Achieving Neutrality with Titrations and Buffers

In this chapter, we explore three issues that arise when acids meet up with bases  

Titration Titrations are the process by which chemists add acids to bases (or vice versa) a little bit at a time, gradually using up acid and base equivalents as the two neutralize each other. We show you how to use titration to figure out the concentration of an unknown acid. 

Buffer solutions Buffer solutions are mixtures that contain both acid and base forms of the same compounds and serve to maintain the pH of the solution even when extra acid or base is added. 

Solubility product Because salts are produced when acids react with bases, we discuss the solubility product, a number that tells you how soluble a salt is in solution. 

At heart, neutralization reactions in which the base contains a hydroxide ion are simple doublereplacement reactions of the formHA-l-B0H- BA-HH2O(in other words, an acid reacts with a base to form a salt and water). You re asked to write a number of such reactions in this chapter, so be sure to review double replacement reactions and balancing equations in Chapter 8 before you delve into the new and exciting world of neutralization. 

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