Putnam County Clerk Michael C. Bartolotti Swears in 32 New Citizens at the Naturalization Ceremony on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 atPutnam County historic courthouse in Carmel, New York. 1  PUTNAM COUNTY CLERK MICHAEL BARTOLOTTI AND COUNTY EXECUTIVE MARYELLEN ODELL BOOST ORGAN DONATION.
When the pH of the solution is equal to the pKa of the ionizing group, the solution is functioning at maximum buffering capacity (best buffer). An aqueous solution of a conjugate acid/base pair functions as a good. buffer when the ratio of the conjugate base to weak acid ranges from 1:9. to 9:1.
A buffer is a mixture of molecules that acts to keep the pH of a solution close to neutral. Check your answer. Buffers are extremely important to living organisms because all biochemical processes proceed normally only when the pH remains close to 7. Check your answer. When studying biomolecules in a test tube, the biomolecules may behave in ways that are uncharacteristic of their natural behavior if they are in a solution with a pH that is significantly different from the pH of their natural environment.