Chemistry - A Molecular Science

Chapter 12 Acid-Base Chemistry

After studying the material presented in this chapter, you should be able to: 1. define acids and bases usin

g both the Lewis and Brønsted def

initions (Sections 12.1 and

12.2);

2. identify the acid and the base in a reaction (Sections 12.1 and 12.2); 3. explain how acids are named (Section 12.2); 4. discuss the factors dictating the extent

of proton transfer in an acid-base reaction

(Sections 12.3 and 12.4);

5. explain the factors dictating the rela

tive strengths of ac

ids (Section 12.5);

6. define K

(Sections 12.6 ); a

7. use the acid-base table to write acid-base

reactions and to predict the extent of proton

transfer (Section 12.7);

8. determine the equilibrium constant fo

r an acid-base reaction from the K

values of the a

reacting and produced acids (Section 12.7);

9. define pH and determine the pH of a solu

tion from the hydronium ion concentration

(Section 12.8);

10.

determine the hydronium ion concentratio

n in a solution given the hydroxide ion

concentration and

vice versa

(Section 12.8); and

11.

define pK

and determine the pKa

of an acid from its Ka

(Section 12.8). a

© by

North

Carolina

State

University