232 IONIC EQUILIBRIA IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

[BH+] + [H+] = [OH"] + [CI"] (XIII-12)

Cb = [B] +[BH+] (Xm-13)

which may be combined with the basic dissociation constant to

give the following expression:

K^ [OH-]x([OH-]+[Cr] -[H+])

^b Ka" Cb - ([OH"] +[Cr] - [H+]) (XIH-14)

In the absence of HCl this equation simplifies to equation (V-20)

for the weak monoacid base, since [ CI"] = 0.

In the region before the equivalence point, equation Xin-14

will simplify in most cases to:

= Kb x(Cb -[CI"])

[CI"]

[H+] = K-icn

L J cb -[cr]

which further simplifies in the manner of equation (Xin-9) to:

+ Ka x (millimoles acid added)

L J (millimoles base - millimoles acid added)

(XIH-16)

At the equivalence point where Cb = [ CI"], equation (XHI-14)

usually simplifies to that of the weak monoprotic acid (Equation

V-13)

[h+] = (k. x [cr])i (Xm-17)

In the region beyond the equivalence point where [ BH+] is

substantially equal to Cb , equation (XIII-12) may be used to

show that

[h+] =[cr] -cb (xm-is)

The reader will find it useful to construct a Table similar to

Table XHI-2 for the titration of 100 ml of 0.1 M NH3 with 0.1 M

HCl.

A detailed discussion of the titration curve shown in Fig.

XHI-4 is unnecessary in the light of its similarity to the titration

curve of the weak acid with a strong base shown in Fig. XIII-2

and described in Sec. XIII-2.

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