CH 8 Flashcards
Buffer action
the resistance to a change in pH
a combination of weak acid and conj base or weak base and conj acid
Buffer
is a compound or mixture of compounds, by their presence in a solution, resist changes in pH upon addition of small quantities of acid or alkali
EXAMPLE OF BUFFER ACTION
acetic acid (WA) and sodium acetate(salt)
- buffer system
if 1 mL of 0.1 N of HCL is added to water what happens to pH
the pH decreases from 7 to 3
if the strong acid, hcl IS ADDED TO 0.01m solution of sodium acetate and acetic acid, what happens to pH
the pH only changes by 0.09 ph units because the base(sodium acetate) Ac- ties up the hydrogen ions
Ac- +h30+ = HAc +H20
strong acid(HCL) is neutralized by weak base (sodium acetate) - neutralizes the H+ ions
if a strong base, NaOH (sodium hydroxide) is added to the buffer mixture, acetic acid neutralizes the hydroxide ions
strong base (NaOH) is neutralized by weak acid (acetic acid) -neutralizes the OH- ions
HAc + OH- = H20 + Ac-
strong acid(HCL) is neutralized by weak base (sodium acetate) - neutralizes the H+ ions
common ion effect
Salt uses a common ion to incomplete solubility of that weak acid or base
The common ion effect refers to the phenomenon in which the addition of an ion that is common to the solute in a solution decreases the solubility of the solute. This effect occurs when a compound with a particular ion is added to a solution already containing that ion.
In the case of acetic acid (CH3COOH) and sodium acetate (CH3COONa), both compounds contain the acetate ion (CH3COO^-). When sodium acetate, which dissociates into sodium ions (Na^+) and acetate ions (CH3COO^-), is added to a solution containing acetic acid, the acetate ion is the common ion.
CH3COOH ⇌ CH3COO^- + H^+
Now, if you add sodium acetate to this solution, the acetate ions from sodium acetate will be in equilibrium with the acetate ions already present from the acetic acid. According to Le Chatelier’s principle, the increase in acetate ion concentration will shift the equilibrium to the left (towards reactants), reducing the dissociation of acetic acid:
CH3COOH + CH3COO^- ⇌ CH3COO^- + H^+
As a result, more undissociated acetic acid will be formed, and the overall concentration of acetate ions in the solution will increase while the concentration of hydrogen ions decreases. This leads to a decrease in the ionization of acetic acid and a decrease in its acidity.
The common ion effect ultimately reduces the ionization of a weak acid or a weak base when a salt of that acid or base is added to its solution, causing a shift in the equilibrium towards the formation of the undissociated molecules.
sodium acetate in water
NaCH3COO- —> Na+ +ch3coo-
Acetic acid in water
HAc +H2O = H30+ Ac-
sodium acetate and acetic acid
have the same dissociation constant equation and value
ka= 1.75 x 10^-5
dissociation of sodium acetate
Na+CH3COO- —-> Na+ + CH3COO-
CH3COO- + H20 = OH- + CH3COOH
Kb= [OH-] [CH3COOH] / [CH3COO-]
pH= pKa + log [salt]/[acid]
pH= pKa + log [Ac-]/[HAc]
[OH-] =Kb (base/salt)
[H30+]= Ka (acid/salt)
pH= Pkw + pKb + log [base]/[salt]
mole ratio
salt /acid= 1.74/1