Why are water and its derivatives useful as buffers in the cell cytoplasm? A.H3O+ can serve as a strong base. B.H2O can make hydrogen bonds. C.H20 can serve as a strong acid and as a strong base. D.H20 can serve as a weak acid and OH- can serve as a weak base. E.H20 can serve as a weak base and as a weak acid.

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Why are water and its derivatives useful as buffers in the cell cytoplasm?

	A.	H₃O⁺ can serve as a strong base.
	B.	H2O can make hydrogen bonds.
	C.	H_²0 can serve as a strong acid and as a strong base.
	D.	H₂0 can serve as a weak acid and OH- can serve as a weak base.
	E.	H₂0 can serve as a weak base and as a weak acid.

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Buffers are solutions that are capable of resisting changes to pH due to the addition of acids or bases. For living cells, buffers are crucial as it protects the various biomolecules such as proteins against changes in pH. Excessive changes to the pH can cause the denaturation of proteins.

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