Introduction to biochemistry.pdf

Introduction to biochemistry.pdf Introduction to biochemistry.pdf

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pH and Buffers

Water is Weakly Ionizable • 2 H 2 O OH – + H 3 O + • Weakly means this doesn’t happen often • [OH – ] = [H 3 O + ] = 1 × 10 -7 M, • [OH – ] × [H 3 O + ] = 1 × 10 -14 , the basis of the pH scale

Water is Weakly Ionizable<br />

• 2 H 2 O OH – + H 3 O +<br />

• Weakly means this doesn’t happen often<br />

• [OH – ] = [H 3 O + ] = 1 × 10 -7 M,<br />

• [OH – ] × [H 3 O + ] = 1 × 10 -14 , the basis of the pH<br />

scale

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