MHT CET 2024 Chemistry question

Acid buffer solution is prepared by mixing proportionate quantity of

(A)strong acid and it's salt with weak base
(B)strong base and it's salt with weak acid
(C)weak acid and it's salt with strong baseCorrect
(D)weak base and it's salt with strong acid

Answer: (C)

Solution

An acid buffer is a mixture of a weak acid and its conjugate base, i.e. a weak acid with its salt formed with a strong base (e.g. ); it resists a change in pH on adding small amounts of acid or base, and its pH is given by

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