1. Acids and Bases: A Brief Review
ACIDS BASES
* Taste sour * Taste bitter
* Turn litmus red * Feels slippery
* H+ (H3O +) * Turn litmus blue
* pH below 7 * OH-
* pH above 7

2. when dissolved in when dissolved in water, [H+] water, [OH-]
ARRHENIUS THEORY:
Acids Bases
when dissolved in when dissolved in
water, [H+] water, [OH-]
BRONSTED-LOWRY THEORY:
Acids Bases
Proton donor Proton acceptor

3. HCl (g) + H2O (l)  Cl- (aq) + H3O+ (aq)
A Brønsted–Lowry acid…
…must have a removable (acidic) proton.
A Brønsted–Lowry base…
…must have a pair of nonbonding electrons.
HCl (g) + H2O (l)  Cl- (aq) + H3O+ (aq)
HCl (g) + NH3 (g)  Cl- (g) + NH4+ (g)
NH3 (aq) + H2O (l)  NH4+(aq) + OH- (aq)

4. If it can be either…
...it is amphiprotic.
HCO3−
HSO4−
H2O

5. Conjugate Acids and Bases:
From the Latin word conjugare, meaning “to join together.”
Reactions between acids and bases always yield their conjugate bases and acids.

6. What Happens When an Acid Dissolves in Water?
Water acts as a Brønsted–Lowry base and abstracts a proton (H+) from the acid.
As a result, the conjugate base of the acid and a hydronium ion are formed.

7. Acid and Base Strength
Strong acids are completely dissociated in water.
Their conjugate bases are quite weak with no tendency to be protonated.
Weak acids only dissociate partially in water.
Their conjugate bases are weak bases.
Substances with negligible acidity do not dissociate in water.
Their conjugate bases are exceedingly strong.

8. Strong Acids & Bases Strong Acids HCl (aq) HBr (aq) HI (aq) HClO4 (aq)
HNO3 (aq)
H2SO4 (aq) (*1st H+ only)
Strong Bases
Group 1 hydroxides:
- LiOH (aq)
- NaOH (aq)
- KOH (aq)
- RbOH (aq)
- CsOH (aq)
- Ca(OH) 2(aq) (not very soluble)
- Sr(OH) 2(aq) (not very soluble)
- Ba(OH) 2(aq) (not very soluble)

9. Acid and Base Strength
In any acid-base reaction, the equilibrium will favor the reaction that moves the proton to the stronger base.
HCl(aq) + H2O(l)  H3O+(aq) + Cl−(aq)
H2O is a much stronger base than Cl−, so the equilibrium lies very far to the right (K>>1).
C2H3O2(aq) + H2O(l)
H3O+(aq) + C2H3O2−(aq)
Acetate is a stronger base than H2O, so the equilibrium favors the left side (K<1).

10. The Autoionization of Water
As we have seen, water is amphoteric.
In pure water, a few molecules act as bases and a few act as acids.
This is referred to as autoionization.
H2O(l) + H2O(l)
H3O+(aq) + OH−(aq)

11. Kw Ion-Product Constant
The equilibrium expression for this process is
Kc = [H3O+] [OH−]
This special equilibrium constant is referred to as the ion-product constant for water, Kw.
At 25°C, Kw = 1.0  10−14

12. The pH Scale
pH is defined as the negative base-10 logarithm of the hydronium ion concentration.
pH = −log [H3O+]
At at 25°C, Kw = [H3O+] [OH−] = 1.0  10−14
Because in pure water [H3O+] = [OH−],
[H3O+] = (1.0  10−14)1/2 = 1.0  10−7
Therefore, in pure water,
pH = −log (1.0  10−7) = 7.00

13. pH An acid has a higher [H3O+] than pure water, so its pH is <7
pH decreases as acidity & [H+] increases
A base has a lower [H3O+] than pure water, so its pH is >7.
pH decreases as basicity & [OH-] increases

14. pH
These are the pH values for several common substances.

15. −log [H3O+] + −log [OH−] = −log Kw = 14.00
Other “p” Scales
The “p” in pH tells us to take the negative log of the quantity (in this case, hydrogen ions).
Some similar examples are
pOH −log [OH−]
pKw −log Kw
Because [H3O+] [OH−] = Kw = 1.0  10−14,
we know that
−log [H3O+] + −log [OH−] = −log Kw = 14.00
or, in other words, pH + pOH = pKw = 14.00

16. How Do We Measure pH? For less accurate measurements, one can use
Litmus paper
“Red” paper turns blue above ~pH = 8
“Blue” paper turns red below ~pH = 5
An indicator

17. How Do We Measure pH?
For more accurate measurements, one uses a pH meter, which measures the voltage in the solution.

18. pH of Strong Acids and Bases
For the monoprotic strong acids, [H3O+] = [acid]
For the monobasic strong acids, [OH-] = [base]
(Autoionization of water is a negligible H+ contributor unless acid/base is very dilute <10-6M)
Calculate pH and [OH] of a .005M HClO4 solution.
A solution is prepared by adding 15.8 g of HCl to enough water to make 400mL of solution. What is the pH? How much H + is contributed by the autoionization of water?

