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Welcome to 3.091Lecture 26

November 13, 2009

Acids and Bases

Antoine Lavoisier andMarie-Anne-Pierrette Paulze

by Jean-Louis David1788

8 x 10-7

8 x 10-7

6 x 10-7

6 x 10-7

4 x 10-7

4 x 10-7

2 x 10-7

2 x 10-7

1 x 10-7

1 x 10-7

[OH

_ ] (m

ol\L

)

[H3O+] (mol/L)

Basic solution ([OH_] > [H3O+])

Acidic solution ([H3O+] > [OH_])

Neutral solution [H3O+] = [OH_]

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0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

20 4 6 8 10 12 14

pH(_log[H3O+])

pOH

(_lo

g[O

H_ ])

Acidic (pH<7, pOH>7)

(pH=pOH=7)

Basic (pH>7, pOH<7)

Neutral

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Figure 4.15

Averill, B., and P. Eldredge. Chemistry: Principles, Patterns, andApplications. Flat World Knowledge, 2011. ISBN: 9781453331224.

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7.1 x 10-37.2 x 10-47.5 x 10-41.8 x 10-51.0 x 10-74.5 x 10-77.3 x 10-101.8 x 10-16

H3PO4

HFCitric acidCH3CO2HH2SH2CO3

H3BO3

3 x 1091 x 1091 x 1081 x 1061 x 10355289.6

HIHBrHCIO4

HCIH2SO4

H3O+HNO3

H2CrO4

Weak Acids

Strong Acids

Common acids and their acid dissociation equilibrium constants for the loss of one proton

Acid Dissociation Equilibrium Constant Ka

H2O

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HF HCl HBr HI< < <567 431 366 299

ACID STRENGTH

H-A BOND STRENGTH (kJ/mol)

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Figure 4.17

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(gas)

(solid)

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