effect of structure on acid-base properties
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Effect of Structure on Acid-Base Properties. What structural properties of a molecule cause it to behave as an acid or base?. Presence of H atoms. Any molecule containing H is potentially an acid Many molecules do not exhibit acidic properties WHY???? Due to the strength of H-bond - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Effect of Structure on Acid-Base Properties
What structural properties of a molecule cause it to behave as an acid or base?
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Presence of H atoms• Any molecule containing H is potentially an acid• Many molecules do not exhibit acidic properties• WHY????
• Due to the strength of H-bond• Due to polarity of H-bond
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Strength of Bonds• In general, the stronger the H-bond, the less likely
the bond is to break to form H+ ions • Therefore, the less acidic the substance
Example with Halide Acids: Acid Strength HF < HCl < HBr < HI
Bond Energy 570 432 366 298
(kJ/mol) Most polar Least polar
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Electronegativity
• H-F is very strong, difficult to break• H are reluctant to dissociate in water
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Atomic Size and H bonds• The larger the atom bonded to H, the weaker the
bond (due to H orbital overlaps)
• Ex. bond between H and a large atom (I or Te) is weaker than the bond between H and a small atom (F or O)
• TREND = acid strengths of binary hydrides increase as we go down a column
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Investigate Oxyacids• Contain one or more O-H bonds• OH groups bonded to central atom
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Oxyacids and Strength Relationship• Acid strength
increases as number of oxygens bonded to central atom increases.
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Why this behavior? • Electronegative oxygens draw electrons away from
less electronegative atoms• Result: Weakens O-H bond• Result: Polarizes O-H bond• H+ Proton is more easily produced by the molecule
with the largest number of attached oxygens
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Investigate Oxides
• Covalent oxides dissolved in water yield acidic solutions called acidic oxides
• Ionic oxides dissolved in water yield basic solutions called basic oxides
SO3 + H2O H2SO4 CO2 + H2O H2CO3
CaO + H2O Ca(OH)2K2O + H2O 2 KOH