Sea Water Buffering
•
HCO
3
-
= CO
3
--
+ H
+
pKa=8.9
•
•
B(OH)
3
+ H
2
O = B(OH)
4
-
+ H
+
pKa=8.5
•
•
Buffering Capacity, β = meq/l/pH
•
•
β = 2.303 Cα
o
α
1
= Δ[H
+
] / ΔpH
