A mono-protic acid donates one mole of
protons per mole of acid eg: HCl--> H+ + Cl-
a diprotic acid donates 2 moles of proton per
mole of acid eg: H2SO4 --> 2H+ + SO4(2-)
Strong acids fully
dissociate and have
more H+ ions
to calculate the pH we use
: pH-log[H+] and
[H+]=10(-pH)
Bronsted-Lowry
theory
an acid is a proton donor
where as a base is a proton
acceptor
some substances are Amphoteric
eg H2O, they can act as an acid or a
base depending on the reaction
an acid-base reaction is the direct
transfer of a proton from an acid to a
base
if calculating pH to
concentration for diprotic
DIVIDE by 2, if calculating
concentration to pH TIMES
by 2
Kw (=10 to the -14)
the ionic
product of
water: Kw-[H+][OH-]
has the units mol-2dm6
Kw increases as temperature
increases because its an
endothermic process
this causes the pH to decrease
because an increase in temperature
causes equilibrium to shift to the
right, increasing the yield of H+ and
OH- therefore decreasing the pH
(when subbed into equation)
Calculating the pH of strong bases
mono basic- accepts one mole
of H+ per mole of base eg:
NaOH
dibasic- accepts 2
moles of H+ per mole
of base eg: Ba(OH)2
we need to find the OH- ion
then use Kw/OH- to find [H+]
For dilutions. find how much the volume
has changed by and apply this to the
concentration of OH- first.
for a reaction between a strong acid
and a strong base: calculate moles of
each, find which is in excess and by how
much, calculate conc of excess and find
pH accordingly
Weak Acids
partially dissociate
in order to determine the pH we need to
find H+ we use Ka= [H+][X-]/[HX]
therefore to calculate the [H+] =square
root of {Ka[HX]}
weak acid and strong base
for every mole of OH- added, one mole of
HA is used up and one mole of A- is
formed
calculate the moles of HX and OH, see which is in excess.
if HA is in excess: use table to work
out how much HA and A- is in excess,
divide each of the mol by the total vol
to find concentration. sub into [H+]= Ka
x [HA] / [A-]. then sub this answer into
pH=-log 10[H+}
if OH- is in excess,calculate [OH],
then Kw/ [OH] (Kw is 10-14). sub
into pH=-log[H+]
pH curves and indicators
indicators are weak acids so this
occurs in solution: HIn <> H+ + In-
in order to be useful, HIn and In must have different colours
the equivalence point shows exactly the same
amount of acid and base, the indicator which
goes through the equivalence point is the
suitable one.
what makes a good indicator? the colour
change must be easily observed and colour
change must be easy
Buffer Solutions
solutions which
can resist
change in acidity
or alkalinity
by keeping [OH-] and
[H+} almost unchanged
Acidic Buffers- made in
one of 2 ways
mixing a weak acid and the salt of
that acid A- + H+ --> HA (so HA
increases when A- decreases
by partly neutralising weak acid with a strong
alkali HA + OH- --> H2O + A- (HA decreases as
A- increases)