Buffer capacity of an aqueous solution

The buffer capacity of an aqueous solution, βs, consists of the buffer capacities of the components of the solution:

\beta_s=\beta_w+\beta_a+\beta_b+...\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; (7)

where βw is the buffer capacity of water, βa is the buffer capacity of a weak acid and βb is the buffer capacity of a weak base.

To prove that buffer capacities are additive, we substitute eq1 in eq7

\frac{dc_{b,s}}{dpH}=\frac{dc_{b,w}}{dpH}+\frac{dc_{b,a}}{dpH}+\frac{dc_{b,b}}{dpH}+...

\frac{dc_{b,s}}{dpH}=\frac{d\left (c_{b,w}+c_{b,a}+c_{b,b}+... \right )}{dpH}

 

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