Arkansas State University Department of Chemistry and Physics

Students should know the following:

a) properties of acids and bases

b) review of Acid-Base definitions: Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry, Lewis

c) conjugate acids and bases

d) pH, pOH; calculation of pH

e) strong acids, weak acids

f) naming of acids

g) Five general rules concerning acids and bases, leveling effect

h) molecular structure and acid strengths; binary and ternary acids

i) typical acid - base reactions, net ionic equations

j) monoprotic, diprotic, triprotic acids

k) Ka, Kb, pH calculations; calculation of equilibria concentrations

l) acid/ base properites of salts

m) titration curve, equivalence point, indicators

n) buffers and pH calculations; buffer systems

o) buffer range; distribution curve