Slide 1 : Bases Acids and
Properties of acids and bases : Properties of acids and bases Get 8 test tubes. Rinse all tubes well with water. Add acid to four tubes, base to the other four.
Touch a drop of base to your finger. Record the feel in the chart (on the next slide). Wash your hands with water. Repeat for acid.
Use a stirring rod, add base to the litmus and pH papers (for pH paper use a colour key to find a number). Record results. Repeat for acid.
Into the four base tubes add: a) two drops of phenolphthalein, b) 2 drops of bromothymol, c) a piece of Mg, d) a small scoop of baking soda. Record results. Repeat for acid.
Clean up (wash tubes, pH/litmus paper in trash).
Slide 3 : Bubbles NR Baking soda Bubbles NR Magnesium *Yellow *Blue Bromothymol *Cloudy/ white *Pink Phenolphthalein Red Blue Litmus (blue or red) 1 14 pH (# from the key) Not slippery Slippery Feel (choose slippery or not slippery) Sour Bitter Taste HCl(aq) NaOH(aq) Observations *Usually, but not always
pH : pH There are many ways to consider acids and bases. One of these is pH. Read pg. 368-70.
[H+] is critical in many chemical reactions.
A quick method of denoting [H+] is via pH.
By definition pH = – log [H+], [H+] = 10-pH
The pH scale, similar to the Richter scale, describes a wide range of values
An earthquake of “6” is 10 as violent as a “5”
Thus, the pH scale condenses possible values of [H+] to a 14 point scale (fig. 2, p370)
Also, it is easier to say pH = 7 vs. [H+] = 1 x 10–7
Calculations with pH : Calculations with pH Ans: 4.2 3.98 x 10–8 M Try questions 2 and 6 (a-b) on page 375 Q: What is the pH if [H+]= 6.3 x 10–5?
pH = – log [H+]
(‘6.3’, ‘exp’ or ‘EE’, ‘5’, ‘+/-’, ‘log’, ‘+/-’)
(‘-’, ‘log’, ‘6.3’, ‘exp’ or ‘EE’, ‘-’, ‘5’) Q: What is the [H+] if pH = 7.4?
[H+] = 10–pH mol/L
(’10’, ‘xy’, ‘7.4’, ‘+/-’, ‘=‘)
(’10’, ‘^’, ‘-’, ‘7.4’, ‘=‘)
Pg. 375 : Pg. 375 2 a) pH = – log [H+] = – log [1x10–8] = 8.0
b) pH = – log [H+] = – log [1x10–7] = 7.0
c) pH = – log [H+] = – log [2.5x10–6] = 5.60
d) pH = – log [H+] = – log [1.3x10–4] = 3.89
6 a) [H+] = 10–pH = 10–5.4 = 4 x 10–6 mol/L
b) [H+] = 10–pH = 10–5.72 = 1.9 x 10–6 mol/L
Historical views on acids : Historical views on acids The more recent Bronsted-Lowry concept is that acids are H+ (proton) donors and bases are proton acceptors + + O (e.g. H2SO4) was originally thought to cause acidic properties. Later, H was implicated, but it was still not clear why CH4 was neutral.
Arrhenius made the revolutionary suggestion that some solutions contain ions & that acids produce H3O+ (hydronium) ions in solution.
The Bronsted-Lowry concept : The Bronsted-Lowry concept In this idea, the ionization of an acid by water is just one example of an acid-base reaction. Acids and bases are identified based on whether they donate or accept H+.
“Conjugate” acids and bases are found on the products side of the equation. A conjugate base is the same as the starting acid minus H+. acid base conjugate acid conjugate base conjugate acid-base pairs
Practice problems : Practice problems Identify the acid, base, conjugate acid, conjugate base, and conjugate acid-base pairs: Reference: pg. 386 – 387
Try Q18 (p389), Q 8 & 11 (p392): do as above acid base conjugate acid conjugate base HC2H3O2(aq) + H2O(l) C2H3O2–(aq) + H3O+(aq) conjugate acid-base pairs acid base conjugate acid conjugate base OH –(aq) + HCO3–(aq) CO32–(aq) + H2O(l) conjugate acid-base pairs
Answers: question 18 : acid base conjugate acid conjugate base HF(aq) + SO32–(aq) F–(aq) + HSO3–(aq) conjugate acid-base pairs acid base conjugate acid conjugate base CO32–(aq) + HC2H3O2(aq) C2H3O2–(aq) + HCO3–(aq) conjugate acid-base pairs acid base conjugate acid conjugate base H3PO4(aq) + OCl –(aq) H2PO4–(aq) + HOCl(aq) conjugate acid-base pairs Answers: question 18 (a) (b) (c)
Slide 11 : acid base conjugate base conjugate acid HCO3–(aq) + S2–(aq) HS–(aq) + CO32–(aq) conjugate acid-base pairs base acid conjugate acid conjugate base H2CO3(aq) + OH –(aq) HCO3–(aq) + H2O(l) conjugate acid-base pairs acid base conjugate acid conjugate base H3O+(aq) + HSO3–(aq) H2O(l) + H2SO3(aq) conjugate acid-base pairs 8a) 8b) 11a) base acid conjugate base conjugate acid OH –(aq) + HSO3–(aq) H2O(l) + SO32–(aq) conjugate acid-base pairs 11b) For more lessons, visit www.chalkbored.com