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Log scale.
Useful when dealing with very small
or very large number (big ranges of numbers)
every "pH" unit is 10x larger or smaller [H+]
pH = -log[H ]
+
0M 1M
linear [H+]
10-1M pH =1
10-8 10-7 10-6 10-6 10-6 10-5 10-4 10-3 10-2 10-1 1M
pH=8 log [H+] pH=0
[H+][Cl-]
Ka = ≈∞ Ksp = [Na+][Cl-] ≈∞
[HCl]
HCl Hydrochloric
HBr Hydrobromic
HI Hydroiodic
HClO4 Perchloric
HClO3 Chloric
H2SO4 Sulfuric
HNO3 Nitric
pH =-log(0.1) = 1
A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 0.3
D. 0 [H+] =0.5 0<pH<1
E. 12
[H+][Cl-]
Ka = ≈∞
[HCl]
A. the products
B. the reactants
A. the products
B. the reactants
A. the products
B. the reactants
[H+][OH-]
K=
1
Kw =[H ][OH ]
+ - = 10-14
H+ OH-
I O O
C +x +x
E +x +x
x = 10-7 [H+]=[OH-]=10-7
x = 10-7 [H+]=[OH-]=10-7
pH = -log[H+]=-log(10-7) = 7
pH = 7 pH < 7 pH > 7
pOH = 7 pOH > 7 pOH > 7
Principles of Chemistry II © Vanden Bout
H2O(l) H+(aq) + OH-(aq)
A. 6.5
B. 7
C. 7.5
A. Yes
B. No
[H+]=[OH-] its neutral Kw = 9x10-14
Weak Acid
Conjugate Base of the Weak Acid
Weak Acid + Conjugate Base
HA H+ A-
really 10-7
I C O O
C -x +x +x
E C-x +x +x
assuming x << C
[H+][A-] (x)(x)
Ka = = x ~ √KaC
[HA] C-x
[HA][OH-]
Kb =
[A-]
[OH-] = √KbC
HA H+ A-
really 10-7
I CHA O CA-
C -x +x +x
E CHA-x +x CA- + x