Acids and Bases Flashcards
Bronsted-Lowry Theory
- Focusses on the transfer of H+ during rxn
- Acids donate H+, bases accept (or proton)
Conjugate Pairs
- An acid can only donate if there is a base acceptor
- Conjugate pairs will only differ by one proton
ex. HA + B -> A- + BH+
HA acid -> A- base, B base -> BH+ acid
Amphiprotic Substances
- Acts like an acid or base
- For BL acid, must dissociate and release H+
- For BL base, must accept H+ and have a lp
Properties of Acid and Bases
Alkali: soluble base, usually releases OH-
Salt: Ionic compound formed when H+ is replaced with another positive ion
Types of Acid-Base Reactions
- Acid + Base -> Salt + H2O
- Metal + Acid -> Salt + H2
- Acid + Carbonate -> Salt +H2O + CO2
the pH scale
- Acidity or alkalinity related to concentration of H+ and OH- respectively
- pH = -log[H+], [H+] = 10^-pH, small number implies base
- Change in 1pH => change in [H+] x10, small pH change => large H+ change
Calculation involving Acids and Bases
- rare product of water
- ex. Kc = [H+] [OH-] /[H2O]
- [H2O] remains constants so,
[H2O] x Kc = [H+] [OH-]
Kw = [H+] [OH-] - Increase in temp favours right side, both [] increase, pH decreases
- Kw = -log[H+]
Concentrations in relation to pH
[H+] > [OH-] => acidic =. pH < 7
[H+] = [OH-] => neutral = ph=7
[H+] < [OH-] => basic = ph>7
pOH
- pOH = -log[OH-]
[OH-] = 10^-pOH - pKw = -log[OH-]
- pH and pOH are inversely related
Acid Deposition
- Acid Rain
- Rain typically is 5.6 pH, acid rain is less due to SO2 and N oxides
- Physical cleaning prior to combustion removes 80-90% of inorganic S
- CaO reacts with SO2 to remove it after combustion
pH curves
- Result of a titration, controlled neutralization
- Plot of pH v. V of added reactant
- Can be found using probes or calculations
1. Strong A + Strong B: equivalence point of 7
2. Weak A + Strong B : has a buffer, equivalence point greater than 7
3. Strong A + Weak B: buffer zone, equivalence point less than 7
4. Weak +Weak: buffer zone, approximately 7
Strong and Weak Acids
Strong: react almost completely, high conductivity, HCl, HNO3, H2SO4, HClO4
Weak: hardly reacts, low conductivity, a []ed weak A may have more H+ than a dilute strong acid
Strong and Weak Bases
Strong: react almost completely, high conductivity, Group 1 and 2 hydroxides
Weak: hardly reacts, low conductivity
Lewis Acids and Bases
Acids: e- pair acceptors
Bases: e- pair donors
- Lewis A-B rxns always result in both e- from a base
- Uses when something can only be described by Lewis
Transition metals and Ligands
Transition Metals: form ions with vacant d-sublevel orbitals, act as a lewis acid (electrophile)
Ligands: uses lp to form a dative bond with a metal ion, act as a lewis base (nucleophile)