PH and Buffers: Presenter: Shannon Smith

pH and Buffers
PRESENTER: SHANNON SMITH

Objectives
Students will be able to:

 1.1 Theories of acidity – Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry, Lewis.
 1.2 Definition of pH.
 1.3 pKa, pKb, Kw.
 1.4 Calculation of pH and pOH – weak and strong acids and bases.
 1.5 Changes in pH on titration: strong base/ strong acid; strong base/ weak acid;
weak base/ strong acid.
 1.6 Derivation of Henderson-Hasselbach equation from 1 st principles.
 1.7 Action of buffers.
 1.8 Role of Buffers in physiological systems.
 1.9 Calculation of pH change upon the addition of acid or base to buffer
 1.10 Definition and determination of Buffer capacity.
Arrhenius Acid
When dissolved in water increases the

concentration of H+ ions
Arrhenius Base
When dissolved in water increases the

concentration of OH- ions
Bronsted-Lowry
Acid
Donates H+ ions (also called

protons)
Bronsted-Lowry
Base
Accepts H+ ions
Bronsted-Lowry
Base
Also, the Bronsted-Lowry definition is

not restricted to aqueous solutions.
 e.g. HCl (g) + NH3 (g) NH4Cl (s)

 HCl - Bronsted-Lowry acid; NH3 -
Bronsted-Lowry base.
Amphiprotic
Substances that can act as either an acid or a
base
e.g. HCl (aq) + H2O (l) → H3O+ (aq) + Cl- (aq)

NH3 (aq) + H2O (l) → NH4 + (aq) + OH- (aq)
H2O is acting as a base in the first reaction but as an acid in the

second thus it is amphiprotic.
Lewis Definition
An acid is an electron pair acceptor, a

base is an electron pair donor
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_Conjugate_Acid-Base_Pairs
https://www.unf.edu/~michael.lufaso/chem2046/2046chapter16.pdf
Basicity/ Proticity of Acids
The basicity of an acid is the number of

H+ ions it produces when 1 molecule of
the acid ionizes in water.
 Monoprotic acid: produces 1 mol of
H+ ions for e.g HCl, HNO3
 Diprotic acid: produces 2 mol of H+
ions for e.g. H2SO4
 Triprotic acid: produces 3 mol of H+
ions for e.g. H3PO4
https://www.slideshare.net/Qacey/form-4-chapter-7-acids-and-bases
Determining the basicity of an acid by
reaction of the acid with a known base
Basicity can be determined by reaction of the acid with a known base such as NaOH.
e.g. 0.03 mol of an acid, HnX were neutralized by 0.09 mol of NaOH. What is the formula of the
acid?
HnX : NaOH
0.03 : 0.09
1:3
The acid must be tribasic as it must produce 3 H+ ions to react with all of the OH- ions of NaOH,
therefore the value of n is 3 and the formula of the acid is: H3X.
Strong Acid
https://socratic.org/questions/do-strong-acids-completely-dissociate-in-water#107166
Strong Acid
Can be defined by the equilibrium position of the acid’s ionization reaction.
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Strong Acid
https://sites.google.com/site/mrcarsonscience/strong-weak-acids-bases?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&showPrintDialog=1
Weak Acid
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Weak Acid
Can be defined by the equilibrium position of the acid’s ionization reaction.
Weak Acid
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Strong Bases
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Strong Base
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/react_acidbase2.html
Weak Base
 Weak bases do no completely dissociate
into ions in aqueous solution.
 Equilibrium position lies far to the left.
 A low concentration of OH- ions
produced.
http://basicbellacid.weebly.com/strong-vs-weak-alkalis.html
COMPOUND METAL COMPOUND INSOLUBLE IN
SOLUBLE IN WATER WATER
hydroxide sodium, potassium, all others
ammonium, calcium
oxide sodium, potassium, all others
calcium
carbonate sodium, potassium, all others
ammonium
nitrate all soluble none
sulphate all others lead, barium
chloride all others silver, lead
Table showing solubilities of various bases and salts

Preparation of insoluble salts
Silver chloride is insoluble.

In order to make it you can use a soluble silver salt
and a soluble chloride salt.
Since all nitrates are soluble you can use silver
nitrate.
Since sodium chloride is soluble, you can mix with
silver nitrate.
Sodium nitrate and insoluble silver chloride is
produced. The precipitate can then be filtered,
washed and dried.
Preparation of soluble salts
If the base is soluble you can add just enough acid

to make a neutral solution.
Warm the solution to evaporate the water.
If the base is insoluble add the base in excess, filter
off unreacted base particles, then evaporate the
water in the filtrate to leave the salt behind.
You can also make a soluble salt using the metal and
dilute acid. Add excess metal to the acid then filter
off the excess metal. Then evaporate the water in
the filtrate to leave the salt behind
Question
How would you prepare lead chloride?
How would you prepare sodium chloride?
How would you prepare copper(II) sulphate?

Uses of salts
Baking powder.
Calcium carbonate (manufacture of cement).
Food preservation (sodium chloride, sodium nitrite,
sodium nitrate, sodium benzoate).
Calcium sulphate (Plaster of Parris).
Magnesium sulphate (Epsom salts).
Sodium nitrate is implicated in causing brain
damage in infants and is suspected to be a
carcinogen.
pH of dissolved salts
A salt resulting from the reaction between a strong

base and strong acid will be neutral in solution.
A salt resulting from the reaction of a weak base
and strong acid with be acidic in solution.
A salt resulting from the reaction of a strong base
and weak acid will be basic in solution.
A salt composed from the reaction of a weak base
and a weak acid the pH of that solution will depend
on the relative strengths of the acid and bases of
the specific ions in the salt.
Acid Base Titration
References
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuUM9V5_j88
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascorbic_acid
 http://lumberjocks.com/Dennisgrosen/blog/21230
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formic_acid
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactic_acid
 http://www.learnhive.net/learn/cbse-grade-7/science/acids,-bases-and-salts
 http://www.chemistryrules.me.uk/middle/salts.htm
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_aqa/acids/acidsbasesrev6.shtml
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_aqa/acids/acidsbasesrev5.shtml
 http://www.slideshare.net/maitreyeej3/acids-bases-and-salts-igcse-chemistry
 http://www.docbrown.info/page03/AcidsBasesSalts06c.htm
 http://slideplayer.com/slide/9357099/

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PRESENTER: SHANNON SMITH

Students will be able to:

When dissolved in water increases the

When dissolved in water increases the

Donates H+ ions (also called

Also, the Bronsted-Lowry definition is

 e.g. HCl (g) + NH3 (g) NH4Cl (s)

e.g. HCl (aq) + H2O (l) → H3O+ (aq) + Cl- (aq)

H2O is acting as a base in the first reaction but as an acid in the

An acid is an electron pair acceptor, a

The basicity of an acid is the number of

Can be defined by the equilibrium position of the acid’s ionization reaction.

Can be defined by the equilibrium position of the acid’s ionization reaction.

sulphate all others lead, barium

chloride all others silver, lead

Table showing solubilities of various bases and salts

Silver chloride is insoluble.

If the base is soluble you can add just enough acid

How would you prepare lead chloride?

How would you prepare sodium chloride?

How would you prepare copper(II) sulphate?

A salt resulting from the reaction between a strong

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