Charge-Transfer Reactions: Acids and Bases and Oxidation-Reduction
Charge-Transfer Reactions: Acids and Bases and Oxidation-Reduction
Learning Goals
1. Identify acids and bases and acid-base reactions.
2. Write equations describing acid-base dissociation and label the conjugate acid-base pairs.
3. Describe the role of the solvent in acid-base reactions, and explain the meaning of the term pH.
4. Calculate pH from concentration data.
5. Calculate hydronium and/or hydroxide ion concentration from pH data.
6. Provide examples of the importance of pH in chemical and biochemical systems.
7. Describe the meaning and utility of neutralization reactions.
8. State the meaning of the term buffer and describe the applications of buffers to chemical and biochemical systems, particularly blood chemistry.
9. Describe oxidation and reduction, and describe some practical examples of redox processes.
10. Diagram a voltaic cell and describe its function.
11. Compare and contrast voltaic and electrolytic cells.
