Demonstrate understanding of equilibrium principles in aqueous Systems A.S. 91392 Chemistry 3.6 5 external credits Equilibrium Systems • N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g) -∆H • What is the formula for the equilibrium constant Kc? Don’t include solids or the solvent in Kc [C]c [D]d K eq a b [A] [B] • What can be said about the concentrations if Kc is very small? • The concentrations of reactants are larger than products so the position of equilibrium is far to the left • What happens to the equilibrium and concentration of NH3 if heat is added? • It shifts in favour of the endothermic (reverse) reaction in order to minimise the effect of the change therefore the concentration of the NH3 decreases Le Chatelier Principle • H2(g) + I2(g) 2HI(g) • Kc = [HI]2 [H2][I2] • At equilibrium the concentration of species doesn’t change • Explain the changes • [H2] is increased so forward reaction is favoured to use up H2 and re-establish Kc, therefore the [I2] decreases and [HI] increases • What would the graph look like if the pressure was increased? • What if a catalyst was added? ESA pg216 Q5 Solubility Definitions • Solvent – a liquid that dissolves something • Solute – gets dissolved (by the solvent) • Saturated – no more solute can dissolve • Solubility – how much solute will dissolve in a volume (molL-1 or gL-1) Dissolving When ionic solids are added to water an aqueous solution of ions is formed. Remember: • When things dissolve in water there will always be OH- and H3O+ present • 2H2O H3O+ + OH• If the solution is acidic then [H3O+]>[OH-] • Kw = [H3O+ ][OH-] = 10-14 therefore low level of dissociation • In neutral solutions [H3O+ ] = [OH-] = 10-7 • These species dissolve but don’t react with water: • Cl-, Br- and ions in groups 1 and 2 • Anions combined with oxygen eg SO42-, NO3• Glucose, ethanol Calculating Ks • At the point of saturation an equilibrium is formed. • Adding Ag2CrO4 to water will create an equilibrium. Write the equation. • Ag2CrO4(s) 2Ag+(aq) + CrO42-(aq) • Ag2CrO4 has a solubility of 6.5 x 10-5 molL-1 • This is a special type of equilibrium constant • What is the concentration of CrO42-? 6.5 x 10-5 molL-1 • What is the concentration of Ag+? 1.3 x 10-4 molL-1 • • • • What is the value of Ks? Ks = [Ag+]2[CrO42-] therefore Ks = (1.3 x 10-4)2 x (6.5 x10-5) Ks = 1.1 x 10-12 • The bigger the value of Ks, the more likely the substance will dissolve Special Equilibrium Constants Ks Ks = [A] x [B] for AB salt (NaCl), giving s = s = solubility (molL-1) Ks= [A][B]2 for AB2 salt (MgCl2) Ks = [A]2[B] for A2B salt (Na2S), giving s = 3 Ks 4 Plus Kw, Ka and Kb Use these to calculate solubility if you are given Ks Memorise these! Solubility calculations • Write equilibrium and then Ks expressions for: • Zn(OH)2 and FeS dissolving in water • Now find the solubility of • • • • A) FeS where Ks = 6.3 x 10 -18 2.51 x 10 -9 molL-1 B) Zn(OH)2 where Ks = 2.0 x 10 -17 1.71 x 10 -6 molL-1 • Don’t forget the equilibrium arrow • Don’t include solids or solvents as their concentration doesn’t vary Does a Precipitate form? • • • • • Known as the Ionic Product Use the Ks expression If IP>Ks a precipitate will form Ks(AgCl) = 1.6 x 10 -10 If a mixture of ions