A solution may be acidic basic or neutral.
Base
The hypothesis of an acid-base titration is that the volume of the acid solution needed to neutralize a base solution is stoichiometrically equivalent to the volume of the base solution required to neutralize the acid. This forms the basis for determining the unknown concentration of an acid or base by titration.
When water is added to a strong acid or base, the concentration of the acid or base decreases because water dilutes the solution. This results in a less concentrated solution of the acid or base.
A buffer solution contains a weak acid and its conjugate base, which helps resist changes in pH when small amounts of acid or base are added. Therefore, a buffer solution contains both acid and base components.
An acid or base is never a single element, it is a solution, and a solution that contains H+ OR OH- in it, so oxygen is neither an acid nor base.
An acid solution has a pH under 7.A base solution has a pH over 7.
Oviously a base...
In solution this is an acid. Hydrochloric acid.
or.
It depends on the volumes, concentrations and nature of the acid and base.
A buffered solution is made up of a weak acid and its conjugate base (or a weak base and its conjugate acid). These components work together to maintain the pH of the solution by resisting changes in acidity or basicity when small amounts of acids or bases are added.
when a base is mixed with an acidic solution why does neutralization occurs?