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4.7 Acid/Base Equilibria Flashcards

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1
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What are Brønsted-Lowry acids?

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Proton donors that realise H+ ions when they’re mixed with water.

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What ares Brønsted-Lowry bases?

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Proton acceptors that take hydrogen ions from water molecules.

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What happens to H+ ions when they are released into water.

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They form hydroxonium ions, H3O+.

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Give the equation for the dissociation of the general acid HA.

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HA(aq) + H2O(l) → H3O+(aq) + A-(aq)

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Give the equation of the base B accepting a proton.

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B(aq) + H2O(l) → BH+(aq) + OH-(aq)

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Give an example of a strong acid and a strong base and explain what makes them “strong”.

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Hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide. They ionise almost completely in water.

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What is a weak acid? Give an example.

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Weak acids ionise only very slightly in water, setting up an equilibrium. Citric acid.

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Give the equation for the dissociation of ethanoic acid.

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CH3COOH(aq) ⇋ CH3COO-(aq) + H+(aq)

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What is a weak base? Give an example.

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Weak bases only slightly ionise in water. Ammonia is a weak base.

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Give the equation for the dissociation of ammonia.

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NH3(aq) + H2O(l) ⇋ NH4+(aq) + OH-(aq)

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When can acids lose their protons?

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When there is a base to accept them.

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Give the equation for when the acid, HA, transfers a proton to base, B.

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HA(aq) + H2O(l) ⇋ H3O+(aq) + A-(aq)

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Name their two conjugate pairs in this equilibrium:

HCl(aq) + H2O(l) ⇋ H3O+(aq) + Cl-(aq)

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HCl(aq) and Cl- (acid/base) and H2O(l) and H3O+(aq) (base/acid).

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Give the equation for the dissociation of water.

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2H2O(l) ⇋ H3O+(aq) + OH-(aq)

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Write an expression for the equilibrium constant of the dissociation of water.

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Kc = ([H+][OH-]) / [H2O]

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What do you get if you multiply the constant Kc by [H2O], which is also constant.

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[H+][OH-], the ionic product of water, Kw.

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Give the expression for Kw.

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Kw = [H+][OH-]

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18
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Kw always has the same value for…

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An aqueous solution at a given temperature.

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What is the value of Kw at the standard temperature?

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At 298K, Kw = 1.0 x 10^-14 mol^2 dm^-6

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What is pKw equal to?

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-logKw

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What is the advantage of expressing Kw as pKw?

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They’re a reasonable size to work with.

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What is pKw at 25ºC?

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14

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23
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What is the definition of a neutral solution?

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A solution in which [H+] = [OH-]

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What is a solution where [OH-] is greater than [H+]?

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Alkaline.

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Give the equation for pH.

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pH = -log[H+]

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Describe the pH scale.

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It goes from 0 (strongly acidic) to 14 (strongly alkaline) and pH 7 is neutral.

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What is [H+] for strong monoprotic acids?

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[Acid]

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28
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What is the pH of 0.1 mol dm^-3

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pH 1.0

29
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How can you find [H+] of a strong base if you know its concentration?

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[H+] = Kw / [OH-]

30
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Give the original expression for Ka.

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Ka = ([H+][A-]) / [HA]

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Give the simplified expression for Ka.

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

32
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Give two assumptions made when using the expression for Ka.

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Only a small amount of HA dissociates so [HA] start = [HA] equilibrium. All of the H+ ions come from the acid so [H+] = [A-].

33
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What are the units of Ka?

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mol dm^-3

34
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How would you use Ka to find the pH of a weak acid?

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[H+] = √(Ka [HA]) then use -log[H+]

35
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How can you calculate Ka from pKa?

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Ka = 10^(-pKa)

36
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What happens to the pH of a strong acid when you dilute it by a factor of 10?

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It increases by 1.

37
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What happens to the pH of a weak acid when you dilute it by a factor of 10?

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It increases by 0.5.

38
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Describe the shape of a strong acid, strong alkali titration curve.

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S shaped curve starting around pH 1 and finishing around pH 13.

39
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Describe the shape of a strong acid, weak alkali titration curve.

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S shaped curve starting around pH 1 and finishing around pH 8.