is formed with a [Ag+] = 2.1 x 10 -4 molL-1 and [Cl-] = 3.4 x 10-5 will a precipitate form? • An I.P. of 7.14 x 10 -9 > Ks therefore a precipitate will form. • ESA pg 229 activity 19E Ionic Product calculations • Will a precipitate form if we mix 50ml of 0.01molL-1 AgNO3(aq) with 50ml of 0.002molL-1 NaCl(aq)? Ks(AgCl) = 1.8 x 10-10 • Write equilibrium for the formation of AgCl(s) • AgCl(s) Ag+(aq) + Cl-(aq) • Write Ks expression • Ks = [Ag+][Cl-] • Calculate I.P. by substituting values for the concentrations of ions I.P. = 5.0 x 10-6 • If you increase the volume you will decrease the concentration • Use this formula to work out the new concentrations • [new] = original vol x [original] • Total vol • E.g. for Ag+ new concentration is: • (50/100) x 0.01 = 0.005molL-1 • Comment on the size of I.P. compared to Ks and therefore whether a precipitate will form. • I.P. > Ks so a precipitate will form. • What would happen if the volume of AgNO3 were 10ml and NaCl were 40ml? Common Ion effect • Adding or removing a common ion will disturb the solubility equilibrium (Le Chatellier) • Less AgCl will dissolve in 0.1 M NaCl(aq) compared to in pure water. (Less Ag+ can dissolve because the solution already contains Cl-.) • Given Ks(AgCl) = 1.56 x 10-10 calculate the solubility of AgCl • As the [Cl-] is 0.1M then Ks = [Ag+] x 0.1 = 1.56 x 10 -10 • So the [Ag+] = 1.56 x 10 -9 molL-1which will be equivalent to the concentration of AgCl To maintain Ks A common ion will reduce the solubility of a substance [Ag+] must decrease adding more Cl- to the RHS shifts the equilibrium to the left Complex Ions and solubility • • • • • • Formed if a precipitate disappears when excess reagent is added. Metal cations with several ligands attached. Ligands have a pair of non-bonding electrons e.g. H20, NH3, OH-, SCNThe number of ligands is twice the charge on the cation. E.g. Cu2+ forms [Cu(NH3)4]2+ Zn(OH)2 Zn2+ + 2OHAccording to equilibrium principals adding extra OH- will shift the equilibrium in the reverse direction in order to remove the extra OH- and maintain Kc, therefore more Zinc Hydroxide will precipitate but… ESA pg • Zn(OH)2 + 2OH[Zn(OH)4]2227 2+ • When excess OH is added the zincate ion forms which removes Zn from the activity 2+ solution thus shifting the equilibrium forwards to produce more Zn and maintain 19C and Ks, this causes more Zn(OH)2 to dissolve. D Formation of a complex ion increases the solubility of a substance • Can you predict what might happen if the reaction took place in acidic conditions? Solubility in acidic conditions • If an excess of H3O+ • Zn(OH)2 Zn2+ + 2OH• 2H2O H3O+ + OH• Therefore hydroxide ions are neutralised by the hydronium thus removing them from the equilibrium which shifts forward in order to maintain Ks, so more Zn(OH)2 can dissolve. Solubility in basic conditions Calculate the solubility of Fe(OH)2 in pH10 solution. Ks(Fe(OH)2) = 8.0 x 10-16 Fe(OH)2(s) Fe2+ + 2OHKs=[Fe2+ ][OH-]2 We need to work out[OH-] [H3O+] = 10-pH = 1 x10-10molL-1 Kw =1x10-14=[H3O+][OH-] So [OH-] =1x10-4molL-1 Substitute this into the Ks expression • 8.0x10-16 =[Fe2+](1x10-4)2 • [Fe2+] = 8x10-8molL-1 • This is equal to the solubility of Fe(OH)2 due to stoichiometry. Solubility