CHEM 1220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Conjugate Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Equivalence Point
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Chapter # 17: additional aspects of acid-base equilibria. Common-ion effect - the shift in equilibrium caused by the addition of a solute containing an ion in common with the equilibrium mixture. Addition of a common ion suppresses the ionization of a weak acid or a weak base, shifting the equilibrium towards the reactants. Consider the equilibrium reaction of a weak acid, ch3cooh: What happens when you add a strong acid such as hcl to it: because it is a strong acid, hcl ionizes completely in an aqueous solution. Weak base and strong base (strong base) (weak base) Nh3 + h2o oh- + nh4 adds to. Equilibrium shifts toward reactants to form more nh3. Weak acid and their salts (salts dissociate completely in aqueous solutions) Ch3cooh + h2o h3o+ + ch3coo- (weak acid) Equilibrium shifts toward reactants to form more ch3cooh. Buffer solution a solution that resists changes in ph when a small amount of acid or base is added.