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minus-squareeestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoAhh I see you have forgotten pH buffering solutions.
minus-squarekryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI was more of a physics nerd. Can’t say I’ve heard of such a thing.
minus-squareeestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoWeak acids/bases tend to not fully convert their potential free ions, stabilizing at particular pHs for relatively large ranges of concentration. You can use that as a basis for solutions that aren’t super-basic but will preserve their pH in response to drips of acid.
Ahh I see you have forgotten pH buffering solutions.
I was more of a physics nerd. Can’t say I’ve heard of such a thing.
Weak acids/bases tend to not fully convert their potential free ions, stabilizing at particular pHs for relatively large ranges of concentration.
You can use that as a basis for solutions that aren’t super-basic but will preserve their pH in response to drips of acid.
Hmm TIL
But please…go on.