Part of the Chemistry JourneyBetaJourneyAcids and Bases: From Proton Transfer to pH
Six chapters and 30 lessons, from what makes a substance an acid to a titration in the lab. You name the acid and the base in a proton transfer, write conjugate pairs, work out pH from a concentration and back, and follow a neutralization to its net ionic equation.
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- Section 1Atomic Structure45 lessons
- Section 2Structure and Bonding49 lessons
- Section 3Stoichiometry41 lessons
- Section 4Oxidation and Reduction27 lessons
Section 5
Acids and Bases
Start sectionStartAcids and bases as proton transfer: conjugate pairs, strong and weak acids, the pH scale, neutralization, titration and the acids around us.Acids and Bases
6 lessons1125Strong and Weak
4 lessons715The pH Scale
7 lessons1330Neutralization
6 lessons1125Acids Around Us
4 lessons715Practice Problems
3 lessons3- Section 6Energy, Rates and Equilibrium35 lessons
- Section 7Food Chemistry and the Lab27 lessons
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- pH worked out, not looked up. Go from a concentration to [H3O+], pH, pOH and [OH-] and back; the board checks each value and says which one is off.
- Proton transfer made visible. In every reaction you mark the acid that gives the H+ and the base that takes it, and write the conjugate of each.
- Neutralization and titration in steps. Balance the equation, find the moles from a volume and a concentration, and solve for the unknown on a board that checks each step and its unit.
- Exam-style practice. The last chapter is problems shaped like exam questions, each one a challenge you solve on a board.
Frequently asked questions about acids and bases
What does the Acids and Bases section cover?
Acids and bases as proton donors and acceptors, conjugate pairs, water as an acid and a base, strong and weak acids, the ions of water, the pH and pOH scales, neutralization and net ionic equations, salts, titration and its calculations, indicators, acid rain and antacids, with a final chapter of exam-style practice problems.
What is the difference between an acid and a base?
An acid gives a proton (H+) to another particle and a base takes one. In water an acid raises the concentration of H3O+ ions and the pH falls below 7; a base raises the concentration of OH- ions and the pH rises above 7.
How do you calculate pH?
pH is minus the logarithm of the H3O+ concentration: pH = -log[H3O+]. A 0.01 M solution of hydrochloric acid, a strong acid, has [H3O+] = 0.01 M and a pH of 2. At 25 °C pH + pOH = 14, so the pH of a base follows from its OH- concentration.
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Six chapters and 30 lessons, each a few minutes long. Finishing it earns a free, verifiable certificate.
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