8.7 Acid-Base Titrations

• Why do we perform titrations?

  • used to determine an unknown CONCENTRATION OR pH using a standing solution (solution with known concentrations).
  • Acid + Base → Salt + Water
  • Titrant: stuff in the burette.
  • Sample: stuff in the flask.
  • Equivalence point: point where neutralization is complete. [H+] = [OH-]
  • strong acids and strong bases; pH = 7 in strong/strong; [H+] = [OH-]
  • weak / strong; ph does not equal 7; [H+] does not equal [OH-] due to hydrolysis of H2O
  • Endpoint: point in a titration where an observable change occurs.

  

<<Strong Acid, Strong Base: HNO3 (aq) + NaOH(aq) → H2O(l) + NaNO3 (aq)<<

<<HC2H3O2(aq) + NaOH(aq) → H2O(l) + NaC2H3O2(aq)<<

• Problem 2: Determine the [H+] and pH of the solution at:

  • Before the reaction starts (pH of a weak acid)
  • At equivalence point (pH of a salt solution)
  • Beyond equivalence point (pH of a strong base)