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Henderson Hasselbalch Equation

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Definition: an approximate equation that shows the relationship between the pH or pOH of a solution and the pKa or pKb and the ratio of the concentrations of the dissociated chemical species.

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Examples: pH = pKa + log ([conjugate base]/[weak acid]) or pOH = pKa + log ([conjugate acid]/[weak base])

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