in basic conditions • Basic anions will react with acid and therefore alter the equilibrium • NaOH is added to seawater to precipitate out Mg2+ as Mg(OH)2. [Mg2+] = 0.555molL-1 • Calculate the minimum hydroxide concentration and hence the pH of the solution needed for precipitation to occur. Ks (Mg(OH)2) = 7.1x10-12 • Mg(OH)2 Mg2+ + 2OH• Ks= [Mg2+ ][OH-] 2 • 7.1x10-12 > [Mg2+ ][OH-]2 • 7.1x10-12 > 0.555 x [OH-] 2 • [OH-] > 3.58x10-6molL-1 • pOH = -log[OH-] • pOH = 5.45 • Minimum pH = 14 – 5.45 = 8.55 Acids and Bases • • • • • • • • You should know: pH = -log[H3O+] Kw = [H3O+] x [OH-] = 10 -14 [H3O+] = 10 -pH pOH + pH = 14 pOH = -log[OH-] [OH-] = 10 -pOH Strong acids such as HCl, HBr, HNO3 and H2SO4 all fully dissociate and therefore are NOT in equilibrium. • Weak acids only partially dissociate so if a strong and weak acid have the same concentration, the strong acid will have a greater [H3O+] and therefore the lower pH. (pH is inversely proportional to the [H3O+]) Weak Acids • CH3COOH + H2O + • Work out the equation for the equilibrium constant for the dissociation of weak acids (Ka) • Ka is the acid dissociation constant or acidity constant • Ka =[product] [reactant] • [water] remains very high and can be thought of as constant therefore… Ka = [H3O+][A-] [HA] CH3COO- Also as [H3O+] = 10-pH then… Ka = 10-pKa pKa = - log Ka H3O+ So if Ka is small the level of dissociation is low, the [H3O+] is low so the pKa and pH are high MEMORISE Can you rearrange this to find [H3O+] for a weak acid? Clue: use stoichiometry [H3O+] = K [HA ] a Weak Acid Calculations - Ka and pKa • Ka is dependent on concentration and temperature • If a 0.1molL-1 solution of HOCl has a pKa of 7.53 calculate its Ka,[H3O+]and hence pH • HOCl + H2O H3O+ + OCl• Ka =[H3O+][OCl-] [HOCl] • Ka=10-pKa • Ka = 2.95 x 10-8 • Ka is very small, not much dissociation so assume [HOCl]=0.1molL-1 • [H3O+] =√(Ka x[HOCl] ) • [H3O+] = 5.43 x 10-5 • pH =-log[H3O+] • pH = 4.27 therefore HOCl is a weak acid Note: pKa is high, Ka is small, partial dissociation means low [H3O+] and so high pH Weak Bases • NH3 + H2O NH4+ + OH- • Ka can be used to calculate the pH of a weak base e.g 0.1molL-1 NH3 (Ka = 5.75x10-10) • This is because the conjugate acid NH4+ further reacts with water • NH4+ + H2O NH3 + H3O+ • Therefore Ka = [NH3][H3O+] [NH4+ ] • But due to stoichiometry [NH4+ ] = [OH-] and [OH-]=kw/[H3O+] • So Ka =[NH3][H3O+] Kw/[H3O+] • Which rearranges to Ka = [NH3][H3O+]2 Kw • [H3O+]=√(Ka xKw)/[NH3] • The very low value for Ka means we can assume [NH3] = original concentration • Can you prove the pH of the solution is 11.1? • An alternative method is to use the base dissociation constant (Kb) and pOH • Kb = Kw/Ka • [OH-] = √(Kb x [NH3]) Species in Solution • • • • • HCl(g) and CH3COOH(l) are both soluble in water Write separate equations to demonstrate this HCl + H2O H3O+ + ClCH3COOH + H2O CH3COO- + H3O+ What are the relative concentrations of ALL the species present in each equation? • H2O >> H3O+ >Cl->OH• H2O >>CH3COOH> H3O+ > CH3COO- >OH• Which solution would have the greater conductivity and why? • The partial dissociation of water adds a small amount of H3O+ and OH- to any aqueous system Full dissociation means