Blood acts as one through a mixture of carbonic acid and carbonate ions.
One common variety of these compounds contains a central carbon atom bonded to one amino group and three methanol groups. That compound is called Tris. Blood acts as one through a mixture of carbonic acid and carbonate ions. These compounds, whose effectiveness can be measured using the Henderson-Hasselbach equation, typically consist of a weak acid and its conjugate base. For 10 points, name these compounds that resist a change in pH.
One common variety of these compounds contains a central carbon atom bonded to one amino group and three methanol groups.
{buffer} solutions [or {buffer} agents]