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12. Acid Base Equilibrium Flashcards

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1
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What is a bronsted Lowry acid

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A proton donor that releases hydrogen ions when they’re mixed with water

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What is a bronsted Lowry base

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A proton acceptor. When in solution they grab hydrogen ions from the water molecules

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What is a strong acid

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An acid that dissociates almost completely in water. - nearly all of the H+ ions will be released

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What is a weak acid

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A weak acid only slightly dissociates in water so small amounts of H+ ions are formed

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What is a conjugate pair

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Species that are linked by the transfer of a proton and are always on opposite sides of the reaction.

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What is a conjugate base

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The species that has lost a proton and the species that has gained the proton is the conjugate acid

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What happens when acids and bases react together

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A salt and water is produced

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What does the concentration of H+ ion have to be equal to, to form a neutral solution

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OH- ions

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What is the standard enthalpy change of neutralisation

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The enthalpy change when solutions of an acid and a base react together under standard conditions to produce 1 mole of water

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What is the pH scale

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A measure of the hydrogen ion concentration

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Equation for pH

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pH = -log [H+]

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What can strong acids be called and what does it mean

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Monoprotic - it means that one mole of acid produces one mole of hydrogen ions as they can only release 1 protons into solution

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What is a polyprotic acid

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An acid that can release more than one proton into solution so one mole of acid released more than one mole of [H+] ions

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How to find the pH of weak acids

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Ka=[H+][A+]/[HA]

Ka=[H+]^2/[HA]

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Why can water be an acid and a base

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It can act as an acid by donating a proton but can also act as a base by accepting a proton. This means that hydroxonium and hydroxide ions are present in water at the same time, therefore water is in equilibrium.

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16
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Why is the concentration of water considered to be a constant value

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This is due to water only dissociating a small amount and the amount of water compared to the amount of H+ and OH- meaning its concentration is deemed constant

17
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Equation for Kw

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Kw = [H+][OH-]

18
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Kw for pure water is….

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Always the same value at a given temperature.

19
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pKw =

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-log Kw

20
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Kw from pKw =

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10^-pKw

21
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How to measure the pH of a solution using a pH meter

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Make sure the pH meter is correctly calibrated by placing into deionised water and setting the reading to 7. Doing the same for solutions pH 4 and pH 10. Make sure to rinse with deionised water between readings.

Place the probe in the solution and leave to settle before recording a result.

Ensure you rinse the probe with deionised water between each measurement

22
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What do pH titrations tell you

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Exactly how much base is needed to neutralise a quantity of acid.

23
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How to plot a pH curve

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Plot the pH of the titrated mixture against the amount of base that has been added.

24
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How to choose an indicator for a pH titration

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Choosing the correct indicator is important as some indicators only work in between a certain pH range.

Methyl orange red 3.1 ——-4.4 yellow

Phenolphthalein colourless 8.3 ——-10 pink

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What is a Buffer

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A solution that has minimal changes in pH when small amounts of acid or bases are added.

26
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What is an acidic buffer

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They have a pH less than 7 and are made up of an equilibrium between a weak acid and its conjugate base.

27
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Buffer action on a titration curve

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When the curve levels off this is due to a buffer solution formed to resist further dramatic change to pH

28
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What pH does blood need to be kept at

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pH 7.4

29
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How is the pH of the blood controlled

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Using carbonic acid-hydrogen carbonate buffer system. Carbonic acid dissociates into H+ ions and HCO3- ions which react with excess H+ ions if the concentrations of these in the blood rises.

If the concentration of H+ ions falls then H2CO3 from the buffer system dissociates and equilibrium shifts so that the original value of H+ ions returns

30
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What are levels of H2CO3 controlled by

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Respiration by breathing out CO2

31
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What are the levels of HCO3 controlled by

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The kidneys with excess being excreted in the urine

32
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What is the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation

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pH = pKa + log ([A-]/[HA])

33
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First equivalence point is…

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When enough base has been added to neutralise the first acidic proton

34
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The second equivalence point is…..

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When enough base has been added to neutralise the second acidic proton in polyprotic acids

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