a high concentration of ions and greater conductivity in the HCl solution Conductivity • Electrical conductivity is due to the movement of charged particles. • A solution which fully dissociates will have a greater concentration of ions and will therefore conduct better than one which only partially dissociate. • HCl(g) + H2O(l) H3O+ + Cl• NH3(g) + H2O (l) NH4+ + OH- Exceptions • CH3CH2OH dissolves but no ions form • CH3COOH and NH3 only partially dissociate • Ca(OH)2 limited solubility means weak electrolyte Species in solution • Consider the following compounds dissolving in water and determine the relative concentration of species and their pH • 5.85g of NaCl, 1 litre of water (MNa=23, MCl=35.5) • 0.1molL-1 CH3COONa, Ka (CH3COOH)= 1.74 x10-5 • • • • NaCl Na+ + Cln=m/M so [NaCl]=[Na+]=[Cl-]=0.1molL-1 [Na+]=[Cl-]>[H3O+]=[OH-] [H3O+] = 10-7 and pH =7 so solution is neutral • • • • • • CH3COONa H2O CH3COO- + Na+ CH3COO- + H2O CH3COOH + OH[H2O]>>[Na+]>[CH3COO-]>[OH-]>[CH3COOH]>[H3O+] [H3O+] < 10-7 and pH >7 so solution is basic Kb = Kw/Ka and [OH-] = √(Kb x [CH3COO-]) [OH-] = 5.71 x 10-11 therefore pH = 8.88 • pH measures the [H3O+] • Kw= 10-14=[H3O+][OH-] so if [OH-] increases then [H3O+] decreases Therefore salts of weak acids are basic. What about salts of weak bases? Prove, using Ka that the pH is 8.88 Buffer Solutions Buffers are solutions of [weak acid] ≈[conjugate base] Or • [weak base]≈[conjugate acid] • E.g. CH3COOH and CH3COO- or NH3 and NH4+ • Buffers resist a change in pH by neutralising the addition of H3O+ or OH• As dissociation of weak acid / bases is low additional conjugate is added to ensure approximately equivalent concentrations • The buffer zone is the area where the pH does not change significantly Common Buffers • Methanoic acid/ methanoate • Ammonium ion/ ammonia • Ethanoic acid/ ethanoate • Hydrogen carbonate/ carbonate Adding acid (the conjugate base reacts) • NH3 + H3O+ NH4+ + H2O • A- + H3O+ HA + H2O Adding base(the conjugate acid reacts) • NH4+ + OHNH3 + H2O • HA + OHA- + H2O Buffer calculations • HA + H2O A- + H3O+ • HA = acidic species, A- = basic species • So using the Ka expression we can say [HA] Ka x [A-] • • Or -] [A • pH = pKa + log [HA] [H3O+]= • If [HA] = [A-]then [H3O+]= Ka and pH =pKa (half way to equivalence) Diluting a buffer will not change its pH but will reduce its buffering capacity. Calculate the pH of a buffer made from 0.100mol of NH4Cl dissolved in 100ml of 0.100molL-1 NH3(aq) Ka(NH4+) = 5.75 x 10-10 • [NH4+]= 0.1 x 10 = 1molL-1 • [H3O+]= 5.75 x 10-10 x 1/0.1 = 5.75 x 10-11 • pH = -log(5.75 x 10-11) = 10.2 Buffer calculations • You will need to find the concentration of acidic and basic species or the pH • Write the equilibrium • Calculate the pH of a buffer made from adding 2.23g NaF to 150ml of 0.05molL-1 HF(weak acid). pKa(HF) = 3.17, M NaF = 42 • NaF Na+ + F• HF +H2O H3O+ + F• nNaF =m/M = 2.23/42 = 0.0531 • 1:1 mol ratio therefore 0.0531 mol F- added to 0.15L (n/v =c) so [F-] = 0.354molL-1 • HF partially dissociates so assume [HF] = 0.05molL-1 -] [A • pH = pKa + log [HA] • pH = 3.17 + log(0.354/0.05) • pH =4.02 Buffer calculations • Calculate the pH of a buffer made from 50ml of 1molL-1 sodium methanoate