"Henderson-Hasselbalch equation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Henderson-Hasselbalch equations [plural]
Etymology: Named after Lawrence Joseph Henderson, who devised a related equation in 1908, and Karl Albert Hasselbalch, who re-expressed it in logarithmic terms. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Henderson-Hasselbalch equation (plural Henderson-Hasselbalch equations)
  1. (chemistry) An equation describing the derivation of pH as a measure of acidity (using pKa, the negative log of the acid dissociation constant) in biological and chemical systems. Wikipedia link: Henderson-Hasselbalch equation Categories (topical): Chemistry

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