Concept questions: 1) Acetic acid is a weak acid. Why is a 2M solution of acetic...

Concept questions: 1) Acetic acid is a weak acid. Why is a 2M solution of acetic acid less hazardous than a 2M solution of hydrochloric acid? 2) What species must be present in a buffer? Write a chemical reaction that explains how the buffer reacts with acid and then write a chemical reaction that shows how the buffer reacts with base. Wxplain how a buffer works.

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Question 1

Acetic acid is a weak acid given that is a substance whose dissociation grade is low in other words is a substance forming a low quantity of ions when is dissolve in water. While hydrochloric acid is a strong acid since is a substance capable of dissociating completely when is dissolved in water.

Due to this property a 2M solution of hydrochloric acid is more hazardous compared to a solution of the same concentration of acetic acid. Hydrochloric acid is more corrosive given that generates a higher quantity of ions which can cause more damage.

Question 2

In a buffer solution two species must be present a weak base or a weak acid and its respective salt. For example a solution formed by CH₃COOH and CH₃COOK it's a buffer solution.

A buffer solution can regulate the changes in pH when an acid is added due to the presence of a conjugate base. For example if we have a solution constitued by CH₃COOH (weak acid) and CH₃COO^- (conjugate base), the acetic acid will disociate as follows:

If a little quantity of a strong acid is added, this substance provides H⁺ ions to the solution which react with the conjugate base, in this case the CH₃COOH^- ions produced by the former reaction as showed bellow:

In the case a little quantity of a strong base is added, this substance provides OH^- ions which react with the acid, and hence the pH remains almost constant given that all of this ions are neutralized by the acid as indicated bellow:

queen_honey_blossom answered 8 months ago

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