Equilibrium constant

Titrating Vinegar with Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) Introduction Acids are anions that have at least one hydrogen cation tacked onto their molecular formulas. The Bronsted definition of an acid states that acid is a proton, H+, donor.3 Acids can fall into one of two categories: they can be strong or weak. Strong acids completely dissociate their H+ and weak acids only partially dissociate their H+.3 This means that a strong acid cannot return to its initial state once it undergoes a reaction. On the…

Background One of my project this semester was to improve the Cresyl Violet (CV) staining protocol used in the laboratory. Cresyl Violet is a dye used to stain brain tissues and it is commonly used in histological sectioning. The dye is basic and therefore it binds to ribosomes that are RNA rich and nuclei of cells, which are acidic. Also, the dye leaves a purple color on the stained neuronal tissues. For the purpose of most of our studies, Cresyl Violet staining is used to analyze the lesion…

Title: To what extent does strong and weak acids differ in affecting the course of titrations. Introduction: The real life application that comes from this experiment links to agriculture. In the past decade, industrial dumping has become a controversial topic. Dumping hazardous wastes into river, ocean, and soil has resulted in a dramatic change in pH of the non-renewable resources and leads to a destruction in the ecosystem. Specially in agriculture, crops cannot grow in acidic soil, so it is…

The Determination of the Properties of Acids and Bases Using the Acetic Acid and Sodium Acetate Buffer System Purpose The purpose of this experiment was to explore some of the properties of the acetic acid and sodium acetate buffer system, such as the greatest buffering capacity and the acid and base neutralization ability of several different concentrations of this buffer. Reagents The reagents used were the following: 0.10 M acetic acid, 0.010 M acetic acid, 0.60 M acetic acid, 0.60 M…

The rate at which a reaction occurs, referred to as reaction rate, is a type of reaction property that directly measures the extent of a reaction. Changes in concentration affect reaction rates in chemical formulas, and if the reaction is not specifically known, the rate cannot be determined. The rates are given in negative or positive measurements depending on whether the concentration is a reactant or product. Knowing this, the first step in finding the reaction rate would be to determine the…

I am going to be talking about the different types of acidosis and alkalosis. There are two types of this and they are respiratory acidosis and respiratory alkalosis, and metabolic acidosis and metabolic alkalosis. The purpose of this paper is to provide you with the definitions, causes, symptoms, and treatments of these conditions. Acidosis is an excessive amount of acid in the blood that causes pH levels to fall below 7.35. Alkalosis is an excess of base in blood that causes pH to rise above…

Introduction This extended experimental investigation (EEI) investigated the effect in which concentration had on the rate of reaction. The purpose of this experiment is to test different concentrations of hydrochloric acid with sodium thiosulfate and to see how long it would take until the cross underneath the flask is no longer visible through the milky white solution. Collision theory A collision is when two or more object run into each other. But collision theory is, that only some…

To determine optimal pH value for the hydrolysis of p-NPG by leukocyte GCase, we examined effects of variable pH (4.0-5.5) at a constant substrate concentration (5mM). Figure 1 shows the pH activity curves of leukocyte GCase assayed in the presence and absence of 6 mg per ml Sodium taurocholate. In the absence of the pure sodium taurocholate, the activity in the range of pH 4.0-4.8 was considerably lower. However, in the presence of pure Sodium taurocholate, leukocyte GCase was optimally active…

This experiment exemplifies the effects of the concentration of hydrogen on the strength of bone. As bone is majorly composed of calcium, and knowing that acids want to neutralize. Throughout the experiment, results show that the strength of the bone was compromised in acidic situations, but rather unaffected in situations where the concentration of hydrogen was basic. Even more noticeable than the change in pure tensile strength is the change in the maximum deflection before fracture.…

Abstract The main goal of the buffer capacity experiment was to analyze how the addition of acid or base and dilution affected the measured pH. The results showed that when the buffer systems were under acidic conditions their pH values decreased and increased when exposed to a basic environment. The main goal of the ionization of the amino acid experiment was to titrate an unknown amino acid with a strong base in order to produce a titration curve. The titration curve was used to evaluate the…