Students will use what they have learned to complete a Buffer Challenge. Figure 1. Reference molecule for definition of Brønsted-Lowry acids and bases. Water behaves as both an acid and a base. When ...

Scientific Question Format: How does INDEPENDENT VARIABLE (IV) affect DEPENDENT VARIABLE (DV)? Two scientific questions regarding acid-base buffer solutions will be investigated. An acid-base buffer ...

Note: the NaCl will not be pH 7, but rather approximately pH 5 due to dissolved CO2in the water. A procedure to prepare the buffers to eliminate the CO2 follows, but was found to be relatively ...