Ch 16 acid base equilibria Flashcards
arrhenius concept of acids and bases
Acids are substances that, when dissolved in water, increase the concentration of H+ ions.
Bases are substances that, when dissolved in water, increase the concentration of OH- ions.
bronsted lowry concept of acids and bases
Bronsted-Lowry concept: acid-base reactions involve the transfer of H+ ions
To be a bronsted lowry acid molecule must have a H atom that it can lose as an H+ ion
To be a bronsted lowry base molecule must have nonbonding pair of electrons that it can use to bind H+ ion
amphiprotic
capable of acting as an acid when combined with something more basic than itself and as a base when combined with something more acidic than itself
conjugate acid-base pair2
- every acid has a conjugate base formed by removing a proton from the acid. Every base has associated with it a conjugate acid, formed by adding a proton to the base
- The stronger an acid, the weaker is its conjugate base; the stronger a base, the weaker its conjugate acid.
equilibrium in acid base reaction
position of the equilibrium favors the transfer of the proton to the stronger base. (favors reaction of stronger acid and stronger base to form weaker acid and weaker base) Equilibrium mixture contains more of the weaker acid and weaker base
autoionization of water
one water molecule can donate a proton to another water molecule. H2O+H2O→ H3O+ +OH-
ion product constant4
- Equilibrium constant for autoionization of water= Kw=[H3O+][OH-]
- Autoionization of water can also be written as H2O→ H+ +OH-, so Kw also equals [H+][OH-].
- At 25ºC, Kw equals 1.0*10-14
- The Kw is useful because it can be applied to any aqueous solution. You can use it to find value of [H+] or [OH-] if the other is known
identify acidity based on Kw
Natural solution: [H+]=[OH-]. Acidic solution: [H+]>[OH-]. Basic solution:[H+]
pH 6
- [H+] is expressed in terms of pH. pH= -log[H+]
- The pH of neutral solution= -log( 1.0*10-14) =7.00
- The pH decreases as [H+] increases. The pH of an acidic solution is less than 7 and of a basic solution is greater than 7.
- A solution of pH 6 has 10 times the concentration of H+ as a solution of pH 7.
- The pH of a solution of a weak acid is higher than the pH of a solution of a strong acid of same molarity
pOH 3
pOH= -log[OH-].
-log[H+] + ( -log[OH-]) = -logKw
pH+pOH=14.00 (at 25º)
most common strong acids
HCl, HBr, HI, HNO3, HClO3, HClO4 (
strong acids3
- strong electrolytes: extist in solution entirely as ions
- monoprotic acids in equilibrium because strong acid is entirely ionized and reaction lies entirely to the right
- pH of the solution of a strong monoprotic acid is [H+]= original concentration of the acid
most common strong bases
ionic hydroxides of group 1A and heavy 2A: such as NaOH, KOH, Ca(OH)2
Ionic oxides, hydrides, and nitrides
acid dissociation constant
- equilibrium constant of ionization of acid
- Larger value of Ka=stronger acid (more tendency to ionize)
- Ka for weak acid are usually between 10^-3 and 10^-10
- to calculate pH from Ka: Express concentrations in terms of x (eq value of H): (x)(x)/(initial conc-x)=Ka
percent ionization
Percent ionization =concentration ionized/original concentration *100%