Acids and Bases

Keywords: acids/bases weak and strong, equilibrium constants, pH

  1. Acid/base equilibria
    1. Brønsted definition of acid and base
    2. Ionization of water
      1. Kw, its approximate value (Kw = [H+][OH-] = 10-14 at STP)
      2. Definition of pH, pH of pure water
    3. Conjugate acids and bases (e.g., amino acids)
    4. Strong acids and bases (common examples, e.g., nitric, sulfuric)
    5. Weak acids and bases (common examples, e.g., acetic, benzoic)
      1. Dissociation of weak acids and bases with or without added salt
      2. Hydrolysis of slats of weak acids or bases
      3. Calculation of pH of solutions of salts of weak acids or bases
    6. Equilibrium constants Ka, Kb, pKa, pKb
    7. buffers
      1. Definition and concepts (common buffer systems)
      2. Influence and titration curves

  2. Acid/base titrations
    1. Indicators
    2. Neutralization
    3. Interpretation of titration curves