A buffer is most effective at which pH range?
a.
Where the pH is equal to or close to the pKa of the weak acid
c.
At a pH far from the pKa of the weak acid
b.
Where the pH is equal to or close to the pKa of the weak base
d.
None of the above

Question

A buffer is most effective at which pH range?
a.
Where the pH is equal to or close to the pKa of the weak acid
c.
At a pH far from the pKa of the weak acid
b.
Where the pH is equal to or close to the pKa of the weak base
d.
None of the above

aaronq · Answer

Where the pH is equal to or close to the pKa of the weak acid