Given that carbonic acid, H₂CO3, has a pka1 = 6.37 and a pka2 = 10.33, answer the following. (a) If you wanted to make a pH 7 buffer solution starting with NaHCO3(aq), would you add 0.10 M HCl or 0.10 M NaOH? 0.10 M HCI 0.10 M NaOH (b) If you began with 7.0 mL of 0.17 M NaHCO3, how many mL of your choice from (a) would you need to add to get a pH 7 buffer? 3.94 X mL

For conjugate acidbase pairs, how are Ka and Kb related? Consider the reaction of acetic acid in water CH3CO2H(aq)+H2O(l)CH3CO2(aq)+H3O+(aq) where Ka = 1.8 105 a. Which two bases are competing for the proton? b. Which is the stronger base? c. In light of your answer to part b. why do we classify the acetate ion (CH3CO2) as a weak base? Use an appropriate reaction to justify your answer. In general, as base strength increases, conjugate acid strength decreases. Explain why the conjugate acid of the weak base NH3 is a weak acid. To summarize, the conjugate base of a weak acid is a weak base and the conjugate acid of a weak base is a weak acid (weak gives you weak). Assuming Ka for a monoprotic strong acid is 1 106, calculate Kb for the conjugate base of this strong acid. Why do conjugate bases of strong acids have no basic properties in water? List the conjugate bases of the six common strong acids. To tie it all together, some instructors have students think of Li+, K+, Rb+, Cs+, Ca2+, Sr2+, and Ba2+ as the conjugate acids of the strong bases LiOH, KOH. RbOH, CsOH, Ca(OH)2, Sr(OH)2, and Ba(OH)2. Although not technically correct, the conjugate acid strength of these cations is similar to the conjugate base strength of the strong acids. That is, these cations have no acidic properties in water; similarly, the conjugate bases of strong acids have no basic properties (strong gives you worthless). Fill in the blanks with the correct response. The conjugate base of a weak acid is a_____base. The conjugate acid of a weak base is a_____acid. The conjugate base of a strong acid is a_____base. The conjugate acid of a strong base is a_____ acid. (Hint: Weak gives you weak and strong gives you worthless.)

Sketch a titration curve for the titration of potassium hydroxide with HCl, both 0.100 M. Identify three regions in which a particular chemical species or system dominates the acid-base equilibria.

Calculate the pH of a solution prepared by mixing 49.0 mL of butyric acid, HC4H7O2, with 6.15 g of KOH in water. The following data about butyric acid may be helpful: density=0.9595g/mL;K a =1.54105

Write the Lewis structures of the reactants and product of each of the following equations, and identify the Lewis acid and the Lewis base in each: (a) CS2+SHHCS3 (b) BF3+FBF4 (c) I+SnI2SnI3 (d) Al(OH)3+OHAl(OH)4 (e) F+SO3SFO3

Which of the indicators in Fig. 14-8 could be used for the titrations in Exercises 61 and 63?

8-58 What is the connection between buffer action and Le Chatelier's principle?

What is the pH of a solution obtained by adding 13.0 g of NaOH to 795 mL of a 0.200 M solution of Sr(OH)2? Assume no volume change after NaOH is added.

8-55 We commonly refer to a buffer as consisting of approximately equal molar amounts of a weak acid and its conjugate base—for example, CH3COOH and CH3COO-. Is it also possible to have a buffer consisting of approximately equal molar amounts of a weak base and its conjugate acid? Explain.

Metacresol purple is an indicator that changes from yellow to purple at pH 8.2. (a) What is Ka for this indicator? (b) What is its pH range? (c) What is the color of a solution with pH 9.0 and a few drops of metacresol purple?