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ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIA Chapter 15 Buffers Titration pH Curves

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HA(aq) + H 2 O(l) H 3 O + (aq) + A (aq) If HA is a weak acid, identify which side dominates at equilibrium. Identify and the bases in solution. Which base is stronger? Which base is weaker? HA(aq) + H 2 O(l) H 3 O + (aq) + A (aq) If HA is a strong acid, identify which side dominates at equilibrium. Which base is stronger? Which base is weaker? 2 Review!

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How good is Cl (aq) as a base? Is A (aq) a good base? The bases from weakest to strongest are: Cl , H 2 O, A 3 Review!

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Buffers Solutions that resist changes in pH Made of weak acids or weak bases containing a common ion. Common ion is the conjugate base/conjugate acid

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Common Ion Effect Shift in equilibrium position that occurs because of the addition of an ion already involved in the equilibrium reaction. An application of Le Chteliers principle.

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Common Ion Effect HCN(aq) + H 2 O(l) H 3 O + (aq) + CN - (aq) Addition of NaCN will shift the equilibrium to the left because of the addition of CN -, which is already involved in the equilibrium reaction. A solution of HCN and NaCN is less acidic than a solution of HCN alone. Ensures that concentrations of both HA and A - are high Allows for absorption of both H + and OH - Resists change in pH

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What happens when you add acid/base to a buffered solution? Strong base added to buffered solution Strong acid added to buffered solution

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Solving Problems with Buffered Solutions

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Example 15.1 Calculate [H + ], the pH, and the percent dissociation of HF in a solution containing 1.0 M HF (K a = 7.2 x 10 -4 ).

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Example 15.1 b Calculate [H + ], the pH, and the percent dissociation of HF in a solution containing 1.0 M HF (K a = 7.2 x 10 -4 ) and 1.0 M NaF.

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Example 15.2 A buffered solution contains 0.50M acetic acid (HC 2 H 3 O 2, K a = 1.8 x 10 -5 ) and 0.50M sodium acetate (NaC 2 H 3 O 2 ). Calculate the pH.

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Example 15.3 Calculate the change in pH that occurs when 0.010 mol solid NaOH is added to 1.0L of the buffered solution described in the previous example. Compare this pH change with that which occurs when 0.10 mol solid NaOH is added to 1.0L water.

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Example 15.3 After reaction with NaOH, main controller of pH is the dissociation of acetic acid.

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Characteristics of Buffers Contain large amounts of weak acid and corresponding conjugate base. Added H + reacts to completion with the conjugate base. Added OH - reacts to completion with the weak acid.

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Characteristics of Buffers The pH in the buffered solution is determined by the ratio of the concentrations of the weak acid and weak base. As long as this ratio remains virtually constant, the pH will remain virtually constant. [A ] / [HA] [B] / [BH + ] This will be the case as long as the concentrations of the buffering materials (HA and A or B and BH + ) are large compared with amounts of H + or OH added. A consequence of this is

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Henderson-Hasselbalch For a particular buffering system (conjugate acidbase pair), all solutions that have the same ratio [A ] / [HA] will have the same pH. Can find pH directly from A - and HA concentrations Notice what happens when these are equal! pK a of the weak acid to be used in the buffer should be as close as possible to the desired pH.

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Practice practice practice!

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AP Exam, 1986 In water, hydrazoic acid, HN 3, is a weak acid that has an equilibrium constant, K a, equal to 2.8 10 5 at 25C. A 0.300 litre sample of a 0.050 molar solution of the acid is prepared. (a)Write the expression for the equilibrium constant, K a, for hydrazoic acid. (b)Calculate the pH of this solution at 25C. (c)To 0.150 litre of this solution, 0.80 gram of sodium azide, NaN 3, is added. The salt dissolved completely. Calculate the pH of the resulting solution at 25C if the volume of the solution remains unchanged. (d)To the remaining 0.150 litre of the original solution, 0.075 litre of 0.100 molar NaOH solution is added. Calculate the [OH ] for the resulting solution at 25C.

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AP Exam, 1992 The equations and constants for the dissociation of three different acids are given below. HCO 3 H + + CO 3 2 K a = 4.210 7 H 2 PO 4 H + + HPO 4 2 K a = 6.210 8 HSO 4 H + + SO 4 2 K a = 1.310 2 (a)From the systems above, identify the conjugate pair that is best for preparing a buffer with a pH of 7.2. Explain your choice. (b)Explain briefly how you would prepare the buffer solution described in (a) with the conjugate pair you have chosen. (c)If the concentrations of both the acid and the conjugate base you have chosen were doubled, how would the pH be affected? Explain how the capacity of the buffer is affected by this change in concentrations of acid and base. (d)Explain briefly how you could prepare the buffer solution in (a) if you had available the solid salt of the only one member of the conjugate pair and solution of a strong acid and a strong base.

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ACID-BASE TITRATIONS

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Titrations Determine amount of an acid or base in solution. Graphically understand chemistry Graphically determine K a and compare acid strength (Equivalence point)

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Titration curves Plotting the pH of the solution being analyzed as a function of the amount of titrant added. Equivalence (Stoichiometric) Point point in the titration when enough titrant has been added to react exactly with the substance in solution being titrated. (can determine how much acid or base was in your original solution).

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Titration of: 50.0 mL of 0.200 M HNO 3 with 0.100 M NaOH Enough OH - added to react with all H+ pH = 7 @ e.p. for strong acidstrong base titrations Relatively little pH change in beginning: early on there is a large amount of H+

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Titration of: 100.0 mL of 0.50M NaOH with 1.0 M HCl

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Weak acid-Strong base titrations pH @ E.P is NOT 7. Always greater than 7 Why? Amount of acid, not strength, determines equivalence point. Strength of acid, not amount, determines pH at the equivalence point.

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Weak acid- Strong base titrations pH increases rapidly in beginning (b/c weak acid). pH levels off because of buffering Occurs where [HA] = [A-] Titration of: 50.0 mL of 0.100 M HC 2 H 3 O 2 with 0.100 M NaOH

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Titration of: 50.0 mL of 0.100 M HC 2 H 3 O 2 with 0.100 M NaOH For weak acid or weak base titrations: At half the equivalence point [H+] = K a pH = pK a

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K a trends in weak acid titrations

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Acid-Base Indicators Marks the end point of a titration by changing color (endpoint). The equivalence point is not necessarily the same as the end point (but they are ideally as close as possible). Acid and Base forms of phenolphthalein

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Choosing the best indicators

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Different indicators change color and a specific pH 0.10 M HCl with 0.10 M NaOH0.1 M H 3 COOH with 0.1 M NaOH

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Determining the effective range of an indicator The color transition (endpoint) occurs over a range of pH determined by: When titrating an acid: pH = (pK a(indicator) -1) When titrating a base: pH = (pK a(indicator) +1) It is best to choose an indicator whose endpoint is as close as possible to the equivalence point.

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