CHEM 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Weak Base, Hydrolysis, Anlong County

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When some salts dissolve in water, they dissociate into hydrated ions that may or may not affect the ph of the solution. They form individual hydrated ions, called hydrolysis of ions or salt. Salts like sodium chloride, which are strong electrolytes dissociate completely into aqueous sodium and chloride ions without upsetting the [h+] and [oh-] of the water. The ph of the solution is 7. On the other hand, when sodium carbonate, another highly soluble salt dissociate in water, it increases the ph of the solution (basic solution). This property must be explained by the carbonate ions present, because both salts contain sodium ions in solution. The basic character of the carbonate can be explained by the bronsted-lowry theory as seen below. Naci (s) (cid:314) na+ (aq) + ci- (aq) 2- (aq) h2o (cid:316) oh- (aq) + hco3. Carbonate ion is a weak base with base ionization constant, kb, of 2. 1 x 10-4.

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