40
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Describe the shape of a weak acid, strong alkali titration curve.

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S shaped curve starting around pH 4 and finishing around pH 13, with a small kink at the beginning.

41
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Describe the shape of a weak acid, weak alkali titration curve.

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S shaped curve starting around pH 4 and finishing around pH 9, with no vertical region.

42
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Give the colours of the indicator methyl orange and state the pH range where the colour changes.

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Red at low pH, changes around 3.1 - 4.4 to yellow at a high pH.

43
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Give the colours of the indicator Phenolphthalein and state the pH range where the colour changes.

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Colourless at low pH, changes around 8.3 - 10 to pink at a high pH.

44
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Which indicator would you use for strong acid, strong alkali titration?

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Methyl orange or phenolphthalein.

45
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Which indicator would you use for strong acid, weak alkali titration?

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Methyl orange.

46
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Which indicator would you use for weak acid, strong alkali titration?

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Phenolphthalein.

47
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Which indicator would you use for weak acid, weak alkali titration?

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Neither methyl orange nor phenolphthalein. A pH meter would be more suitable.

48
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What is the half-equivalence point?

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Where half of a weak acid has been neutralised by a strong alkali.

49
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What happens to [A-] at the half-equiclance point?

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[A-] = [H+]

50
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What is Ka equal to at the half-equivalence point?

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Ka = [H+]

51
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How can you find pKa at the half-equivalence point?

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pKa = pH

52
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What is a buffer solution?

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A solution that resists changes in pH when small amounts of acid of alkali are added.

53
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What are acidic buffers made from?

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A weak acid and one of its salts.

54
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Give an example of an acidic buffer.

A

Ethanoic acid and sodium ethanoate.

55
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What happens to the acid salt of a buffer when it dissolves?

A

It fully dissociates into its ions.

56
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What is in an ethanoic acid buffer solution?

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A large amount of ethanoate ions and a large amount of undissociated ethanoic acid molecules.

57
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What happens to an ethanoic acid buffer solution when you add small amounts of acid?

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Most of the extra H+ ions combine with the ethanoate ions to form undissociated acid, shifting the equilibrium and reducing the h+ concentration to near its original value.

58
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What happens to an ethanoic acid buffer solution when you add small amounts of alkali?

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The OH- ions react with H+ to form water, removing h+ ions form the solution. This causes more acid to dissociate, replacing most of the H+ ions lost.

59
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What are alkaline buffers made form?

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A weak base and one of its salts.

60
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Give an example of an alkaline buffer.

A

Ammonia solution and ammonium chloride.

61
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What happens when a small amount of acid is added to an ammonia buffer.

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The acid adds H+ ions, but most of them react with the NH3, shifting the equilibrium and reducing the H+ concentration to near its original value.

62
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What happens when a small amount of alkali is added to an ammonia buffer?

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The OH- concentration increases and the OH- ions react with H+ ions to form water. The NH4+ molecules dissociate to generate the lost H+ ions, resisting the change in pH.

63
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What causes the distinctive shape of a weak acid, strong base titration curve?

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Buffer action.

64
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In terms of buffer action, what happens when sodium hydroxide is added to ethanoic acid?

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The pH initially starts to change because NaOH is a strong alkali but then sodium ethanoate is formed and the ethanoic acid gradually dissociates to replenish the H+ ions, causing the curve to level off.

65
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Give two examples of buffer action in biological environments.

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Constant pH in cells. Blood needs to be kept at pH 7.4.

66
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Give the equation for the buffer equilibrium occurring in cells to maintain a constant pH.

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H2PO4- ⇋ H+ + HPO4`2-

Dihydrogen phosphate and hydrogen phosphate.

67
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Give the equations for the buffer equilibriums occurring in the blood to maintain pH 7.4.

A

H2CO3(aq) ⇋ H+(aq) + HCO3-(aq)

H2CO3(aq) ⇋ H2O(l) + CO2(g)

68
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Give three examples of buffers used in foods.

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Sodium citrate, phosphate ions and benzoate ions.

69
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Why are buffers used in foods?

A

Changes in pH can be caused by bacteria and fungi and this causes the food to deteriorate.

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