Compare and contrast the pH results from a strong acid and a strong base addition to water and to the buffers. Physiologically, what is an example of a buffered living system and white is it important? In the case of my experiment, I added NaOH (strong base) to the solution of deionized water (DIW), and the pH increased minimally, which was surprising as I expected a higher increase based on the fact that water is not normally a good buffer. However, when compared to adding NaOH to buffers Acetate and Phosphate, they just had one initial spike in pH: Phosphate in the beginning, then gradually increased, while Acetate slowly increased, then spiked at the endpoint. Aside from the spikes, the gradual increases in pH indicated that these buffers