Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation: The situation of equilibrium of the mixture of
Concept introduction: Strong acids dissociate completely and rapidly in aqueous medium while weak acids dissociates slowly and up to a certain level only. A strong base is the one having the potential to accept a proton rapidly.
To determine: The situation at equilibrium of the mixture of
(b)
Interpretation: The situation of equilibrium of the mixture of
Concept introduction: Strong acids dissociate completely and rapidly in aqueous medium while weak acids dissociates slowly and up to a certain level only. A strong base is the one having the potential to accept a proton rapidly.
To determine: the major species in a mixture of weak acid HA and
(c)
Interpretation: The situation of equilibrium of the mixture of
Concept introduction: Strong acids dissociate completely and rapidly in aqueous medium while weak acids dissociates slowly and up to a certain level only. A strong base is the one having the potential to accept a proton rapidly.
To determine: The
(d)
Interpretation: The situation of equilibrium of the mixture of
Concept introduction: Strong acids dissociate completely and rapidly in aqueous medium while weak acids dissociates slowly and up to a certain level only. A strong base is the one having the potential to accept a proton rapidly.
To determine: The order for strong base among given compounds.
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionChapter 13 Solutions
Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach
- Consider two separate aqueous solutions: one of a weak acid HA and one of HCl. Assuming you started with 10 molecules of each: a. Draw a picture of what each solution looks like at equilibrium. b. What are the major species in each beaker? c. From your pictures, calculate the Ka values of each acid. d. Order the following from the strongest to the weakest base: H2O, A. Cl. Explain your order.arrow_forwardFind [OH+], [OH-] and the pH of the following solutions. (a) 30.0 mL of a 0.216 M solution of HCI diluted with enough water to make 125 mL of solution. (b) A solution made by dissolving 275 mL of HBr gas at 25C and 1.00 atm in enough water to make 475 mL of solution. Assume that all the HBr dissolves in water.arrow_forward. Strong buses are bases that completely ionize in water to produce hydroxide ion, OH-. The strong bases include the hydroxides of the Group I elements. For example, if 1.0 mole of NaOH is dissolved per liter, the concentration of OH ion is 1.0 M. Calculate the [OH-], pOH, and pH for each of the following strong base solutions. a. 1.10 M NaOH b. 2.0104M KOH c. 6.2103M CsOH d. 0.0001 M NaOHarrow_forward
- Strong Acids, Weak Acids, and pH Two 0.10-mol samples of the hypothetical monoprotic acids HA(aq) and HB(aq) are used to prepare 1.0-L stock solutions of each acid. a Write the chemical reactions for these acids in water. What are the concentrations of the two acid solutions? b One of these acids is a strong acid, and one is weak. What could you measure that would tell you which acid was strong and which was weak? c Say that the HA(aq) solution has a pH of 3.7. Is this the stronger of the two acids? How did you arrive at your answer? d What is the concentration of A(aq) in the HA solution described in part c? e If HB(aq) is a strong acid, what is the hydronium-ion concentration? f In the solution of HB(aq), which of the following would you expect to be in the greatest concentration: H3O+(aq), B(aq), HB(aq), or OH(aq)? How did you decide? g In the solution of HA(aq), which of the following would you expect to be in the greatest concentration: H3O+(aq), A+(aq), HA(aq), or OH(aq)? How did you decide? h Say you add 1.0 L of pure water to a solution of HB. Would this water addition make the solution more acidic, make it less acidic, or not change the acidity of the original solution? Be sure to fully justify your answer. i You prepare a 1.0-L solution of HA. You then take a 200-mL sample of this solution and place it into a separate container. Would this 200 mL sample be more acidic, be less acidic, or have the same acidity as the original 1.0-L solution of HA(aq)? Be sure to support your answer.arrow_forwardFigure 14.3 shows the pH of some common solutions. How many times more acidic or basic is each of these compared with a neutral solution? (a) Milk (b) Seawater (c) Blood (d) Battery acidarrow_forward. The concepts of acid-base equilibria were developed in this chapter for aqueous solutions (in aqueous solutions, water is the solvent and is intimately involved in the equilibria). However, the Brønsted-Lowry acid-base theory can be extended easily to other solvents. One such solvent that has been investigated in depth is liquid ammonia. NH3. a. Write a chemical equation indicating how HCl behaves as an acid in liquid ammonia. b. Write a chemical equation indicating how OH- behaves as a base in liquid ammonia.arrow_forward
- What is a salt? List some anions that behave as weak bases in water. List some anions that have no basic properties in water. List some cations that behave as weak acids in water. List some cations that have no acidic properties in water. Using these lists, give some formulas for salts that have only weak base properties in water. What strategy would you use to solve for the pH of these basic salt solutions? Identify some salts that have only weak acid properties in water. What strategy would you use to solve for the pH of these acidic salt solutions? Identify some salts that have no acidic or basic properties in water (produce neutral solutions). When a salt contains both a weak acid ion and a weak base ion, how do you predict whether the solution pH is acidic, basic, or neutral?arrow_forwardExplain why a sample of pure water at 40 C is neutral even though [H3O+]=1.7107M . Kw is 2.91014 at 40 C.arrow_forwardBoron trifluoride, BF3, and diethyl ether, (C2H5)2O, react to produce a compound with the formula BF3 : (C2H5)2O. A coordinate covalent bond is formed between the boron atom on BF3 and the oxygen atom on (C2H5)2O. Write the equation for this reaction, using Lewis electron-dot formulas. Label the Lewis acid and the Lewis base. Determine how many grams of BF3: (C2H5)2O are formed when 9.10 g BF3 and 23.3 g (C2H5)2O are placed in a reaction vessel, assuming that the reaction goes to completion.arrow_forward
- Are solutions of the following salts acidic, basic, or neutral? For those that are not neutral, write balanced equations for the reactions causing the solution to be acidic or basic. The relevant Ka, and Kb values are found in Tables 13-2 and 13-3. a. Sr(NO3)2 b. NH4C2H3O2 c. CH3NH3Cl d. C6H5NH3ClO2 e. NH4F f. CH3NH3CNarrow_forwardFor oxyacids, how does acid strength depend on a. the strength of the bond to the acidic hydrogen atom? b. the electronegativity of the element bonded to the oxygen atom that bears the acidic hydrogen? c. the number of oxygen atoms? How does the strength of a conjugate base depend on these factors? What type of solution forms when a nonmetal oxide dissolves in water? Give an example of such an oxide. What type of solution forms when a metal oxide dissolves in water? Give an example of such an oxide.arrow_forwardWhat two common assumptions can simplify calculation of equilibrium concentrations in a solution of a weak base?arrow_forward
- ChemistryChemistryISBN:9781305957404Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCostePublisher:Cengage LearningChemistry: An Atoms First ApproachChemistryISBN:9781305079243Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. ZumdahlPublisher:Cengage Learning
- Chemistry: The Molecular ScienceChemistryISBN:9781285199047Author:John W. Moore, Conrad L. StanitskiPublisher:Cengage LearningChemistry & Chemical ReactivityChemistryISBN:9781337399074Author:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David TreichelPublisher:Cengage LearningChemistry & Chemical ReactivityChemistryISBN:9781133949640Author:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David TreichelPublisher:Cengage Learning