Acid-Base equilibrium will lie toward the side of the weaker acid and base.
Predict the position of equilibrium for the following reactions:
CH3COOH |
+ |
NH3 |
CH3COO- |
+ |
NH4+ |
|
acid |
base |
base |
acid |
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pKa ~5 |
pKa~9 |
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Equilibrium lies to the right: → |
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C2H5NH2 |
+ |
H2O |
C2H5NH3+ |
OH- |
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base |
acid |
acid |
base |
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pKa ~16 |
pKa ~11 |
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← Equilibrium lies to the left * |
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NH3 |
+ |
HCN |
NH4+ |
+ |
CN- |
|
base |
acid |
acid |
base |
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pKa ~9 |
pKa ~9 |
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pK's the same, equilibrium has approximately equal amounts of product and reactant. |
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