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Chemistry 122 (General College Chemistry I)-‐ Fall 2018 Discussion Worksheet Week 12 (Coordinated by Dr. R. Hatfield)
Topics: Acid-‐Base Equlibria Part II: weak bases and their relation to weak acids, acid-‐base properties of salt solutions, generalizing the Bronsted-‐Lowry concept: the leveling effect, electron pair donation and the Lewis acid-‐base definition Relevant Chapters in Silberberg, 8e: Chapter 18 Sections 6-‐9, pp. 818-‐831. Student Directions: Try all problems with your best effort and bring your work to discussion. Use your text as a resource for any constants or relationships needed. You will have to work ahead. When topics are completely covered in lecture, go back and redo any problems you did not understand. See pages 832 of your text for a summary list of key equations and relationships.
1. Aqueous solutions of hypochlorous acid and sodium hypochlorite contain the same species, except for the Na! spectator ion. a. What species, other than water, are found in these aqueous solutions?
b. Why is 0.15 M hypochlorous acid acidic and 0.15 M sodium hypochlorite basic?
c. What is the K! and pK! of hypochlorite ion? See Appendix C in the text for 𝐾! values.
d. What is the pH of 0.75 M sodium hypochlorite? [pH = 10.70]
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2. Dimethylamine, (CH!)2NH, is a base with many industrial applications. a. Write the balanced equation and the K! expression for the reaction of dimethylamine
and water (K! = 5.9 x 10-‐4).
b. Calculate the pH of 0.10 M dimethylamine. [pH =11.87]
3. A solution of ammonium acetate is nearly neutral. Do all of the ammonium salts of weak acids form neutral solutions? Explain your answer.
4. Are aqueous solutions of the following salts acidic, basic or neutral? Explain your answers. a. K!S
b. RbI
c. RbF
d. Fe(CH!COO)3
e. NaCH!COO
f. NH!I
g. NH!F
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5. Rank the following salts in order of increasing pH of their 0.1 M aqueous solutions. Explain your ranking. a. FeCl!, FeCl!,MgCl!, NaClO!
6. What feature must a molecule or ion have in order to act as a: a. Lewis base
b. Lewis acid
c. Identify the Lewis acid and Lewis base in:
4CO + Ni Ni(CO)!
7. Classify the following as an Arrhenius, Bronsted-‐Lowry, or Lewis acid-‐base reactions. A reaction may fit more than one of these categories. List all the categories that apply and justify your answer.
a. Cu!! + 4Br! CuBr!!!
b. Al(OH)! + 3HNO! Al!! + 3H!O + 3NO! !
8. Sodium stearate (C!"H!"COONa) is one of the major ingredients in soap. The K! of stearic acid is 1.3 x 10-‐5. What is the pH of a 10.0 mL solution composed of 0.38 g sodium stearate?
[pH = 8.99]