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Alabama Course of Study Science

9-12

Chemistry

Matter and Its Interactions

9-12.C.1.6.e

Mixtures of Acids

In a mixture of strong and weak acid, the strong acid dissociates completely, significantly elevating H3O+ ion concentration, while the weak acid only partially dissociates.
Le Ch&#226;telier&#39;s principle explains that the stronger acid suppresses the weaker acid&#39;s dissociation by shifting the equilibrium towards the reactants.
Consider a mixture of 0.15 M HCl and 0.30 M HCN. The strong acid yields a H3O+ concentration of 0.15 M, making the H3O+ concentration from the weak acid negligible.
So, the pH in a mixture of acids is predominantly dictated by the concentration of the strong acid.
Similarly, when a mixture of two weak acids of equal amounts is present, the relatively stronger acid is the primary pH determinant.
For example, in a mixture of HF and HCN, HF will be the major determinant of the mixture&#39;s pH, as it has a Ka of 3.5 &#215; 10&#8722;4 which is almost a million times higher than the Ka of hydrocyanic acid.

mengsel van zuren

De pH van een oplossing die een zuur bevat, kan worden bepaald met behulp van de zuurdissociatieconstante en initiële concentratie. Als een oplossing twee verschillende zuren bevat, kan de pH ervan worden bepaald met behulp van een van verschillende methoden, afhankelijk van de relatieve sterkte van de zuren en hun dissociatieconstanten.

In een mengsel van sterke en zwakke zuren dissocieert het sterke zuur volledig en wordt het een bron van bijna alle hydroniumionen die in de oplossing aanwezig zijn. Het zwakke zuur daarentegen vertoont een gedeeltelijke dissociatie en produceert een verwaarloosbare concentratie hydroniumionen. De hoge concentratie hydroniumionen geproduceerd door het sterke zuur, vermindert de dissociatie van het zwakke zuur verder. Volgens het principe van Le Chatelier gebeurt dit: “Wanneer een chemisch systeem in evenwicht wordt verstoord, verschuift het systeem in een richting die de verstoring minimaliseert.” De overtollige hydroniumionen die door het sterke zuur worden geproduceerd, verstoren het evenwicht, en dus zal de reactie in de omgekeerde richting verlopen totdat het evenwicht is bereikt. Dit leidt tot een afname van de dissociatie van het zwakke zuur. Vanwege deze afname kan de pH van een mengsel van sterke en zwakke zuren alleen worden berekend op basis van de concentratie van het sterke zuur. De pH van een mengsel met een gelijke concentratie zoutzuur (HCl), een sterk zuur, en mierenzuur (HCHO2), een zwak zuur, kan bijvoorbeeld alleen worden bepaald aan de hand van de concentratie HCl. Als de concentratie van de HCl in het mengsel 0,0020 M is, kan de pH als volgt worden berekend.

pH = -log(0,002) = 2,7

Hier is de concentratie van hydroniumionen geproduceerd door HCHO2 en de auto-ionisatie van water verwaarloosbaar en kan dus worden genegeerd.

Een mengsel van twee zwakke zuren met verschillende dissociatieconstanten

In een mengsel van twee zwakke zuren wordt de pH van een mengsel bepaald door het sterkere zuur als de dissociatieconstante aanzienlijk hoger is dan die van het zwakkere zuur. In een mengsel met een gelijke concentratie salpeterigzuur (HNO2) en hypochloorzuur (HClO) zal HNO2 bijvoorbeeld de belangrijkste bepalende factor zijn voor de pH van het mengsel, aangezien de Ka (4.6 × 10−4) ongeveer 10.000 maal zo groot is als de pH-waarde van het mengsel. Hoger dan de Ka (2.9 × 10−8) van HClO. Volgens het principe van Le Chatelier vertoont HClO een verminderde dissociatie in de aanwezigheid van HNO2.

Mengsel van zuren

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finding ph in acid mixtures

Finding pH in acid mixtures depends on the acids present and their dissociation constants. When a solution contains two acids, the pH can be found by choosing the method that matches their relative strengths. The key idea is that the stronger acid often controls the hydronium ion level, which is the amount of H3O+ in solution.

In a mixture of a strong acid and a weak acid, the strong acid dissociates completely. It becomes the main source of hydronium ions in the solution. The weak acid dissociates only partly, so it adds a very small amount of hydronium ions. The high hydronium ion concentration from the strong acid also suppresses the weak acid.

This effect follows Le Chatelier’s principle. When an equilibrium system is disturbed, it shifts to reduce the disturbance. In this case, the extra hydronium ions from the strong acid push the weak acid equilibrium in the reverse direction. As a result, the weak acid dissociates less. Because of this, the pH of a strong and weak acid mixture can be calculated from the strong acid concentration only.

For example, a mixture with equal concentrations of hydrochloric acid, HCl, and formic acid, HCHO2, can be treated using the HCl concentration alone. If the HCl concentration is 0.0020 M, then pH = −log(0.002) = 2.7. The hydronium ions from HCHO2 and the autoionization of water are negligible here and can be ignored.

A mixture of two weak acids works differently. If one weak acid has a much larger dissociation constant, Ka, than the other, it will usually determine the pH. For example, in a solution with equal concentrations of nitrous acid, HNO2, and hypochlorous acid, HClO, HNO2 is the main factor because its Ka value, 4.6 × 10−4, is about 10,000 times higher than the Ka of HClO, 2.9 × 10−8. Le Chatelier’s principle also explains why HClO dissociates less in the presence of HNO2.

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