electrolytes electrolytes

turn litmus red

sour taste

react with metals to form H2 gas

slippery feel

turn litmus blue

bitter taste

vinegar, soda, apples, citrus fruits

ammonia, lye, antacid, baking soda

Arhenius Definition

HCl + H2O H3O+ + Cl–

• In aqueous solutions Acids form hydronium ions (H3O+)

H

HH H H

H

Cl ClO O–+

AcidProduce

Hydronium

Arhenius Definition

• In aqueous solutions Bases form hydroxide ions (OH-)

NH3 + H2O NH4+ + OH-

H

H

HH H

H

N NO O–+

HH

H H

Base Produce Hydroxide

Exceptions?• This did not encompass all of the

compounds that we knew were basic and acidic.

Oh what to do?

Bronsted-Lowry Definition

HCl(aq) + H2O(l) Cl–(aq) + H3O+(aq)

Acids

Bases

baseacid

are proton (H+) donors.

are proton (H+) acceptors.

conjugate baseconjugate acid

Example (Acid)

H2O + HNO3 H3O+ + NO3–

Conjugate Base

Conjugate AcidAcidBase

Hydronium Conjugate Base

Example(Base)

NH3 + H2O NH4+ + OH-

CA CBB A

HydroxideConjugate Acid

H2O…Acid or Base?

Amphiprotic:

So water is an acid?

So water is a base.

BOTHA chemical species that can act as EITHER, an acid or a base.

HF

HBr

HI

H3O+

Give the conjugate base for each of the following:

Practice Activity

Practice Activity

Partner Up!

Partner 1, write the following bases on the back of a cue card. (one acid per card (3 cards).

Partner 2, write the conjugate acid for the acid on the other side of the card.

Br –(aq)

HSO4-(aq)

CO32-

(aq)

HBr(aq)

H2SO4(aq)

HCO3-(aq)

Give the conjugate acid for each of the following:

Practice ActivityPartner Up!

Partner 1, write the following acids on the back of a cue card. (one acid per card (3 cards).

Partner 2, write the conjugate base for the acid on the other side of the card.

H2SO4(aq)

HCl(aq)

HCO3-(aq)

HSO4-(aq)

H2SO4(aq)

H2CO32-

(aq)

Give the conjugate base for each of the following:

SO42-

(aq)

Section 6.2

pH and pOHcalculations

Auto-ionization of Water

H2O + H2O H3O+ + OH-

Kw = [H3O+][OH-] = 1.0 10-

14

Square Brackets indicate concentration

Most water molecules do not ionize. Only 1 in 556 000 000 water molecules ionize! The other 555 999 999 remain H2O!

pH = -log[H3O+]

pH Scale0

7INCREASING

ACIDITY NEUTRAL INCREASINGBASICITY

14

pouvoir hydrogène (Fr.)“power of hydrogen”

pH of Common Substances Can go beyond 0 and 14

Super Acids/Super Bases

A very concentrated (really hot) strong acid can have a pH below 0! (-0.5, -1)

A very concentrated (really hot) strong base can have a pH above 14! (15, 16)

Relationship Between Hydronium Concentration [H3O+

(aq)] and pH

[H3O+(aq)] = 1.00 x10-1

[H3O+(aq)] = 1.00 x10-3

[H3O+(aq)] = 1.00 x10-5

[H3O+(aq)] = 1.00 x10-9

[H3O+(aq)] = 1.00 x10-13

pH = 1

pH = 3pH = 5pH = 9

pH = 13

What’s the relationship?

Relationship:[H30+(aq)] is related to pH by powers of 10.

Kw = [H+][OH-][H+] [OH-]

pH = -log[H+] pOH = -log[OH-]

[H+] = 1x10-pH

[OH-] = 1x10-pOH

pH pOHpH + pOH = 14

Formula’s (pH “Box”)

Mr. K’s pH/pOH Diamond of Awesome-ness

Whenever you deal with pH and pOH, all you need is!.....

pH/H3O+ pOH/OH-pH + pOH = 14

pH = pOH = -log[OH-(aq)]-log[H3O+

(aq)]

