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THE MCAT-CHEM 2
ACIDS, BASES, BUFFERS
Question | Answer |
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Arrhenius acid | produces H |
Arrhenius base | produces OH |
Bronsted and Lowry acid | donate H |
Bronsted and Lowry base | accept H |
Lewis acid | accept pair of electrons |
Lewis base | donates pair of electrons |
Strong acid... | weak c.b. |
Strong base... | weak c.a. |
Weak acid... | do NOT necessarily have strong c.b. |
pH + pOH= | 14 |
Strong acid / base has ______ dissociation because conjugate species is ______. | complete / stable |
A weak acid / base has _______ dissociation because conjugate species is _____. | partial / fairly stable |
For a strong acid/base, the conc. of H / OH produced is the same as? | original concentration of acid / base |
Strong acid: 0.01M H = | 0.01 M of original acid |
Relate Ka, pKA for strong acid | larger Ka, smaller pKA, stronger acid |
Relate Kb, pKb for strong base | larger Kb, smaller pKb, stronger base |
pH > pKa | deprotonated |
pH < pKA | protonated |
amphoteric vs. ampipathic | -amphoteric = act as either an acid / base -ampipathic = hydrophobic / hydrophilic |
Why is Ka so larger for strong acids? | complete dissociation |
Shortcut equation to determine pH for weak acid / base reagent? | pH = 1/2pKa - 1/2 log [HA] |
Henderson - Hasselbalch Equation | pH = pKa + log (conj. base) / (conj. acid) --> use conc. or mole quantities |
Where in graph is buffer most important? | 1/2 equivalence point |
What characteristics for 1/2 E.P. for titration of acid with strong base? | -pH = pKa -moles acid = moles conjugate base -[acid] = 1/2[base] |
Equivalence point | moles acid/base = moles titrant |
In the titration of an acid with a strong base, what is the predominant species at the E.P.? | 100 % A- |
What is a good buffer? | pH = pKa +/- 1 |
For Haloacids, within a group, what dictates acid strength? | halogen size and bond length |
For haloacids, within a period, what dictates acid strength? | electronegativitiy of atom |
Why do more oxygens increase acid strength? | double bonded oxygens are EWG making electron deficient |
Nonmetal oxide is a ____ acid. Metal oxide is a _____ base. | lewis |
Nonmetal hydroxide is a _____ acid. Metal hydroxide is a _____ base. | bronsted and lowry |
Calculate Normality. | acid molarity * number of protons |
Which proton removed in a polyprotic acid is always the most acidic? | first |
Will adding water change the pH of a buffered solution? | NO --> equally dilutes weak acid and conj. base |
A buffer is rougly equal conc. of what? | weak acid and weak conj. base |
The ratio of weak acid: conj. base for a buffer cannot exceed? | 10:1 (in favor of either) |
What does a buffer create? | relatively constant pH through resisting changes caused by titration |
the Pka of the weak acid for a buffer should be close to what? | the desired pH of the solution |
base + acid = | salt and water |
Strong acid + strong base, pH = | 7 |
strong acid + weak base, pH = | < 7 |
strong base + weak acid, pH = | > 7 |
Does a strong acid + conj. base create a buffer? | NO |
Buffer recipes | 1. weak acid + conj. base 2. weak base + conj. acid 3. weak acid + strong base 4. weak base + strong acid |
All acid/base rxns produce salt. T / F | TRUE |
Strong acid / strong base titrations are characterized by _____ graphs. | sigmoidal |
For strong acid and strong base,w here does rapid change occur? | near E.P. |
For strong / weak titrations, where does rapid change occur? | at the beginning |
What is Henderson - Hasselbach equation used for? | to calculate pH for buffers |
What does the pH of a solution depend on? | strength and concentration of the reagents |
Strong / weak titrations are characterized by ______. | lip-o-weakeness curves |
Does the E.P. for a strong acid / base ever change? | NO |
What are the strong acids? | HI, HBr, HCl, HNO3, HClO4, HClO3, H2SO4 |
What are strong bases associated with? | OH, NH2, H, O |
