A buffered solution . Select the correct answer below: fails to keep hydronium and hydroxide ion concentrations nearly constant when strong acids or bases are added. maintains a constant or nearly constant pH when small amounts of strong acids or bases are added. acts to keep the hydroxide ion concentration nearly constant. acts to keep the hydronium ion concentration nearly constant.

Two changes are described below. a green banana turns yellow and ripens. a layer of rust forms on an iron nail. which statement is true about the two changes? a) both are chemical changes because new substances are formed. b) both are physical changes because only the physical state of the substances change. c) a is a physical change due to a change of state, but b is a chemical change because new molecules are formed. d) a is a chemical change due to a change of state, but b is a physical change because new molecules are formed.