Water & pH Do Now: 11.16 OBJECTIVES: Define pH and the pH scale. TASK: 1. List the 4 special properties of water we saw recently. 2. Make a prediction: place the following in order from the MOST acidic to the LEAST acidic: Water, Soda, Coffee, Soapy water
Dissociation of Water – At any point in time, 1 in 10,000,000 water molecules split into H+ and OH-
pH scale: A before B
pH of Solutions… What is it? What does it mean to be “acidic?”
pH Measures the Concentration of H+ ions More H+ More acidic Lower pH More OH- More basic Higher pH But it’s not a linear scale…
Arrhenius Acids & Bases Acid: A substance which produces H+ when dissolved in water. Base: A substance which produces –OH when dissolved in water.
pH measures H+ ACIDS BASES Low pH High pH Lots of H+ Little H+ Little -OH Lots of -OH Taste sour (e.g. lemon juice, vinegar) Feel soapy (e.g. bleach)
Can You Spot the Patterns? Concentration of H+ (mol/L) Concentration of OH- (mol/L) pH .000,000,000,001 (10-12) .01 (10-2) 12 .000,000,000,01 (10-11) .001 (10-3) 11 .000,000,000,1 (10-10) .000,1 (10-4) 10 .000,000,001 (10-9) .000,01 (10-5) 9 .000,000,01 (10-8) .000,001 (10-6) 8 .000,000,1 (10-7) 7 6 5 4 3 2
Quick Math Refresher What is a logarithm Quick Math Refresher What is a logarithm? It’s the opposite of an exponent. Log10 100 = 2 What’s the relationship?
The pH scale is logarithmic pH = -log [H+] [H+] = concentration of H+ in mol / L Examples: Neutral water: [H+] = 10-7 mol/L -log 10-7 = 7 Vinegar: [H+] = 10-3 mol/L -log 10-3 = 3 Notice: Even though there is10,000 times as much [H+] in the vinegar the pH is different by 4. A change of 1 unit on the pH scale indicates a 10x change in ion concentration!
A Word About Hydrogen Ions and Hydronium H+ is a proton. In solution, H+ is always stuck to a water molecule (which part?) Therefore, the following terms are all refer to what there is more of in an acid : protons H+ Hydronium
Hydroxide and hydronium Hydronium = H3O+. When extra H+ is put into a solution, it sticks to water to make this. Hydroxide = -OH.