Acid-base titration representative model

The stoichiometry of the proton in Eqs. (10.7) and (10.8) (denoted by j) is a collective term that represents three possible configurations for the M Hy cit +- - (6Z ) complex. The value of j is 1 when Hc iP occurs in the complex, as in MHcif (6Z ). In this instance, a single carboxyl and the hydroxyl are protonated on the citrate molecule. Such complexes are significant only when solution pH values are less than 4. More commonly, j is zero or negative, the latter representing either the occurrence of H iciP in the complex (all citrate moieties ionized) [as in MH icit (ag)], or the occurrence of H ciP and a metal hydrolysis product in the complex [as in MOH(H icit)2 (ag)]. Chemical models derived from potentiometric acid-base titration studies cannot distinguish between the two potential proton sources (citrate hydroxyl or metal-bound water), as titrations... 

The formation of ion pairs or surface complexes readjusts the acid-base equilibria and could thereby affect the surface charge. According to the sitebinding model, the surface charge ao determined from the proton balance represents the net number of protons released or consumed by all surface reactions, not merely the formation of the ionized surface sites MO and MOH2. Therefore, the surface charge density as determined by the potentiometric titration should be read... 

Acid-base indicators for titrations in nonaqueous solvents are normally weak protolytes. For dissociation model I as given in Table 1, the acid-base equilibrium of a weak acid type of indicator in the pure solvent can be represented in water by the following reaction ... 

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