Acids and Bases
Arrhenius Acid and Base Bronsted-Lowry Acid and Base Lewis Acid and Base Conjugate Acid and Base
Swedish Chemist: Svante Arrhenius Arrhenius Acid = compound that ionizes to yield hydrogen-ions (H+) in solution
Swedish Chemist: Svante Arrhenius Arrhenius Base = compound that ionizes to yield Hydroxide ions (OH-) in solution
Problem with Arrheinius Broad Definition Ex: Sodium carbonate and ammonia are not hydroxide compounds but are still basic
English Chemist: Thomas Lowry Bronsted-Lowry Acid: is a hydrogen ion (H+) donor
English Chemist: Thomas Lowry Bronsted-Lowry Base: is a hydrogen ion (H+) acceptor
Sample?
What do we call the products of these Bronsted-Lowry Reactions? Conjugates Conjugate Acid = base gains a hydrogen ion Conjugate Base = acid donated a hydrogen ion
Simplify this Identify the acid and base in beginning, find the opposite product in the end (acid/base)
Chemist: Gilbert Lewis Lewis Acid – accepts a pair of electrons Lewis Base – donates a pair of electrons
pH Scale
Apply the Numbers
NOTE [ BRACKETS ] = CONCENTRATION (MOLARITY)
Determining Strength Dissociation: compound breaking into ions HCl H + Cl -
Determining Strength [H+] or [H 3 O+] = Acidic Strength [OH-] = Basic Strength
Using Water to Determine Strength K w = [H+] x [OH-] = 1.0x Reference table!!!!!!!!!
Determining Strength We use the concentrations to determine if a solution is acidic or basic. Careful, since we are using a negative coefficient. The larger the coefficient = the smaller number. (this’ll make sense shortly)
Cokes are slightly acidic, if the [H+] in a solution is 1x10^5 M, is the solution acidic, basic, neutral? What is the [OH-] of the solution?
Is a [H+] = 6.0x10^-10 M solution acidic, basic, or neutral? (think logically, not # crunching)
Crunching Molarity and Kw can be complicated. pH
[H+] pH = -log [H+ ] Ref table
[OH-] pOH = -log[OH-] Ref table
What iF I gave you a hydroxide concentration and asked for pH pH + pOH = 14 Ref table
What is the [OH-] from a solution with a pH of 4.5?
What is the pH of a solution with a pOH of 3.2?
What is the pOH of a solution with [H+] = 3.5x10^-8 M
Acid Dissociation HCl --> H + and Cl -1-
Sour Taste React with metals Turn litmus paper RED 3 Properties of Acids
Acid Examples
Bases
Bases end in “OH” (hydroxide) NaOH KOH Mg(OH) 2
BASES Break into (OH) - ions
Base Dissociation Mg(OH) 2 --> Mg +2 and (OH) -
Properties of Bases Bitter taste Slippery feel (like soap) Turn litmus paper BLUE
Acid + Base Acid + Base --> Water + Salt
pHpH
What is pH pH measures how ACIDIC (H) + a solution is
Every solution has both acidic (H) + and basic (OH) - ions in it, whichever ions have more will tell us the type of solution
The pH scale 0 --> 14 Color your pH scale according to the following slide
Neutral pH 7.0 Pure Water
Base pH Level pH greater than 7.0
Base pH Strength (common sense) Higher = Stronger
pH 12 stronger base than pH 9
Acids pH Levels pH below 7.0
Acid pH Strength (Reverse of common sense) Lower Number = Stronger
pH 1 is stronger acid than pH 5
How much does strength increase or decrease? Moving up/down on pH scale is by a factor of 10x
Compare pH of 4 to a pH of 5 Acidic pH of 4 is 10x more acidic than pH of 5 Basic pH of 5 is 10x more basic than pH of 4
Compare pH 9 to pH 12 Acidic pH 9 is 1000x more acidic (10x10x10) than pH 12 Basic pH 12 is 1000x more basic than pH 9
pH=0 Strongly Acidic pH=7 neutral pH=14 Strongly basic
What substance would you use to neutralize an acid with a pH of 1.5? A. Milk C. Ammonia B. Vinegar D. Water
Neutralization To neutralize a solution ADD Opposite! Add base to neutralize an acid Add acid to neutralize a base
Easy step Neutralizing pH calculation find neutralizing pH 14 – pH given = pH needed to neutralize
What pH would neutralize a stomach acid (ph of 2)
Pepto Bismol vs Milk of Magnesia pH ~6.0 pH ~10.0 Which would be better? Think about it!
Give dissociation of calcium hydroxide
pOH is 11.64, and you have 2.55L of solution, how many grams of Calcium hydroxide are in solution?
1.5L of solution containing 5.6 g of hydroiodic acid, what is the pH