Titrations
Equivalence point = point where all the acid has been neutralized = [HA] = 0
Half equilvance point = point where half the acid has been neutralized = [HA] = [-A] = pKa
Buffers
-a buffer “buffers” the change in pH when H+ or –OH is added at ±1 of the pKa of the buffer
-the human body has three buffer systems: H2CO3, H2PO4, and albumin proteins
-a buffer is a 1:1 ratio of a weak acid and its conjugate base
-it can be made by:
A. 1:1 ratio of a weak acid and its conjugate base
B. 2:1 ratio of a weak acid and a strong base
C. 2:1 ratio of a weak base and a strong acid
-ways B and C end up reacting to make A anyway
–you want a buffer with a pKa that is ±1 of the desired pH
17.2 Titrations and Titration Curves
Weak Acid titrated by Strong Base (pre-equivalence point)
Weak Acid titrated by Strong Base (at equivalence point)
Titration of a weak acid with a strong base (continued) | Khan Academy
Weak Acid titrated by Strong Base (after equivalence point)
How To Calculate The pH of a Solution Without a Calculator – Acids and Bases
MCAT Math Vid 9 – Antilogs in pH and pKa Without A Calculator
equivalent weight = weight of acid required to release one mole of H+
Indicators:
Potentiometric titrations
-see Nicholas Price Principle and Problems in physical chemistry for biochemists
Potentiometric titrations (Principle, Procedure, Types, Ion-selective electrodes, applications)
Factors effecting Acidity:
Main takeaways:
- stabalizing the conjugate base decreases the pKa and thus makes the molecule more likely to pop off a proton
this is accomplished by…
- delocalizating the charge or having the negative charge on an atom that wants a negative charge
- Electronegative atoms are more comfortable having a negative charge
- Larger electronegative atoms are more comfortable having a negative charge (the proton/electron charge ratio is less effected in atoms with more electrons and protons)
- Resonance: delocalizes the charge
- Induction: EWD pull away negative charge and stablize the conjugate base
-also keep in mind that EDG destablize the conjugate base
- sp > sp2 > sp3 in conjugate base stability. The greater s character keeps electrons closer to the positive nucleus
Organic Chemistry – Ranking Acidity
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