Acids and bases Flashcards
Acids and bases
what is a Brønstead-lowry acid
is a proton donor (H+ ion)
what is a Brønstead-lowry base?
is a proton acceptor
HCL (aq) + H2O (l) –> H3O+ + CL-
Explain what each reactant and product in this reaction are, their roles?
HCl = Brønstead-lowry acid , proton donor
H2O = Brønstead-lowry base, proton acceptor
H3O+ = a conjugate acid of H2O
Cl- = conjugate base of HCl
What is a conjugate acid?
a conjugate acid is a species formed from a bronstead lowry base by the addition of a proton
What is a conjugate base?
a conjugate base is a species formed when a bronstead lowry acid by the loss of a proton
HNO3 (aq) + H20 (l) —> H3O+ + +NO3- (aq)
Explain what each reactant a product is in this reaction, and their roles?
HNO3 = Brønstead-lowry acid , proton donor
H2O = Brønstead-lowry base, proton acceptor
H3O+ = a conjugate acid of H2O
+NO3- = conjugate base of HNO3
what if forced to act as a base even if it is usually neutral?
whatever is least acidic is forced to act as a base, even if it is ‘usually’ neutral e.g water
what is a strong acid?
examples?
a strong acid is a fully dissociated (fully ionised) proton donator
e.g HCL, HNO3, H2SO4, H3PO4
What symbol do we use to represent a fully ionised proton donor?
→ (arrow symbol)
What is a weak acid?
a weak acid is a partially dissociated (ionised) proton donator
e.g all carboxylic acids,
What symbol is used to represent a partially ionised proton donor?
use ⇌, (reversible reaction)
e.g HCOOH + H20 –> HCOO- + H3O+
what is a monoprotic acid?
Give examples?
a monoprotic acid donates one H+ per molecules
e.g HCL, HF, HNO3, HCOOH
what are the two general ways of representing monoprotic acids?
HA and HX
What is a diprotic acid?
Give examples?
a diprotic acid donates two H+ per molecule
e.g H2SO4 and all dicarboxylic acids
the reaction of diprotic acids in water occurs in two steps, what are the two steps? Use H2SO4 + H20 as an example
step 1: lose the first H+
Step 2: loose the second H+
Step 1: H2SO4 (aq) + H2O (l) –> HSO4- (aq) + H3O+ (aq)
step 2: HSO4- (aq) + H2O (l) –> SO42- (aq) H3O+ (aq)
Overall: H2SO4 (aq) + 2H2O (l) –> SO4- (aq) + 2H3O+ (aq)
what is a triprotic acid?
Give examples?
a triprotic acid donates three H+ ions per molecule
e.g H3PO4
explain the reaction of triprotic acids in water, what are the three steps? use H3PO4 + H2O as an example?
Step 1: H3PO4 (aq) + H2O (l) –> H3PO4- (aq) + H3O+ (aq)
step 2: H2PO4- (aq) + H2O (l) –> HPO4^2- (aq) + H3O+ (aq)
step 3: HPO4^2- (aq) + H2O (l) –> PO4^3- + H3O+ (aq)
Overall: H3PO4 (aq) + 3 H20 (l) –> 3H3O+ + PO4^3- (aq)
what is the pH scale?
nemerical scale between -1 and 15, that can be used to measure the pH of any solution
What is the pH?
the pH tells us the exact [H+] , concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution
pH = -log10[H+]
Calculate the pH of strong monoprotic acid of
a) 0.125 mol dm^-3 of HCL
pH = 0.90
Calculate the pH of strong diprotic acid of:
a) 0.100 mol dm^-3 of H2SO4
pH = 0.70
How do we calculate the [H+] concentration from the pH?
us the equation [H+] = 10^-pH
Calculate [H+] of a solution with a pH of 2.14?
