Acid-Base Equilibria Flashcards
Strong acid dissociation in water eqn options
HA -> H+ + A-
HA + H2O -> H3O+ + A-
Oxonium ion
H3O+
Formed when hydrogen ions join with water molecules in solution
Strong acid definition
A proton donor that fully dissociates in water
Weak acid definition
A proton donor that partially dissociates in water
Base definition
Proton acceptor
Define pH
The negative log of the hydrogen ions concentration
Equation for water forming oxonium ions
H2O + H2O -> H3O+ + OH-
Assumptions when calculating pH
- hydrogen ion concentration from water is insignificantly low (all hydrogen ions come from the acid)
- acid concentration remains high (>1x10-5)
The greater the extent of dissociation…
The stronger the acid is
Equilibrium constant
[H3O+][A-] / [HA][H2O]
Ka =
[H+][A-] / [HA] moldm-3
Calculating hydrogen ion concentration of weak acids
Square root of: Ka[HA]
Assumption when calculating pH of a WEAK acid
concentration of HA does not change significantly on dissociation
Dilutions
Strong:
• 10x = +1pH
• 100x = +2pH
• 1000x = +3pH
Weak:
• 10x = +0.5pH
• 100x = +1pH
• 1000x = +1.5pH
For each 10x dilution
Strong acid pH increases by 1
Weak acid pH increases by 0.5
Weak acid is lower because it is diluted - some of the undissociated acid molecules split up
pKw
pH + pOH = 14
Kw - ionic product of water
1x10-14mol2dm-6
[H+][OH-]
Strong base
Particles dissociate completely to form hydroxide ions