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Assumption 2. The self-ionization of water can be ignored. This assumption is not, strictly speaking, valid with pH values close to 7, half the value of pK w, the constant for self-ionization of water. In this case the mass-balance equation for hydrogen should be extended to take account of the self-ionization of water.
Between the two buffer regions there is an end-point, or equivalence point, at about pH 3. This end-point is not sharp and is typical of a diprotic acid whose buffer regions overlap by a small amount: pK a2 − pK a1 is about three in this example. (If the difference in pK values were about two or less, the end-point would not be noticeable ...
To illustrate the processes, consider the case of dissolving a weak acid, HA, in water. The pH can be calculated using an ICE table. Note that in this example, we are assuming that the acid is not very weak, and that the concentration is not very dilute, so that the concentration of [OH −] ions can be neglected. This is equivalent to the ...
This procedure is illustrated in an ICE table which can also be used to calculate the pH when some additional (strong) acid or alkaline has been added to the system, that is, when C A ≠ C H. For example, what is the pH of a 0.01 M solution of benzoic acid, pK a = 4.19? Step 1: = =
Gas properties Std enthalpy change of formation Δ f H o gas –438.1 kJ/mol Standard molar entropy S o gas: 282.84 J/(mol K) Heat capacity c p: 63.4 J/(mol K) van der Waals' constants [2] a = 1782.3 L 2 kPa/mol 2 b = 0.1068 liter per mole
Buffer capacity falls to 33% of the maximum value at pH = pK a ± 1, to 10% at pH = pK a ± 1.5 and to 1% at pH = pK a ± 2. For this reason the most useful range is approximately pK a ± 1. When choosing a buffer for use at a specific pH, it should have a pK a value as close as possible to that pH. [2]
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For calculating concentrations, an ICE table can be used. [16] [1] ICE stands for initial, change, and equilibrium. The pH of a weak acid solution being titrated with a strong base solution can be found at different points along the way. These points fall into one of four categories: [17] initial pH; pH before the equivalence point; pH at the ...