0.00724 mol dm-3
Weak Acids
what are weak acids?
weak acids are partially ionised, partially dissociated proton donors
In weak acids, approximately how much of the acid dissociates? what does this mean about [H+] concentration?
in weak acids only a few molecules dissociate, about 1 molecule out of 1000 dissociates, so [H+] concentration is much lower than the concentration of the weak acid [HA]
Write an equation for HA?
HA (aq) ⇌ H+ (aq) + A- (aq)
what constant is used for weak acids?
Ka constant
what is the Ka constant?
HA (aq) ⇌ H+ (aq) + A- (aq)
Ka = [H+] [A-] / [HA]
units always = mol dm^-3
the greater the value of Ka the..?
stronger the acid
strong acids ka> 1,weak acids ka < 1
how can we compare Ka values?
using pKa values
How do we calculate pKa and Ka?
if the pH is higher than 0, then the acid is..?
pKa = -log10[Ka]
Ka = 10^-pKa
strong acid pKa < 0, weak acid pKa > 0
write an expression for Ka for the following reaction:
CH3COOH (aq) ⇌ H+ (aq) + CH3COO- (aq)
Ka = [H+] [CH3COO-]/CH3COOH]
Simplify the acid equation for Ka:
HA (aq) ⇌ H+ (aq) + A- (aq)
- it can be assumed that [H+] = [A-]
- so Ka can be simplified to Ka = [H+]^2 / [HA]
Calculate the pH of a 0.025 mol dm^3 solution of nitrous acid (HNO2) (Ka = 4.266x10^-4)
HNO2 (aq) ⇌ H+ + NO2-
ph = 2.49
Exam q’s
the ionic product of water
Give the equilibrium equation for water?
2H2O (l) ⇌ H3O+ (aq) + OH- (aq)
write the simplified version of this equation?
H2O (l) ⇌ H+ (aq) + OH- (aq)
what type of acid does water acts as?
a Br⌀nsted-Lowry acid and a Br⌀nsted-Lowry base
what is the constant for the ionic product for water?
Kw
give the Kw equation?
Kw = [H+] [OH-]
what are the units for Kw?
mol^2dm^-6
why is H2O not included in this equation?
because H2O is essentially constant, as [H2O] is very high
H2O (l) ⇌ H+ (aq) + OH- (aq)
what is the forward dreaction?
the forward reaction is endothermic
what happens when we increase the temperature of this reaction?
if we increase the temperature, equillibrium will shift to the right as the forward reaction is endothermic. so [H+] increases, Kw increases, pH decreases
what happens to the pH of water as temperature increases?
at high temperatures, the pH decreases but the water remains neutral as [H+] = [OH-]
what is the value of Kw all the time?
1.00x10^-14
At 25°, Kw = 1.00 x 10^-14 mol^2dm^-6. calculate the pH of pure water.
Kw = [H+] [OH-]
pure water has [H+] = [OH-]
so Kw = [H+^2]
[H+] = √(1.oo x 10^-14) = 1 x 10^-7
pH = 7.00
Calculating pH of strong bases
what is a base?
a proton acceptor
what is a monobasic acid?
donates one OH- per molecule
e.g NaOH
what is a dibasic acid?
donates 2 OH- per molecule
e.g Ba(OH)2, Ca(OH)2
what are strong bases?
what are some examples of strong bases?
strong bases fully dissociate/ionise in water. (They donate one mole of OH- per one mole of base)
e.g NaOH, KOH
this means that…?
the concentration of of OH- ions equals the concentration of the base
e.g 0.02 moldm^-3 of NaOH, [OH-] = 0.02 moldm^3
to calculate the pH of a base what must you know?
you must know the [H+]
How is the equation rearranged to calculate the [H+] concentration?
[H+] = Kw/[OH-]
find the pH of 0.100 moldm^-3 NaOH. At 25°, Kw = 1.00 x 10^-14.
pH = 13.00
Calculate the pH of strong base, o.250 moldm^-3 KOH, given Kw = 1.00 x 10^-14 at 25°
pH = 13.40
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