Exam 2

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gChem Chapter:
Chapter 9: Acid/Base Equilibria

Learning Outcomes for Acid/Base Equilibria

Students will be able to...

  1. Understand the strength of an acid (or base) as determined by the percent of ionization in solution.
  2. Identify strong and weak acids and bases.
  3. Identify acid/base conjugate pairs and their relative strengths.
  4. Understand the process of auto-ionization of water and what is meant by acidic, basic, and neutral.
  5. Know the value of Kw at 25°C, and the relationship between Ka and Kb for a conjugate pair.
  6. Convert between hydronium ion concentration, hydroxide ion concentration, pH and pOH for a given solution.
  7. Determine the pH of a strong acid or base solution.
  8. Determine the pH of a weak acid or weak base solution.
  9. Determine the pH of the solution made from the salt of a weak acid or the salt of a weak base.
  10. Recognize and predict the components of a buffer solution.
  11. Calculate the pH of a buffer solution, and a buffer solution after the addition of strong acid or strong base.
  12. Balance a reaction for the neutralization of an acid or base and calculate stoichiometric quantities throughout the reaction (titration).
  13. Determine the majority species for acid/base solutions as well as the pH following neutralization.
  14. Interpret a titration curve plot including calculating the concentration and Ka or Kb for the analyte.
  15. Understand the concept of an acid/base indicator, and determine which indicators are appropriate for a given titration.
  16. Determine the protonation state (or overall charge) for a polyprotic species at a particular pH.
  17. Apply concepts from equilibria to acid/base problems

Concepts • Equations - 9 Acid/Base Equilibria

acid / base theory

(Lowry-Bronsted definition)

acid = a proton donor

base = a proton acceptor

Dr. McCord's
Acid/Base Trainer Page

buffer = a solution that resists pH change

water

Kw = [H+][OH-]

pH = -log[H+]

[H+] = 10-pH

pOH = -log[OH-]

[OH-] = 10-pOH

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

buffer composition

a buffer consists of a weak acid AND its conjugate base, or a weak base AND its conjugate acid. BOTH conjugates must be present. You cannot have a buffer with any strong acid and its conjugate or strong base and its conjugate. Buffers MUST come from weak acids and bases.

Henderson Hasselbalch

pH  = pKa  +  log [base]
[acid]

(Easy) Practice Problem Set

Here is a very "simple" practice problem set for you to work on and get some experience working through just plain ol' acid/base problems (nothing fancy here). Think of this as a warm up for the other sets.

HTML version (screens): Acid Base Extra Practice
PDF version (print): Acid Base Extra Practice (pdf)

Try your best to complete the practice set. Here are the answers to this set. These are answers only, no explanations or solutions.

Exam 2 · Big-Ass Practice Sets (old Quest HWs)

Some nice old homework sets from Quest. We redid them and called them extra practice a many years ago. Here they are in the 2-column Quest pdf format. Try them all BEFORE you look at the KEY.

Acid Base 1 | KEY

Acid Base 2 | KEY

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