added to 50ml of 0.2molL-1 methanoic acid (pKa HCOOH = 3.74) [A-] • pH = pKa + log [HA] • [A-]= methanoate • [HA]= methanoic acid • HCOONa HCOO- + Na+ • 1:1 mol ratio therefore [HCOONa]=[HCOO-] • n=cv= 1 x0.05= 0.05 mols HCOO• New solution will be 100ml so 0.05/0.1 = 0.5molL-1 • Dilution of [HA] makes the new concentration= (50/100) x 0.2 = 0.1 molL-1 [A-] • pH = pKa + log [HA] • pH = 4.44 -] [A • Now use [H3O+]= Ka x to get [HA] the same value Preparing a buffer • If pH = pKa then add twice the number of moles of weak acid to the base. Eg • NaOH + HCOOH HCOONa + H3O+ • X mol 2X mol (initially) • X mol X mol (finally) • If pH ≠ pKa • Make a buffer of pH5 by adding CH3COONa to 1L of 0.1 molL-1 ethanoic acid. Assume no change in volume, what mass needs to be added? pKa CH3COOH = 4.76, M CH3COONa = 82 14.2g must be dissolved in ethanoic acid and made up to 1L CH3COOH +H2O CH3COO- + H3O+ Ka =[CH3COO-][H3O+] [CH3COOH] [H3O+] =10-pH and Ka =10-pKa So 10-pKa=[CH3COO-] x 10-pH 0.1 10-pKa x 0.1 =[CH3COO-] 10-pH 0.174molL-1 =[CH3COO-] m=n x M = 0.174 x 82= 14.2g Acid –Base Titrations • When an unknown [NaOH] is titrated against 50ml of 0.1M HCl, the following graph can be plotted. • What was the initial pH? • Calculate the [NaOH] • HCl + NaOH NaCl + H2O • n=CV HCl NaOH Mol ratio 1 1 C 0.1 V 0.05 0.1 0.05 n 0.005 0.005 With a strong acid and base titration, both will fully dissociate and the equivalence point (half way up the steepest part of the graph) will be pH 7 Titration curves • • • • • • • • Shape of graph indicates: SASB, SAWB, WASB initial and final pH Equivalence point (ep) is when acid and base are in equal concentrations (not necessarily neutral) ½ volume at ep, pH=pKa, Ka = [H3O+] Buffer region is 1 pH above or below pKa Range of a suitable indicator Note the ep is neutral, lack of buffer, long vertical section Strong Acid/ Strong Base Titration • Calculate the pH of the solution at the end of the titration to 3S.F. • HCl + NaOH NaCl + H2O • After 50ml of base has been added the solution is neutral so this will dilute the concentration of additional base. • C=n/V Volume after • [OH-] = 0.1 M x 0.05 equivalence (0.1 + 0.05) [OH-] = 0.033 pOH = 1.47 Total volume pH = 12.5 Titrating Weak Acid / Strong Base • The initial pH is low so [H3O+] = √Ka x [HA] • CH3COOH + H2O CH3COO- + H3O+ • Equivalence point – when ALL the weak acid has reacted with the base • CH3COOH + NaOH CH3COONa + H2O At equivalence the [CH3COO-] is half of the original [CH3COOH] due to the dilution effect At half way to equivalence [CH3COO-]=[CH3COOH] • Ka = [CH3COO-][H3O+] [CH3COOH] After equivalence pH is dependent on the dilution effect on the [base] If 0.01molL-1 NaOH is added to 50ml of 0.01molL-1 CH3COOH calculate: (Ka CH3COOH = 1.74 x 10-5) 3.38 • the initial pH • pH half way to equivalence 4.76 • pH at equivalence 8.23 • pH at end 11.3 Answers Initial pH • It is a weak acid so [H3O+] = √Ka x [HA] • [H3O+] = √ 1.74 x 10-5 x 0.01 • [H3O+] = 4.17 x 10-4 • pH = -log[H3O+] • pH = -log[4.17 x 10-4] • pH = 3.38 Think: does this look right, it is a weak acid and pH is inversely proportional to [H3O+] Answers half way to equivalence pH • Ka = [H3O+] = 1.74 x 10-5 • pH = -log[H3O+] • pH = -log[1.74 