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General Chemistry - Acid-Base Equilibria

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  • Arrhenius acid and base definitions

    Acid: Produces H+ ions in aqueous solution.
    Base: Produces OH- ions in aqueous solution.

  • Brønsted–Lowry acid and base definitions

    Acid: Proton (H+) donor.
    Base: Proton (H+) acceptor.

  • Lewis acid and base definitions

    Acid: Electron pair acceptor.
    Base: Electron pair donor.

  • Water as an amphiprotic substance

    Water can act as both a Brønsted-Lowry acid and base, donating or accepting protons.

  • Conjugate acid-base pairs

    Two species that differ by one proton (H+), related by proton transfer.

  • Autoionization of water

    Water reacts with itself to form \(\mathrm{OH^-}\) and \(\mathrm{H_3O^+}\) ions.

  • Ion product constant for water (Kw)

    \(K_w = [OH^-][H^+] = 1.0 \times 10^{-14}\) at 25°C.

  • pH scale definition

    pH = -log[H+], measures acidity of a solution.

  • pOH scale definition

    pOH = -log[OH-], measures basicity of a solution.

  • Relationship between pH and pOH

    pH + pOH = 14 at 25°C.

  • Characteristics of strong acids

    Completely dissociate in water; examples include HCl, HNO3, H2SO4.

  • Characteristics of strong bases

    Completely dissociate in water; examples include NaOH, KOH, Ca(OH)2.

  • Weak acid equilibrium

    Partially dissociate in water; equilibrium expression involves acid dissociation constant \(K_a\).

  • Acid dissociation constant (Ka)

    Quantifies the strength of a weak acid; larger \(K_a\) means stronger acid.

  • Percent ionization of weak acids

    Percentage of acid molecules that ionize in solution; indicates acid strength.

  • Polyprotic acids

    Acids that can donate more than one proton, e.g., H2SO3 with two dissociation steps.

  • Weak base equilibrium

    Partially accept protons in water; equilibrium constant is base dissociation constant \(K_b\).

  • Relationship between Ka and Kb

    For conjugate acid-base pairs, \(K_a \times K_b = K_w\) and \(pK_a + pK_b = 14\).

  • Strong acid strength trend

    Strong acids have high \(K_a\) values and fully dissociate in water.

  • Strong base strength trend

    Strong bases have high \(K_b\) values and fully dissociate in water.