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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which of the following sentence best describes a buffer? Buffers resist change in pH of solutions by neutralizing excess acid or base. Buffers change the pH of solutions by increasing acidity or basicity of solutions. Buffers change the pH of solutions by decreasing acidity or basicity of solutions.

OpenStudy (rushwr):

Actually the function of a buffer is to minimize the change in pH when a base or an acid is added to a solution. So the answer would be the 1st one !

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