Quantitative Electrolysis Michael Faraday showed, in 1833, that the amount of products obtained is dependent on the quantity of electrical charge passed through the cell Electrical charge is a meas...
Electrolysis of Aqueous Solutions We have seen previously how simple binary compounds can be electrolysed when molten and the products of electrolysis can be predicted using our knowledge of the io...
The Standard Hydrogen Electrode The absolute value of a half cell potential cannot be measured, only differences in potential between pairs of half-cells. For this reason, it is necessary to have a...
Electrochemical Cells We have seen previously that?redox?reactions involve simultaneous?oxidation?and?reduction?as electrons flow from the?reducing agent?to the?oxidizing agent Which way electrons ...
Acid & Base Calculations pH The acidity of an aqueous solution depends on the number of?H3O+?ions in solution pH?is defined as: pH = -log [H3O+] Where [H3O+] is the concentration of?H3O+?ions i...
Acid & Base Dissociation Constants Weak acids A?weak acid?is an acid that?partially?(or incompletely)?dissociates?in aqueous solutions For example, most carboxylic acids (e.g. ethanoic acid), H...
Salt Hydrolysis An ionic salt is formed from the neutralisation reaction of an acid and base Neutralisation? The ionic salt, MA, formed will dissociate in water Hydrolysis?is where water is used to...
Buffers A?buffer solution?is a solution which resists changes in pH when small amounts of acid or base are added A buffer solution is used to keep the pH almost constant A buffer can consist of?wea...
pH Curves During a titration, a pH meter can be used and a pH curve plotted A pH curve is a graph showing how the pH of a solution changes as the acid (or base) is added The features of a pH curve ...
