Chapter 8.3
Acid–Base Reactions and Titration Curves
Drip base into a weak acid and the pH creeps, then leaps, then creeps again; the whole story of the solution is drawn in that curve. Halfway to the leap, the curve reads off the acid's pK_a for free.
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By the end
- 01Find the major species and pH after mixing strong or weak acids and bases
- 02Identify when a mixture is a buffer and when the excess reagent sets the pH
- 03Read equivalence and half-equivalence points off a titration curve and find pK_a
- 04Explain why the equivalence-point pH is neutral, basic, or acidic from the species present