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What is the difference between strong acids and weak acids?

A

Strong acids donate all of their protons in aq solution whereas weak acids only donate some (in dynamic equilibrium)

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What is the Brönsted Lowry definition of a base?

A

A proton acceptor

Can coordinate bond with protons

2
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In the dynamic equilibrium of ethanoic acid, what species(‘) acts as a base?

A

H2O in the forward reaction (-> H3O+) and CH3COO- in the backwards reaction

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What is the definition of pH?

A

-log[H+(aq)]

Or the concentration of H+(aq) ions in a solution

4
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What is Ka measured in?

A

moldm-3

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Is Ka big or small with weak acids?

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Small- little dissociation occurs

6
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In buffer solutions, what happens when you add an acid?

A

Concentration of H+ increases, so the reversible reaction shifts to the left, removing H+ ions by reaction with Ch3COO-

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In buffer solutions, what happens when you add a base?

A

It reacts with H+ ions so their conc decreases

Eq shifts to the right so more H+ are released from the acid

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When a buffer has equal concentrations of salt an acidic what is [H+] ?

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[H+] is equal to the Ka for the acid

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When calculating the pH of buffers, what do you assume?

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That all the salt dissociates but none of the acid dissociates.