When an acid is added to a basic solution, what happens to the pH of the solution?

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anor277
May 1, 2017

Consider the graph of #pH# versus volume of solvent added in the appropriate acid base titration...........

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The graph depicts the titration of a strong base with a strong acid...

Well before equivalence, addition of the acid titrant only marginally affects solution #pH#; we are still in the basic regime. Towards equivalence, the #pH# changes dramatically, as the last excess of #HO^-# is neutralized. Beyond equivalence, addition of further titrant only marginally decreases solution #pH#.

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