19. Weak Acids Weak acids (weak ≠ dilute) are only partially ionized
For a generalized acid dissociation,
the equilibrium expression would be
This equilibrium constant is called the acid-dissociation constant, Ka.
HA(aq) + H2O(l)
A−(aq) + H3O+(aq)
[H3O+] [A−]
[HA]
Kc =

20. Dissociation Constants
The greater the value of Ka, the stronger the acid.

21. Calculating Ka from the pH
The pH of a 0.10 M solution of formic acid, HCOOH, at 25°C is Calculate Ka for formic acid at this temperature.
HCOOH (aq)  H+ (aq) + COOH- (aq)
We know that
pH = -log [H3O+] = 2.38
log [H3O+] =
[H3O+] = = M
[H3O+] [COO−]
[HCOOH]
Ka =

22. Calculating Ka from the pH
HCOOH  H COOH-
Initial
0.1 M
Change
0.0042M
Equilibrium
[4.2  10−3] [4.2  10−3]
[0.10]
Ka =
= 1.8  10−4

23. Calculating Percent Ionization
[H3O+]eq
[HA]initial
Percent Ionization =  100
In this example
[H3O+]eq = 4.2  10−3 M
[HCOOH]initial = 0.10 M
x 100
4.2  10−3
0.10
= 4.2%

24. HC2H3O2(aq) + H2O(l) H3O+(aq) + C2H3O2−(aq)
Calculating pH from Ka
Knowing Ka and the initial concentration of the weak acid, we can calculate [H+] (and pH).
Calculate the pH of a 0.30 M solution of acetic acid, HC2H3O2, at 25°C.
HC2H3O2(aq) + H2O(l) H3O+(aq) + C2H3O2−(aq)
Ka for acetic acid at 25°C is 1.8  10−5.

25. HC2H3O2(aq) + H2O(l) H3O+(aq) + C2H3O2−(aq)
Calculating pH from Ka
HC2H3O2(aq) + H2O(l) H3O+(aq) + C2H3O2−(aq)
The equilibrium constant expression is
= 1.8  10−5
[H3O+] [C2H3O2−]
[HC2H3O2]
Ka =

26. Calculating pH from Ka We next set up a table… [C2H3O2], M [H3O+], M
Initially
0.30
Change −x +x
At Equilibrium
0.30 − x  0.30 x
We are assuming that x will be very small compared to 0.30 and can, therefore, be ignored.

27. Calculating pH from Ka pH = −log [H3O+] pH = −log (2.3  10−3)
Now,
(x)2
(0.30)
1.8  10−5 =
(1.8  10−5) (0.30) = x2
5.4  10−6 = x2
2.3  10−3 = x
pH = −log [H3O+]
pH = −log (2.3  10−3)
pH = 2.64

28. Polyprotic Acids Have more than one acidic proton.
If the difference between the Ka for the first dissociation and subsequent Ka values is 103 or more, the pH generally depends only on the first dissociation.

29. Weak Bases
Bases react with water to produce hydroxide ion.

30. Base-dissociation constant
The equilibrium constant expression for this reaction is
[HB] [OH−]
[B−]
Kb =
where Kb is the base-dissociation constant.

31. Kb can be used to find [OH−] and, through it, pH.

32. pH of Basic Solutions
What is the pH of a 0.15 M solution of NH3 where Kb = 1.8 10−5?
NH3(aq) + H2O(l)
NH4+(aq) + OH−(aq)
[NH4+] [OH−]
[NH3]
Kb =
= 1.8  10−5
[NH3], M
[NH4+], M
[OH−], M
Initially
0.15
Change
- x
+ x
At Equilibrium
x  0.15 x

33. pH of Basic Solutions (x)2 (0.15) 1.8  10−5 =
Therefore,
[OH−] = 1.6  10−3 M
pOH = −log (1.6  10−3)
pOH = 2.80
pH = − 2.80
pH = 11.20

34. Relationship between Ka and Kb
Ka and Kb are related in this way:
Ka  Kb = Kw
Therefore, if you know one of them, you can calculate the other.

35. Acid-Base Properties of Salt Solutions
Assume all salts are completely ionized.
Determine the acid/base properties of each of these ions
Example:
NaNO2 (aq)

36. pH of a salt solution Salts derived from strong base & strong acid:
neutral (pH = 7) neither anion nor cation hydrolyzes NaCl (from NaOH & HCl)
Salts derived from strong base & weak acid:
anion is a strong conjugate base, ph>7
NaClO (from NaOH & HClO)
Salts derived from weak base & strong acid:
cation is a strong conjugate acid, pH<7
NH4Cl (from NH3 & HCl)
Salts derived from weak base & weak acid:
both anion & cation hydrolyzes. pH depends on extent NH4C2H3O2 (from NH3 & HC2H3O2)

37. Acid-Base Behavior and Chemical Structure
Factors Affecting Acid Strength
Polarity
H X Proton donated
H C nonpolar – no affect on pH
Strength of bond
HF is a weak acid

38. Oxyacids In oxyacids, in which an OH is bonded to a central atom, Y,
Y – O-H if Y = metal, ionic compound formed  OH-
Y – O-H if Y = nonmetal, covalent bond formed  the more electronegative Y is, the more acidic the acid.

39. Oxyacids
For a series of oxyacids, acidity increases with the number of oxygens.

40. Lewis Acids and Bases
Lewis acids are defined as electron-pair acceptors.
Atoms with an empty valence orbital can be Lewis acids.

41. Lewis Bases Lewis bases are defined as electron-pair donors.
Anything that could be a Brønsted–Lowry base is a Lewis base.
Lewis bases can interact with things other than protons, however.