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11: Acids and Bases Have Common Properties and Reactions

CHEM 111 and CHEM 113 (General Chemistry I and II) · LibreTexts

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    • 11.1: Overview and Objectives
      The material in this chapter will help you to apply the concepts of acids and bases to solutions, acid-based reactions, and titrations.
    • 11.2: Definitions of Acids and Bases
    • 11.3: Acid-Base Reactions
      This page explores key concepts of acid and base chemistry, including conjugate acid-base pairs, strength definitions via \(K_a\), \(K_b\), \(pK_a\), and \(pK_b\), and the leveling effect in aqueous solutions. It highlights the comparative strength of weak acids and their conjugate bases, the influence of metal ions on water acidity, and the impact of salts on pH.
    • 11.4: The Autoionization of Water and Solution pH
      This page highlights essential learning objectives about the autoionization of water and the relationships between pH, pOH, and pKw. It underscores the importance of these concepts in acid-base chemistry, focusing on water's ionization and the role of pH and pOH in quantifying acidity and basicity in solutions.
    • 11.5: Equilibria and pH of Weak Acid and Salt Solutions
    • 11.6: Buffers
      This page details learning objectives regarding the effect of common ions on acid-base equilibrium and the use of the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation for calculating buffer pH. It highlights the impact of added ions on equilibrium shifts and offers a method for pH determination in buffered solutions.
    • 11.7: Acid-Base Titrations
      This page focuses on the objective of calculating pH during acid-base titrations, emphasizing the development of skills to determine pH at different stages of the titration process. It includes contributions from an anonymous author and Joshua B. Halpern, suggesting revisions for clarity or accuracy.

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