drennan

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