Chapter 15, Problem 8RQ

Sketch the titration curve for a weak base titrated by a strong acid. Weak base–strong acid titration problems also follow a two-step procedure. What reaction takes place in the stoichiometry part of the problem? What is assumed about this reaction? At the various points in your titration curve, list the major species present after the strong acid (HNO₃, for example) reacts to completion with the weak base, B. What equilibrium problem would you solve at the various points in your titration curve to calculate the pH? Why is pH < 7.0 at the equivalence point of a weak base–strong acid titration? If pH = 6.0 at the halfway point to equivalence, what is the K_b value for the weak base titrated? Compare and contrast the titration curves for a strong base–strong acid titration and a weak base–strong acid titration.