x 10-5] • pH = 4.76 Answer pH at Equivalence • All the [CH3COOH] has been neutralised so the number of mols of CH3COO- = the initial mols of CH3COOH BUT it is in twice the volume therefore the [CH3COO-] is half of the original ie 0.005 molL-1 • CH3COOH + NaOH CH3COONa + H2O • [H3O+]=√(Ka x Kw/[CH3COO-]) • [H3O+]=√(1.74 x 10-5 x 10-14/0.005) • [H3O+]= √1.74 x 10-19/0.005 • [H3O+]= √3.48 x 10-17 Think: does this look right, it is almost neutral • [H3O+]= 5.89 x 10-9 • pH = • pH = -log[5.89 x 10-9] • pH = 8.23 -log[H3O+] but weak acid and strong base results in a pH>7 at equivalence because CH3COO- acts as a weak base Weak conjugate base Answer pH at end • [OH-] = [NaOH] x volume beyond equivalence total volume • [OH-] = 0.01 x 25 125 • [OH-] = 0.002 Alternatively • pOH = -log[OH-] use Kw = [OH-] [H3O+] • pOH = 2.69897 • pH =14 - pOH Think: does this look right, it is a strong base, diluted • pH = 11.3 Although 75ml has been added the first 50ml has reacted with the acid 50ml of acid and 75ml of base results in a dilution Titrating Weak Base Vs Strong Acid • NH4+ + H2O NH3 + H3O+ Initial • [H3O+]=√(Ka x Kw/[NH3]) • [H3O+]=√(5.75 x 10-10 x 10-14/0.1) • [H3O+]= √5.75 x 10-24/0.1 • [H3O+]= √5.75 x 10-23 • [H3O+]= 7.58 x 10-12 • pH = -log[H3O+] • pH = -log[7.58 x 10-12] • pH = 11.1 Half way to equivalence • Ka = [H3O+] = 5.75 x 10-10 If 0.1molL-1 HCl is added to 40ml of 0.1molL-1 NH3 calculate: (Ka NH4+ = 5.75 x 10-10) • pH = -log[H3O+] 11.1 • the initial pH • pH = -log[5.75 x 10-10] • pH half way to equivalence 9.24 • pH = 9.24 • pH at equivalence • pH at end Titrating Weak Base Vs Strong Acid Equivalence • NH3 + HCl NH4+ + Cl• All the [NH3] has been neutralised so the number of mols of NH4+ = the initial mols of NH3 BUT it is in twice the volume therefore the [NH4+] is half of the original ie 0.05 molL-1 • NH4+ + H2O NH3 + H3O+ • NH4+ is a weak acid so [H3O+] = √Ka x [HA] • [H3O+] = √ 5.75 x 10-10 x 0.05 • [H3O+] = 5.36 x 10-6 • pH = -log[H3O+] -1 HCl is added to 40ml of 0.1molL-1 NH calculate: (Ka -10) If 0.1molL = 5.75 x 10 3 NH4+ • pH = -log[5.36 x 10-6] • the initial pH 11.1 • pH = 5.28 • pH half way to equivalence 9.24 • pH at equivalence • pH at end 5.28 Titrating Weak Base Vs Strong Acid At End • [H3O+] = [HCl] x volume beyond equivalence total volume • [H3O+] = 0.1 x 40 120 • [H3O+] = 0.033 • pH = -log[H3O+] • pH = 1.48 If 0.1molL-1 HCl is added to 40ml of 0.1molL-1 NH3 calculate: (Ka NH4+ = 5.75 x 10-10) 11.1 • the initial pH • pH half way to equivalence 9.24 • pH at equivalence 5.28 • pH at end 1.48 Indicators • Indicators are weak acids, their conjugate base is a different colour. • Let HMe represent Methyl red • HMe + H2O H3O+ + Me• In acidic conditions the equilibrium shifts left so the indicator is red. • In basic conditions H3O+ is neutralised so the equilibrium shifts right and the indicator is yellow. • Colour change represents the titration endpoint so an indicator is chosen which changes colour on the steep part. • Pka of indicator ± 1pH of the pH at equivalence • Strong acid Vs weak base results in a slightly acidic salt (NH4Cl ), so equivalence point is <7 HMe has a pKa of 5.1 which means it works as an indicator phenolpthalein (pKa 9.3) does not