how to fully balance a chemical reaction and identify the coefficients
how to balance an acid/base reaction
the Arrhenius and Lowry-Bronsted definitions of acids and bases
the names and formulas of the 7 strong acids and the 8 strong bases we covered
how to identify the conjugate base of an acid and vice versa
the definition and how to calculate the pH, pOH, and pK for solutions/substances
what percent ionization is and how to apply it and calculate from it - predict pH
how to convert a given concentration of a weak base or acid and the resulting pH into a percent ionization
how to convert the concentration and percent ionization into a Ka or Kb
what the definition of neutral water is
how the pH scale works and how we describe the ranges - strongly acidic, distinctly acidic, slightly acidic, fairly neutral, and perfectly neutral - plus the analogous basic ranges as well
how to identify conjugate acid/base pairs
how to calculate the volume needed to reach the equivalence point of a given titration (neutralization)
how to use titration data to determine the original concentration of a solution of acid or base
what causes acid rain and how it can be prevented
the chemistry of dissolving a salt into water
the chemistry and results of dissolving CO2 into water/rain
anything else we learned and did in class, on HW, that I forgot here
Here is a pdf helpsheet on the pH/pOH scale and the formulas for converting between H+ and OH– concentrations. This is pulled from the gchem site.
Formulas/Equations YOU should know
Kw = [H+][OH-]
pH = -log[H+]
[H+] = 10-pH
pOH = -log[OH-]
[OH-] = 10-pOH
%ionized =
[ionized]× 100% [original]
weak acids / weak bases
acid reaction:
HA(aq) ⇌ H+(aq) + A-(aq)
Ka =
[H+][A-] [HA]
base reaction:
B(aq) (+ H2O) ⇌ OH-(aq) + BH+(aq)
Kb =
[OH-][B+] [B]
conjugate pairs: Kw = KaKb
Practice Problem Set
Here is a practice problem set for you to work on and get some experience working through these types of problems.