ionization of water Kw = | Kw = 10^-14 |
Formula for pH | pH = -logH |
What does pH for pure water = ? | 7 |
Is CH3COONa the salt of a weak acid or base? | salt of a weak acid |
Is NH4Cl the salt of a weak acid or base? | salt of a weak base |
pKa = | - log Ka |
pKb = | - log Kb |
When acid = conj. base for a buffer, what else is equal? | pH = pKa |
When base = conj. base for a buffer, what else is equal? | pH = 14 - pKa |
pKa + pKb = | 14 |
When solution is low pH, indicator is in which form? | protonated |
When solution is high pH, indicator is in which form? | deprotonated |
At 1/2 E.P., how much of reagent has been titrated? | half |
Going from a pH = 1 to pH = 2, means to go from 0.1 to? | 0.01 |
What does a pH = 0 equal to? | 1 |
What does a color change of a rxn depend on with an indicator? | pKa of indicator |
A weaker acid needs a stronger / weaker base to abstract H? | stronger |
A stronger acid needs a stronger/weaker base to abstract H? | weaker or stronger base can work |
What are strong bases? | Group I / Group 2 + hydroxides |
Do metal ligands act as lewis acids or bases? | lewis acids |
Are all Arrhenius acids and bases also BL acids and bases? | yes |
Generally, are hydrogens attached to carbon acidic? | GENERALLY no with acids / bases |
Are the hydrogens on NH4+ acidic? NH3? | YES / NO |
What creates an Arrhenius acid? | compound can lose a hydrogen and leave behind a stable compound --> react with water to produce hydronium |
Are negative ions lewis acids or bases? | lewis bases |
Are positive cations lewis acids or bases? | lewis acids |
Are all Lewis acids Bronsted-Lowry? Are all BLs lewis acids? | NO / YES |
What type of compounds are lewis acids? | cpds with leaving groups, double/triple bond, incomplete octet |
Every dilution by a factor of 10 increases pH by? | 1 unit |
To form a conjugate base... To form a conjugate acid... | -remove hydrogen -add hydrogen |
Do weak acids/bases necessarily have strong conjugates? | NO |
What is the definition of a strong acid? Weak acid? | stronger than hydronum / weaker than hydronium |
What are the strong bases from group 2? | Ca, Sr, Ba |
When a pH goes up by one, hydrogen ion concentration increases by? | a factor of 10 |
Is hydride or hydroxide ion stronger base? | hydride |
The equilibrium for autoionization of water lies to the left/right? | -left 2H2O --> H3O + OH |
What is the pKa of distilled water? | 15.74 |
What is the Kw for water? | 1E-14 |
Equilibrium in an acid/base reaction will always lie on the weaker/stronger side? | weaker |
What do you need to consider with dilute solution? | autoionization of water |
Which cations do not form weakly acidic solutions in water? | alkali metals and alkaline earth metals |
amphiprotic | act as acid or base |
What kind of cation forms the strongest acidic solution? | small and greater charge cation |
At what pH is there the most rapid change in a strong acid/strong base titration? | at E.P. |
Does pH = 7 at the E.P. for strong/weak titrations? | no |
What creates weak electrolytes? | compounds that do not dissociate |
Does an acid dissociate more or less in more concentrated solutions? | less |
Does acid strength increase or decrease with increasing concentration? | increase |
What is a strong base? | base that is stronger than OH- |
Are metal hydrides basic or acidic? | basic |
Are nonmetal hydrides basic or acidic? | acidic |
For strong acids, the concentration of dissociated H+ is the same as? | original concentration of the acid |
What is an equivalent? | mass of acid/base necessary to produce or consume one mole of protons |
Does adding a small amount of water to a dilute, buffered solution effect the pH? | NO |
For haloacids, how to guage acidity? | look at electronegativity of central atom |
How to choose indicator for titration? | pH (equivalence) = pKa(indicator) +/- 1 |
Does a more concentrated acid have a lower or higher pH? | lower pH |
In a BL acid/base reaction, is an H- transferred or an H+? | H+ |