Aqueous equilibria Flashcards
Common Ion Effect
Shift in the position of equilibrium when you add something already involved in that equilibrium
Chataliers principle
When something in equilibrium is changed, something else will try to counterbalance it. (seesaw)
Buffers
Solutions that RESIST changes in pH when limited amounts of acid or base are added (maintains pH)
WHat does a good buffer contain
conjugate acid and base in similar amounts
Source of protons in a buffer is to? where does it get added?
Neutralize incoming bases
OH- into the reactants side
Sink of protons in a buffer is to? Where does it get added?
neutralize incoming acids
H30 into the products side
Henderson hasselbalch equation
pH = pKa +log([base(A) ]/[acid HA])
What does Henderson hasselbalch equation highlight
the pH of a buffer solution has a value close to the pKa of the weak acid
Buffer capacity: the ______ ______ of acid or base which the buffer can handle without significant _______ in pH
Molar amount
Changes
For buffers: large shifts in the acid or base concentration =
small changes in pH
Step 1 of Two Step approach for buffers:
Step 1: Find major species that remain after any strong acids or bases act (assume completion)
Step 2 of Two Step approach for buffers:
Step 2: Determine the concentration of minor species that the major species generate.
If have both acid and conjugate base in step 2 –> ______ –> H-H
buffer
If only weak acid/base in step 2,
Acid/base dissociation –> ice table
If have either H30+ or OH- directly remaining in step 2 from step 1,
Done
Titration is a procedure for
determining the concentration of a solution by reacting it with another substance with a known concentration
Titrations involving only strong acids or bases are
straightforward