explainthatthereisabalanceof opposingreactions inchemical equilibriumsystems
2. determinequantitative relationships insimple equilibrium systems.
Key
Concepts:The
following conceptsare developedinthis unitand may
alsobe addressedinother unitsorinother courses.The
intendedlevel and scope oftreatmentis definedby
theoutcomes.chemicalequilibrium systems
Bronsted-Lowry
acidsand
bases titration curvesconjugate pairsofacids
and
bases amphiproticsubstancesbuffers indicators
Unit D: Chemical Equilibrium Focusing on Acid-Base Systems
©AlbertaEducation, Alberta,Canada
Chemistry 30 /67 (2007)
Studentswillexplainthatthereisabalance ofopposingreactions inchemical equilibrium systems.
SBhH
Specific
Outcomes
forKnowledge
Studentswill:
30-D1
.Ik defineequilibrium andstatethecriteriathatapplytoachemical systemin equilibrium;i.e.,closedsystem,constancy ofproperties,equal ratesof forward and reverse reactions
30-D
1.2k identify,write andinterpretchemical equationsforsystemsatequilibrium30-D1.3k
predict,qualitatively,usingLe
Chatelier's principle, shifts inequilibriumcausedby changesintemperature,pressure, volume, concentration orthe addition ofacatalystand
describehow
thesechangesaffectthe equilibriumconstant30-D
1.4k defineK
ctopredicttheextentofthe reaction andwriteequilibrium-law expressions for givenchemical equations,usinglowestwhole-number
coefficients30-D
1.5k describeBronsted-Lowry
acids asprotondonorsand
basesasproton acceptors30-D
1.6k writeBronsted-Lowry
equations, including indicators,and
predictwhetherreactantsor productsare favouredforacid-base equilibriumreactions formonoprotic and polyprotic acidsand
bases30-D
1.7k identifyconjugatepairs andamphiprotic substances30-D
1.8k define abuffer asrelatively largeamounts
of aweak
acidorbase anditsconjugate in equilibriumthatmaintain arelativelyconstantpH when
smallamounts
ofacidor base are added.Specific
Outcomes
for Science,Technology and
Society (STS) (Natureof
ScienceEmphasis)Studentswill:
30-D
Lists explain thatthegoalofscience isknowledge
aboutthe naturalworld (NS1)• applyequilibriumtheories
and
principles toanalyzea
varietyofphenomena;
e.g.,carbon
dioxideescapingfrom an open
bottle/canof
carbonated beverage-
roleof
the oceansin thecarboncycle-
solubilityof
oxygen gasin lakewater-
acidprecipitation (deposition) - blood gasesindeep-seadivingbuffersin livingsystems
30-D
1.2sts explainthat scientificknowledge and
theoriesdevelop throughhypotheses,the collection ofevidence,investigation andthe abilitytoprovide explanations (NS2)• research
how
equilibrium theoriesand
principlesdeveloped30-D
1.3sts explainthatthegoalof technologyis toprovide solutions to practicalproblems (ST1)[ICT
F2-4.4]• analyze
how
equilibrium principleshave been appliedinindustrialprocesses; e.g.,-
Haber-Bosch
process for producingammonia -
Solvay process for producingsodium
carbonate - productionof
methanol.Note:
Some
oftheoutcomesaresupportedbyexamples. Theexamplesarewritteninitalicsanddo notformpart ofthe requiredprogram
butareprovidedasanillustrationofhow
theoutcomes might bedeveloped.General Outcome
1Studentswillexplainthatthereis abalance ofopposingreactions inchemical equilibrium systems.
Specific
Outcomes
for Skills (Nature ofScience Emphasis)Initiatingand Planning
Students will:
30-Dl.ls
formulate questionsabout observed relationshipsand
plan investigationsofquestions, ideas, problems andissues• predict variablesthatcan cause ashiftinequilibrium
(IP-NS3)
• designan experimentto
show
equilibrium shifts;e.g., colour change, temperature change, precipitation(IP-NS2)
• describe proceduresforthe safe handling, storage
and
disposal ofmaterialsusedinthe laboratory,withreferencetoWHMIS
andconsumer
productlabelling information(IP-NS4)
• design
a procedure
topreparea
system capableof
buffering(PR-ST2).
Performing
and
Recording Studentswill:30-D1.2s
conductinvestigations into relationshipsamong
observablevariablesand
usea broad range oftoolsand
techniques togatherand
record dataand
information• perform an experimenttotest,qualitatively,predictions ofequilibrium shifts;
e.g., colourchange, temperaturechange, precipitation
and
gas production(PR-NS3, PR-NS4, PR-NS5)
> • prepare
a
buj erand
investigateitsrelativeabilities, witha
control(i.e., water), to resistapH change when a
smallamount of
strongacid or strong baseisadded (AI-NS6).
Analyzing
and
InterpretingStudentswill:
30-D1
.3s analyze dataand apply mathematicaland
conceptualmodels
todevelopand
assesspossible solutions• write theequilibriumlawexpressionfora givenequation
(AI-NS1)
• analyze, qualitatively, the changesin concentrations
of
reactantsand
productsafteran equilibrium shift(AI-NS6)
• interpretdatafromagraphto determine
when
equilibriumisestablishedand
to determinethe causeof astress onthe system(AI-NS2, AI-NS6) [ICT
C6-4.1]• interpret, qualitatively,titration curvesof monoprotic
and
polyprotic acidsand bases forstrongacid-weak
baseand weak
acid-strongbase combinations,and
identify buffering regions (AI-NS2).Note:
Some
oftheoutcomesaresupportedbyexamples. Theexamplesarewritteninitalicsanddonotformpart of the requiredprogram
butareprovidedasanillustrationofhow
theoutcomesmight bedeveloped.Unit D:
Chemical
Equilibrium Focusing on Acid-Base Systems Chemistry 30 /69©AlbertaEducation, Alberta,Canada (2007)
Students willexplainthat there isabalanceof opposing reactions inchemicalequilibrium systems.
Communication
andTeamwork
Studentswill:
30-D1.4s
work
collaboratively inaddressingproblemsandapplythe skills and conventions of science incommunicating
informationand ideasandinassessingresults•
work
cooperativelyto developan
illustrationand
explanationof
reversiblereactions(CT-ST2)
• use
advanced menu
features withinword
processingsoftwareto inserttables, graphs, textand
graphicswhen
developinga group
reporton
equilibrium systems(CT-SEC2) [ICTC
1-4.4]Note:
Some
oftheoutcomesaresupportedbyexamples. Theexamplesarewrittenin italicsand do notformpart of therequiredprogram
butareprovidedasanillustrationofhow
theoutcomes might bedeveloped.UnitD:
Chemical
Equilibrium Focusingon
Acid-Base Systems Chemistry30/71
©AlbertaEducation, Alberta,Canada
Students willdeterminequantitative relationshipsin simple equilibrium systems.
Specific
Outcomes
forKnowledge
Studentswill:
30-D2.
Ik recalltheconcepts ofpH
andhydronium
ion concentrationandpOH
and hydroxide ion concentration,inrelation toacidsand
bases30-D2.2k
defineK w ,K
a, K\> anduse these todeterminepH, pOH, [H
3 +]