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Buffer Solution for a reaction rate
Built for first responders planning or training for real incidents. Run fast what-if scenarios for response planning and training — no software to install in the field. Simulate a reaction rate live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.
Buffer Solution (Henderson–Hasselbalch)Live
resisting pH change
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A buffer is a weak acid plus its conjugate base. Its pH follows Henderson–Hasselbalch, pH = pKa + log([base]/[acid]). Add strong acid and the buffer neutralizes most of it, so the pH barely moves — unlike pure water. Educational tool.
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Buffer pH4.76
Same acid, no buffer7.0
pH change resisted2.2 units
Governing equation
Reading this result: Base and acid are near equimolar (ratio 1), so pH sits right at pKa where buffering capacity peaks — the added acid moves it only 2.2 pH units instead of crashing the solution.
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- Is this good for first responders?
- Yes — this version of "Buffer Solution for a reaction rate" is framed for first responders planning or training for real incidents. Run fast what-if scenarios for response planning and training — no software to install in the field.
- Do I need to install anything?
- No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.