3B Acid Bases 2T AY17-18
3B Acid Bases 2T AY17-18
3B Acid Bases 2T AY17-18
Chapter 15
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What are acids?
Acids: Have sour taste
Vinegar
4.3
Examples of Acids
Do you know that Coke contains
phosphoric acid, H3PO4?
What are bases?
Bases
Have a bitter taste.
Feel slippery.
Many soaps
contain bases.
KW KW
[H ] [OH ]
[OH ] [H ]
The Ion Product of Water
pH = 14.00 pOH
pH + pOH = 14.00
pOH = 14.00 pH
pH – A Measure of Acidity
pH = - log [H+]
Solution Is At 250C
neutral [H+] = [OH-] [H+] = 1 x 10-7 pH = 7
acidic [H+] > [OH-] [H+] > 1 x 10-7 pH < 7
basic [H+] < [OH-] [H+] < 1 x 10-7 pH > 7
pH [H+]