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What Causes a pH Crash and How to Fix It

 What Causes a pH Crash and How to Fix It

Maintaining a stable pH is essential in chemistry experiments, biological cultures, aquariums, and water treatment. A pH crash refers to a rapid, undesired shift in the hydrogen ion concentration that can disrupt reactions, damage organisms, or invalidate results.

Common causes

1) Insufficient buffering capacity: A solution or system lacks enough buffering agents to resist pH changes when acids or bases are added. This is common in low-ionic-strength solutions ... Read more »

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