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Which of the following acid-conjugate base pairs can serve as a buffer system?
a) HNO3 and NaNO3
B)HCI and NaCl
c) HF and NaF
can you please explain. Thank you
2 Answers
- 5 years agoFavorite Answer
A buffer system must be comprised of a weak conjugate acid-base pair. This means that you can have a weak acid and its conjugate base or a weak base and its conjugate acid. A and B are both strong acids, which means they dissociate 100%. HF is a weak acid meaning only partial dissociation. From the definition I just gave, this means that C would be the correct choice.
