Which description correctly characterizes the acidity or basicity of a solution? The higher the pH is, the more the hydroxide io
n concentration decreases and the more acidic the solution becomes. The higher the pH is, the more the hydroxide ion concentration increases and the more basic the solution becomes. The lower the pH is, the more the hydronium ion concentration decreases and the more acidic the solution becomes. The lower the pH is, the more the hydronium ion concentration increases and the more basic the solution becomes.
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A) At pH=1
This pH is lower than the value for the pKa, so Acetic acid wouldn't be ionized, but the equilibrium would be displaced to CH₃COOH
CH₃COOH ⇄ CH₃COO⁻ + H₃O⁺ (equilibrium displaced to the left)
The chemical structure for CH₃COOH is the first one in the attached images.
B) At pH=7
This pH is higher than the value for the pKa, so Acetic acid would be ionized, and the equilibrium would be displaced to CH₃COO⁻
CH₃COOH ⇄ CH₃COO⁻ + H₃O⁺ (equilibrium displaced to the right)
The chemical structure for CH₃COO⁻ is the second one in the attached images.
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A) At pH=1
This pH is lower than the value for the pKa, so Acetic acid wouldn't be ionized, but the equilibrium would be displaced to CH₃COOH
CH₃COOH ⇄ CH₃COO⁻ + H₃O⁺ (equilibrium displaced to the left)
The chemical structure for CH₃COOH is the first one in the attached images.
B) At pH=7
This pH is higher than the value for the pKa, so Acetic acid would be ionized, and the equilibrium would be displaced to CH₃COO⁻
CH₃COOH ⇄ CH₃COO⁻ + H₃O⁺ (equilibrium displaced to the right)
The chemical structure for CH₃COO⁻ is the second one in the attached images.
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