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How is the pH level of a substance affected by buffers and why are buffers important in the human body?
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∙ 8y ago
Buffers "slow" changes in pH (they make it difficult to change pH),
and for animals a constant pH (internally) is critical to survival.
(A change in pH of 1 - in either direction - will kill you.)
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∙ 8y ago
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