General Chemistry II

Dr. M. J. Wieder

 The student should be able to:

1. Define acids and bases in terms of the Arrhenius concept.
2. Define acids and bases in terms of the Bronsted-Lowry concept.
3. Recognize examples of Bronsted-Lowry acid-base reactions given a
4. balanced neutralization equation.
5. Define acid/base conjugate pairs, and write the formula of a conjugate acid/base given the formula of a basic/acidic species.
6. Identify factors that influence acid strength, and, given a series of acids, arrange them in order of increasing/decreasing acidity.
7. Define acids and bases in terms of the Lewis concept.
8. Recognize examples of Lewis acid-base reactions given a balanced neutralization equation.
9. Define equivalent weights of acids and bases.
10. Determine the equivalent weight of an acid/base given its formula and a balanced neutralization equation.
11. Define Normality.
12. Solve problems related to acid-base titrations given volume, normality, and formula data.
13. Define pH and pOH.
14. Differentiate between strong and weak acids/bases.
15. Differentiate between ionization and dissociation.
16. Compute pH/pOH for strong acids/bases given concentration data.
17. Compute pH/pOH for weak acids/bases given concentration and ionization constant data.
18. Recognize examples of hydrolysis involving the salts of weak acids/bases.
19. Derive K_hydrolysis from K_w and either K_a or K_b.
20. Determine the pH of aqueous solutions of salts derived from weak acids/bases.