[H3O+(aq)]= [OH-

(aq)]=1 x 10-pH 1 x 10-pOH

[H3O+(aq)] [OH-

(aq)]= 1.00 x 10-14

Perfect Diamond

Shape

=Kw

pH = -log[H3O+(aq)]

pH = -log[4.7 x 10-11]

- log+

-log(4.7 x 10 ^ - 11

pH =

[H3O+(aq)]= 1 x 10-pH

[H3O+(aq)]= 1 x 10-10.33

1 x 10 ^ - 10.33

[H3O+(aq)]=

pH + pOH = 14pOH = 14 - pH

pOH = 14 – 5.3

pOH = 8.7

hydroxide

[OH-(aq)]= 1 x 10-pOH

[OH-(aq)]= 1 x 10-8.7

1 x 10 ^ - 8.7

[OH-(aq)]=

Example:• What is the pH of 0.050mol/L HNO3?

HNO3(aq) + H2O(l) ↔ H3O+(aq) + NO3

-(aq) 1 1 1 1

C = 0.050 mol/L

pH = -log[H3O+(aq)]

pH = -log[0.050]

pH =

Example:• What is the amount concentration of HBr in a solution that

has a pOH of 9.6?

pH + pOH = 14

HBr(aq) + H2O(l) ↔ H3O+(aq) + Br-

(aq) 1 1 11C = ?

[H3O+(aq)]= 1 x 10-pH

pH = 14 - pOHpH = 14 – 9.6 = 4.4

[H3O+(aq)]= 1 x 10-4.4

[H3O+(aq)]=

Example:• What is the amount concentration of HBr in a solution that

has a pOH of 9.6?

HBr(aq) + H2O(l) ↔ H3O+(aq) + Br-

(aq) 1 1 11C = C = ?

N G

(N/G)(1/1)

C =

[HBr(aq)] =

• Why is the concentration of HBr the same as the hydronium ion concentration?

• Look at the dissociation/ionization equationHBr(aq) H +

(aq) + Br -(aq)

HBr(aq) + H2O(l) H30+(aq) + Br-

(aq)

There is a 1:1 relationship between HBr and the ions

Substances that change colour due to the acidity of a solution.

Acid – Base Indicators:

They are a weak acid – conjugate base pair that exist in two forms (two different colours) due to presence or lack of a single proton (Hydrogen atom) in the chemical formula.

Because of the complex nature of the chemical formula of each indicator.

Abbreviations are usually used to make using indicators less complex.

Ex: HLt – Lt- are the acid and conjugate base of litumus with Hlt being the red form and Lt- being the blue form

Example ReactionsPlacing red litmus paper in a base:HLt(aq) + NaOH (aq) H2O (l) + Na+

(aq) + Lt- (aq)

Placing blue litmus in an acid:HCl (aq) + Lt-

(aq) HLt (aq) + Cl- (aq)

Universal IndicatorsAn indicator substance that changes a variety of different colours to indicate a more precise acidity of the solution being tested.

***most indicators DO NOT DO THIS***

**Usually only do two colours**

Uses of IndicatorsMark the end point of a titration (chp. 8) to estimate the pH of a solution.

***We can use a series of indicators to get a fairly precise pH instead of using the more expensive pH meter.****

0 7 14Indicator Table (Pg. 10)

0-4.8 2.8-8.0

0-3.2

pH = 2.8 – 3.2

Example (You Try)

0-8.2Phenolphthalein

Bromothymol Blue

7.6-147.6-8.2

Phenol Red

8.0-14pH = 7.6-8.0

Indicator Practice Activity

According to the modified Arrhenius theory

Acids are substances that react with water (ionize in water) to produce hydronium ions.

Alternately, according to Bronsted – Lowry theory

Acids are proton donors that become basic (conjugate bases) once they donate their proton.

Defining Acids

ExampleCH3COOH(aq) + H2O(l) H3O+

(aq) + CH3COO-

(aq)

This reaction can be explained using either definition and requires the acid react with water.

CH3COOH(aq)

H2O(l)

H3O+(aq) CH3COO-

(aq)

ExampleHow can we explain using either the modified

arrhenius theory or the Bronsted-Lowry theory that a solution of NaHSO4 will turn blue litmus paper red?

