What causes the pH to jump when near end-point during titration?

Subject: What causes the pH to jump when near end-point during titration?

Date: Tue Feb 15 03:20:36 2000
Posted by Chun Ming Wong
Grade level: 10-12 School: Tampines Junior College
City: No city entered. State/Province: No state entered. Country: Singapore
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 950606436.Ch

Message:


I feel that the concentration of H+(H3O+) or OH- should decrease 
proportionally to the amount of acid or alkaline added. Therefore, I don't 
understand why the pH jump when the end-point is reached?

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