Lecture Presentation

Unit 9
AcidBase
Equilibria

Day 4

James F. Kirby
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT
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Data and Calculations: Acid Base
Titration Lab
Leave about 6 inches of room under each graph for
calculations:

Equivalence Point:
__ L of __ M = moles of _______
__moles of __ x 1 mol __ = ___ mol ____
1 mol__
___ mol ___ = ___ M ____
___ L

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and
Bases
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Data and Calculations: Acid Base
Titration Lab
MORE CALCULATIONS:
Estimated pH at half equivalence point = _____

At half-neutralization, pOH = 14 pH = pKb = -log[OH-]

When [X+] = [XOH], Kb reduces to [OH-], and

pKb = -log Kb = pOH

Percent Error:
So how does our Kb value compare?
Calculate Ka. How does it compare? Acids
and
Bases
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 Discussion of Theory
One paragraph per graph minimum
Try answering these questions for each graph:
Is the titration curve shape typical for the type of acid and base?
For example, a weak acid with a strong base? If not, why not? If so,
explain why it has the shape it does.
Is the pH at the equivalence point reasonable? Explain.
How does the graph shape compare to the other graphs? For
example, H2SO4 and NaOH looks different than HNO3 and NaOH.
Explain.
What other data/experiments might be nice to have in order to draw
better conclusions about our percent error?

Acids
and
Bases
2015 Pearson Education, Inc.