South 고등학교 2학년 World of Chemical Reactions
Chapters: 3
1. Acid-base equilibria
Brønsted-Lowry acids and bases · Ionisation constants · pH curves in titration · Salt hydrolysis · Buffers in the body
- Ionic Equilibrium: Acids, Bases, Ionisation and pH – Acids and bases can be defined in three ways: Arrhenius (give H⁺ or OH⁻ in water), Brønsted–Lowry (proton donor or acceptor) and Lewis (electron-pair acceptor or donor). Strong acids and bases ionise fully; weak ones ionise only a little and set up an equilibrium with constant Ka or Kb. Water itself ionises: Kw = [H⁺][OH⁻] = 1.0 × 10⁻¹⁴ at 25 °C. pH = −log[H⁺] and pH + pOH = 14. For a weak electrolyte, α ≈ √(K/C), so dilution increases α (Ostwald's dilution law). For a conjugate pair, Ka × Kb = Kw. Salts of weak acids or weak bases react with water (hydrolysis) and give non-neutral solutions.
- Titration: Finding an Unknown Concentration – Titration finds the unknown concentration of a solution. A solution of known concentration (the titrant) is added slowly from a burette to a measured volume of the unknown (the analyte) until the reaction is just complete. An indicator or a meter shows this point. At the equivalence point the moles react in the ratio of the equation, so for a 1 : 1 reaction C₁V₁ = C₂V₂.
- Buffer Solutions and Solubility Product – A buffer is a solution that keeps its pH nearly the same when a little acid or base is added. An acidic buffer is a weak acid with its salt (CH₃COOH + CH₃COONa); a basic buffer is a weak base with its salt (NH₄OH + NH₄Cl). Its pH is given by the Henderson equation: pH = pKa + log([salt]/[acid]). A sparingly soluble salt in its saturated solution sets up an equilibrium with its ions; the product of ion concentrations (each raised to its coefficient) is the solubility product Ksp. For AB, Ksp = s²; for AB₂ or A₂B, Ksp = 4s³. If the ionic product Q exceeds Ksp, a precipitate forms. A common ion lowers solubility.
2. Redox reactions
Oxidation numbers · History of batteries · How galvanic cells work · Electrolysis · Redox in life and cells
- Oxidation Number: Rules, Calculation and Types of Redox – Oxidation number is a pretend charge. We imagine that shared electrons go fully to the atom that pulls harder. A few simple rules give the number for any atom, and all numbers in a species add up to its charge. If an atom’s oxidation number goes up, it is oxidised; if it goes down, it is reduced. With this we can sort redox reactions into combination, decomposition, displacement and disproportionation.
- Galvanic Cells and the Nernst Equation – A galvanic cell turns the energy of a redox reaction into electricity. Oxidation happens at the anode (−) and reduction at the cathode (+). Each electrode has a potential measured against the standard hydrogen electrode (0 V). E°cell = E°cathode − E°anode. The Nernst equation, E = E° − (0.059/n) log Q at 298 K, gives the cell voltage at any concentration, and ΔG = −nFE links voltage to energy.
- Electrolysis, Batteries, Fuel Cells and Corrosion – In an electrolytic cell an outside source of electricity forces a non-spontaneous reaction: cations are reduced at the cathode (−) and anions oxidised at the anode (+). Faraday's laws link the mass changed to the charge: m = (M/nF) × I × t. Which product forms depends on electrode potentials and overpotential. Batteries are galvanic cells: primary (dry cell, mercury cell) cannot be recharged; secondary (lead storage, Ni–Cd) can. Fuel cells burn H₂ with O₂ to give electricity directly. Corrosion (rusting) is an unwanted galvanic cell on the metal surface.
- Redox Reactions: From Oxygen to Electron Transfer – Oxidation first meant adding oxygen or removing hydrogen. Reduction meant the opposite. Today we use a bigger idea: oxidation is losing electrons and reduction is gaining electrons. Both always happen together, so we call them redox reactions. A more active metal gives electrons to the ion of a less active metal.
3. Carbon compounds and reactions
Useful carbon compounds · Simple organic reactions · Polymerisation · Synthesised materials
- Carbon and Its Compounds: Bonding, Hydrocarbons and Naming – Carbon has 4 outer electrons, so it shares electrons (covalent bonds) instead of gaining or losing them. Because it bonds to itself (catenation) and always makes 4 bonds (tetravalency), it forms millions of compounds: chains, branches and rings, saturated or unsaturated. Compounds with the same functional group form a homologous series that differs by –CH₂–, and IUPAC names are built from the number of carbons + a suffix or prefix for the functional group.
- Polymers – A polymer is a giant molecule made by joining many small molecules (monomers) into a long chain. In addition polymerisation, monomers with a C=C double bond open up and link with nothing lost (ethene → poly(ethene)). In condensation polymerisation, two kinds of monomer with reactive groups at both ends join and give off a small molecule such as water at every link (nylon, polyester). Nature makes polymers too: starch, cellulose, proteins, DNA, rubber. Separate chains give thermoplastics that melt and can be recycled; cross-linked chains give thermosets that never melt. Most plastics do not rot, so we must reduce, reuse and recycle them.