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ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM

This topic covers pH calculation, use of Ka, making buffers, drawing titration curves and choosing indicators.

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Bronsted Lowry Acids and Bases

03:14

Bronsted Lowry Acids and Bases

Identifying conjugate acid-base pairs in equations

Reactions of Acids

04:02

Reactions of Acids

Writing equations for common reactions of acids

Ka - The Acid Dissociation Constant

03:05

Ka - The Acid Dissociation Constant

Writing the Ka expression and the meaning of its magnitude

pH and Kw

05:59

pH and Kw

Calculating pH for strong acids and using Kw to calculate pH for strong bases

pH of Weak Acids

03:42

pH of Weak Acids

Using Ka to calculate the pH of weak acids

Making Buffers

03:16

Making Buffers

Describing the two methods of making acidic buffers

Buffers - How They Work

03:30

Buffers - How They Work

Describing how buffer resist pH changes

pH of Buffers

05:18

pH of Buffers

How to calculate pH of buffers and how to make buffers of a specific pH

Acid-Base Equilibrium: Videos

NOTES

Bronsted Lowry Acids and Base

Reactions of Acids

Ka - the Acid Dissociation Constant

pH and Kw

pH of Weak Acids

Making Buffers

Buffers - How They Work

pH of Buffers

Buffers in the Blood

Titration Curves

Indicators

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