Which of the following is NOT a property of a buffer solution?   Question 8 options:   The maximum capacity of the buffer is at pH = pKa.   A buffer resists pH changes when acids or bases are added.   The pH of a buffer is independent of the concentrations of the species that form the buffer.

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Which of the following is NOT a property of a buffer solution?

 

Question 8 options:

 

The maximum capacity of the buffer is at pH = pKa.

 

A buffer resists pH changes when acids or bases are added.

 

The pH of a buffer is independent of the concentrations of the species that form the buffer.

 

The pH of a buffer is dependent on the solution ionic strength and temperature.

 

None of those are properties of a buffer

 

A buffer is a mixture of a weak acid and its conjugate base.

 

All of those are properties of a buffer

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