Ch 16 - Aq Ionic Equilibrium Flashcards
buffer
a solution that resist pH change
solubility equilibria
the extent to which slightly soluble ionic compounds dissolve in water
an important blood buffer is
the mixture of carbonic acid(H2CO3) and the bicarbonate ion(HCO3-)
- H2CO3(aq) + OH-(aq) -> H2O(l) + HCO3-(aq) - HCO3-(aq) + H+(aq) -> H2CO3(aq) - this combination keep the blood pH nearly constant
acidosis
a condition in which the acid affects the equilibrium between hemoglobin(Hb) and oxygen
- HbH+(aq) + O2(g) HbO2(aq) + H+(aq) - excess H+ causes the equilibrium to shift left reducing the bloods ability to carry oxygen resulting in hyperventalization with the potential to lead to coma or death - drinking antifreeze is bad
buffer
resist pH change by neutralizing added acid or added base
A buffer contains either:
- significant amounts of a weak acid and its conjugate base or
- significant amounts of a weak base and its conjugate acid
the buffer in blood is composed of
carbonic acid(H2CO3) and the conjugate base bicarbonate ion(HCO3-)
a weak acid or a weak base does not contain
enough of the opposite to be a buffer
a buffer must contain significant amounts of both
a weak acid and its conjugate base(or vice versa)
buffer characteristics
- resist pH change
- contains a significant amount of either 1) a weak acid and its conjugate bade or 2) a weak base and its conjugate acid
- the weak acid neutralizes the added base
- the base neutralizes the added acid
common ion effect
the presence of an ion results in a less acidic solution(higher pH) because adding the ion causes the equilibrium to shift left based on Le Chatliers principle
- the acid ionizes even less than normal
Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation
pH = pKa + log([base]/[acid])
- holds true as long as the x is small approximation is valid - typically when initial concentrations are not too dilute AND equilibrium constant is fairly small
calculating the pH changes in buffer solutions requires two steps:
- stoichiometry calculation
- equilibrium calculation
The Stoichiometry Calculation
calculate how the addition changes the relative amounts of acid and conjugate base
The Equilibrium Calculation
calculate the pH based on the new amounts of acid and conjugate base
The Stoichiometry Calculation:
as the acid is neutralized a stoichiometric amount of the base is converted into the conjugate acid through the neutralization reaction:
- H+(aq) + A-(aq) -> HA(aq)
- neutralizing .025 mol of H+ requires .025 mol of the weak base
- H+ adds 0.025 mol while A- decreases by 0.025 and HA adds 0.025 mol
The Equilibrium Calculation:
figuring out the stoichiometric calculations provides the new initial concentrations which can be used to calculate the new pH
- [HA] [H3O+] [A-] I 0.125 0.00 0.075 C -x +x +x E 0.125-x x 0.075+x - x = [H3O+] = Ka(0.125/0.075) - Ka = [H3O+][A-]/[HA]
When calculating the pH of a buffer after adding small amounts of acid or base remember:
- adding a small amount of a strong acid to a buffer converts a stoichiometric amount of the base to the conjugate acid and decreases the pH of the buffer(adding acid decreases pH as expected)
- adding a small amount of a strong base to a buffer converts a stoichiometric amount of the acid to the conjugate base and increases the pH of the buffer(adding base increase the pH as expected)
two factors influencing the effectiveness of a buffer
- relative amounts of acid and base
- absolute concentrations of the acid and conjugate base
relative amounts of acid and base
- a buffer is most effective(most resistant to pH change) if the concentrations of acid and conjugate base are equal
- in order for a buffer to be reasonably effective, the relative concentrations of acid and conjugate base should not differ by more than a factor of 10
Absolute Concentrations of the acid and conjugate base
- a buffer is most effective(most resistant to pH change) when the concentrations of acid and conjugate base are high
- the buffer range is defined:
- pH = pKa +- 1
- A pH of 4 could have a buffer anywhere from pH 3-5
- pH = pKa +- 1
- the buffer range is defined:
buffer capacity
the amount of acid or base you can add to a buffer without causing a large change in pH
buffer capacity increases with
increasing absolute concentrations of the buffer components
overall buffer capacity increases as
the relative concentrations of the buffer components become more similar to each other
- the closer to a 1:1 ration the more effective the buffer becomes
acid-base titration
a basic or acidic solution of an unknown concentration reacts with an acidic or basic solution of known concentration
- the know solution is slowly added to the unknown while the pH is monitored
indicator
a substance whose color depends on the pH
equivalence point
the point in the titration when the number of moles of base is stoichiometrically equal to the number of moles of acid
- the titration is complete here, neither reactant is in excess
titration or pH curve
a plot of the pH of the solution during a titration
The Titration of a Strong Acid with a Strong Base(base to acid in reverse of below):
Step 1
find volume NaOH required to reach the equivalence point
- HCL = 0.0250L(0.100mol/1L) = 0.00250mol HCL
- 0.00250mol(1L/0.100mol) = 0.0250L volume NaOH
- equivalence reached at 25mL addition NaOH
The Titration of a Strong Acid with a Strong Base(base to acid in reverse of below):
Step 2
Initial pH(before adding any base)
pH = -log(0.100) = 1.00 HCL
The Titration of a Strong Acid with a Strong Base(base to acid in reverse of below):
Step 3
pH after adding 5.00mL NaOH
- 0.00500L(0.100mol/1L) = 0.000500mol NaOH
- [H3O+] = 0.00200mol[H3O+]/0.0250L + 0.00500L = 0.0667M
- 0.002 = 0.00250 initial HCL – 0.0005mol change
- final mol H3O+/initial volume(added volume)
- pH = -log(0.0667) = 1.18
The Titration of a Strong Acid with a Strong Base(base to acid in reverse of below):
Step 4
pH after adding 10.0, 15.0, 20.0 mL NaOH
1.37, 1.60,1.95
The Titration of a Strong Acid with a Strong Base(base to acid in reverse of below):
Step 5
pH after adding 25.0 mL NaOH(equivalence point)
the pH of a strong acid-strong base titration will always be 7.00 at 25C.
The Titration of a Strong Acid with a Strong Base(base to acid in reverse of below):
Step 6
pH after adding 30.00mL NaOH
- subtract the initial amount of H3O+ from the amount of OH- added
- mol OH- added = 0.0300L(0.100mol/1L) = 0.00300mol OH-
- [OH-] = 0.000500mol OH-/0.0250L + 0.0300L = 0.00909M
- [H3O+] = 110^-14/0.00909 = 1.1010^-12
- pH = -log(1.10*10^-12 = 11.96