When the Carbonic Acid-Sodium Bicarbonate Buffer Pair Buffers a Base

question 126

Multiple Choice

When the carbonic acid-sodium bicarbonate buffer pair buffers a base

• A) sodium chloride is produced
• B) water is produced
• C) the pH rises less than it would if there were no buffer system
• D) both b and c above

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