Acids and Bases: Strong and Weak, pH
Arrhenius acids give H+ ; Arrhenius bases give OH-
Bronsted-Lowry acids are H+ donors; B-L bases are H+ acceptors
Lewis bases are electron pair donors, like NH3 ; Lewis acids are electron pair acceptors like BF3
Common strong acids: HCl, HNO3 (monoprotic); H2SO4 (diprotic)
Common strong bases: NaOH, KOH, Ca(OH)2
Weak acid: acetic, CH3COOH
Weak base: NH3
Water is both weak acid and weak base; Kw = 1.0 x 10-14
Equilibria of weak acids and bases: Ka and Kb
pH = -log10[H+] ; pH = 7.0, neutral; pH < 7, acidic; pH >7, basic
Acids and Bases: Strong and Weak, pH
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- Intro
- Acids
- Bases
- Classification: Arrhenius and Bronsted-Lowry
- Arrhenius Classification
- Example: HCl (Hydronium) and NaOH (Hydroxide)
- Bronsted-Lowry Classification
- Example: HCl
- Conjugate Acid, Conjugate Base
- Lewis Acids and Bases
- Common Strong Acids
- Common Strong Bases
- Common Weak Acids
- Common Weak Bases
- Water as an Acid and Base: Kw
- Ionization Constants for Weak Acids
- Ionization Constants for Weak Bases
- pH and the pH Scale
- Additional Example 1































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