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    Addition of Strong Acids or Bases to Buffers
  • We break the calculation into two parts: stoichiometric and equilibrium.
  • The amount of strong acid or base added results in a neutralization reaction:
    X- + H3O+ ? HX + H2O
    HX + OH- ? X- + H2O.
  • By knowing how must H3O+ or OH- was added (stoichiometry) we know how much HX or X- is formed.

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