Acid – Base Equilibrium Chemistry  

Zumdahl Chapters 14 & 15

AP Learning Objectives: The following AP topics will be covered in the textbook reading, class discussions and lab activities.  Students' understanding and articulation of these topics will be tested by past AP questions on quizzes and unit test.

III.  Reactions (35%-40%) on AP Exam
        A.  Reaction types - Acid-base reactions; concepts of Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry, and Lewis; coordination
              complexes; amphoterism

        B.  Equilibrium constants for reactions in solution
                1.  Quantitative treatment - Ka, Kb, pK, pH
                2.  Solubility product, Ksp, and their application to precipitation and dissolution of slightly soluble
                     compounds
                3.  Common ion effect; buffers; hydrolysis

Assignment Activities:

2/14/05 - 3/11/05

3/8/05 - 3/24/05

4/4/05 - 5/15/05

Lab Activities:    

“Mini-Lab: Investigating Strong and Weak Acids”

“Determining the K_a of a Weak Acid Using a pH Meter”

“Titration of Weak Acids”

“Building and Breaking a Buffer”

Review Materials:

Ch. 14 Acid Base Review Questions

Practice Buffer Problems

Practice Titration Problems

Practice Ksp Problems

Exercises dealing with Multi-Equilibrium Systems

Ch. 13 - 15 Review Problems

TEST IV: March 23 and 24, 2005

Quest on Ch. 15: April 13