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BUFFERED Solutions: Summarizing Basic Properties and Characteristics of Buffers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"subContentId":"d7e6e7de-d0cb-46b1-bad1-f04939f0ace6","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"}},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""}],"slideBackgroundSelector":{}},{"elements":[{"x":3.7037037037037033,"y":14.634146341463413,"width":91.97530864197532,"height":80.48780487804879,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"Definition: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n

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A buffer cannot neutralize small amounts of added acid or base; thus, the pH of the solution will increase or decrease drastically.<\/p>\n"},"subContentId":"eb091917-c97b-4b52-a74c-c5dbf41e6e12","metadata":{"contentType":"True\/False Question","license":"U","title":"Untitled True\/False Question"}},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""}],"slideBackgroundSelector":{}},{"elements":[{"x":2.469135802469136,"y":2.439024390243903,"width":94.76661951909476,"height":92.17877094972067,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"Qualities of a Good Buffer:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n

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Learn the Basics about Buffers

Jackie MacDonald