Buffers, the Acid Rain Slayer: Crash Course Chemistry #31

In this episode, Hank talks about how nutty our world is via Buffers! He defines buffers and their compositions, talks about carbonate buffering systems in nature, acid rain, pH of buffers, and titration. Plus, a really cool experiment using indicators to showcase just how awesome buffers are. Pssst... we made flashcards to help you review the content in this episode! Find them on the free Crash Course App! Download it here for Apple Devices: https://apple.co/3d4eyZo Download it here for Android Devices: https://bit.ly/2SrDulJ ***** AND NOW, A SUBBABLE MESSAGE! ***** "Olena, you Spanish-speaking Ukrainian, will you marry me?" -Emannuel Martinez -- Table of Contents Nature is Nutty 0:00 Carbonate Buffering and Acid Rain 0:35 Definition of Buffers 1:47 Composition of Buffers 2:26 pH of Buffers 3:33 Titration 7:43 Carbonate Buffering in Nature 7:12 -- Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Tumblr - http://thecrashcourse.tumblr.com Support CrashCourse on Subbable: http://subbable.com/crashcourse