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Amber asked in Science & MathematicsChemistry · 10 years ago

are the follow able to create buffer solutions?

1. KCN/HCN

2. Na2SO4/ NaHSO4

3. NH3/ NH4NO3

4. Nal/HI

5. KNO2/ HNO2

6. Na2HPO4/ NaH2PO4

7.KHSO4/ H2SO4

8. KCl/ HCl

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  • Steve Watton
    Lv 4
    10 years ago
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    To form a buffer, you need either a weak acid and it's conjugate base, or a weak base and its conjugate acid. You'll need to learn to recognize weak acids and bases. All of the above are able to form buffers, except for (4), (7) and (8), which involve strong acids.

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