bronsted-lowry acid
proton donor
bronsted lowry base
proton acceptor
in bronsted-lowry base-acid reactions, the substance with the bigger Ka will act as
the acid
acid + metal ->
salt + hydrogen
acid + alkali ->
salt + water
acid + carbonate ->
salt + co2+ h2o
pH =
[H+] is the
concentration of hydrogen ions in the solution
Strong acids
completely dissociate
[HA]= the concentration of the acid is the same as
[H+] in a monobasic strong acid
ph values always given to
2.d.p
[H+]
1 x 10-pH
In all aqueous solutions and pure water the following equilibrium occurs:
H2O (l) H+(aq) + OH-
Kw =
[H+(aq) ][OH-(aq) ]
at room temp, kw =
1 x 10 ^-14
[OH-] =
[H+]
water ionises very slightly so can act as both
acid and a base
how is a strong base calculated
from concentration of base and ionic product of water
types of basic acids worked out by
no of hydrogen ions in the acid that can be replaced per molecule by metal ions or ammonium to form a SALT
conjugate acid-base pair
contains two species that can be interconverted by transfer of a proton
ph=
concentration of H+ ions in solution
base 10 logarithmic scale of ph means one unit ph change-
10x change in hydrogen concentration
smaller ph value=
larger h+ ion concentration
in weak acids [H+]=
[A-]