Saturday, June 12, 2010

Titration curves

Weak acid and strong base:

Key points:
Initial pH: [H3O+] = SQ ROOT( Ka [weak acid])
1/2 equivalence: pH = pKa
Equivalence point: mostly conjugate base present so use pOH
[OH-] = SQ ROOT (Kb [base at equivalence])


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