NaHSO4(aq)

Arhenius Bronsted-LowryAcidic

Na+(aq)HSO4

-(aq)

HSO4-(aq) H2O(l)+ → H3O+

(aq) + SO42-

(aq)

ExampleHow can we explain using either the modified

arrhenius theory or the Bronsted-Lowry theory that a solution of NaHSO4 will turn blue litmus paper red?

Bronsted-LowryAcidic

Na+(aq)HSO4

-(aq)

HSO4-(aq) H2O(l)+ → H3O+

(aq) + SO42-

(aq)Acid Conjugate Base

BasesSo far bases have been metal hydroxides

that can be explained by simple dissociation to produce hydroxide ions according to the Arrhenius theory.

Ex: Ca(OH)2(aq) Ca2+(aq) + 2OH-

(aq)

The original Arrhenius theory doesn’t account for the basic nature of ammonia or baking soda.

The modified Arrhenius theory, that bases ionize in water (react with water) to produce hydroxide ions. Helps to explain why such substances are in fact basic.

Modified Arhenius Theory

ExampleNa2CO3(s) 2Na+

(aq) + CO32-

(aq) Then,

CO32-

(aq) + H2O(l) OH-(aq) + HCO3

-(aq)

The Bronsted – Lowry definition of a base as a proton acceptor can also help explain this reaction.

How did we know that the carbonate ion was going to produce a basic solution and that the sodium ion was a spectator?

Bases are proton acceptors and usually have a negative charge (water and ammonia are exceptions) and acids are proton donors. Therefore, the sodium ion cannot act as an acid or a base.

Na does not have H to give away and is + so it can accept an H.

A Special CaseNonmetal oxides in water will form acidic

solutions. There is a two step process to explain how this occurs.

Ex:CO2(g) + H2O(l) H2CO3(aq)

H2CO3(aq) + H2O(l) H3O+(aq) + HCO3

-(aq)

The overall reaction could be combined into one equation:

CO2(g) + 2H2O(l) H3O+(aq) + HCO3

-(aq)

Neutralization ReactionsAn acid – base neutralization is a double

replacement reaction that produces water (HOH) and a salt (an ionic compound)

HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) NaCl(aq) + H2O(l)

According to the modified Arrhenius definition acids produce hydronium and bases produce hydroxide in solution. Therefore, the reaction can be written as:

H3O+(aq) + OH-

(aq) 2 H2O(l)

 Neutralization can be defined as the

reaction of hydronium and hydroxide to produce water.

How to get to that equation?The first equation is called the molecular

equation. It shows everything present in a typical double replacement which you should be familiar with.

HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) NaCl(aq) + H2O(l)

Next we need to write out the total ionic equation. For this equation separate all soluble compounds into ions and strong acids into hydronium and the conjugate base (anion). Insoluble compounds and weak acids will remain the same.

H3O+(aq) + Cl-(aq) + Na+

(aq) + OH-(aq)

2 H2O(l) + Cl-(aq) + Na+

(aq)

Now we cancel out spectator ions, ions that don’t change or react in the equation. This leaves us with the net ionic equation.

 H3O+

(aq) + OH-(aq) 2 H2O(l)

Strong Acids:React completely (more than 99%) with

water to form hydronium ions. The more hydronium ions the greater the acidic properties such as conductivity and low pH.

Weak Acids:React incompletely (less than 50%) with

water to form hydronium ions. Lower concentration of hydronium ions leads to less acidic properties. They have a higher pH and are poor conductors of electricity.

Strong Bases:Soluble ionic hydroxides that dissociate 100% in

water to produce hydroxide ions.

Weak Bases:Reacts partially with water (less than 50%) to

produce fewer hydroxide ions.

Examples:Explain the weak base properties

of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate/sodium hydrogen carbonate).

Solid sodium acetate is dissolved in water. The final solution is tested and found to have a pH of about 8. Explain this evidence by writing balanced chemical equations.

Polyprotic Substances:Polyprotic Acids:

Weak acids with multiple protons to donate and whose percent reaction with water decreases after each step.

Polyprotic Bases:Weak bases that

can accept multiple protons and whose percent reaction with water decreases after each step.

BicarbonateCaCO3

H2PO4-(aq)

H+(aq)

H3PO4(aq)

H+(aq)

HPO42-

(aq) H+(aq)

PO43-

(aq)

<50%

<1%

<0.00%

Polyprotic Base

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