Question

How is a buffer solution related to Le Chatelier's principle?

Buffers shift the reaction to lower the concentration of reactants to resist a change in pH.

Buffers shift the reaction in the forward direction to resist a change in pH.

Buffers shift the reaction in whichever direction needed to resist a change in pH.

Buffers shift the reaction in the reverse direction to resist a change in pH.

Answer 1

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Buffers shift the reaction in whichever direction needed to resist a change in pH. This is related to Le Chatelier's principle, which states that a system at equilibrium will respond to any stress placed on it in a way that minimizes the stress. In the case of a buffer solution, the stress is a change in pH, and the buffer shifts the equilibrium in the direction that minimizes that change in pH.