Acid/Base Reactions
Properties
Using Brønsted–Lowry Theory
Quantitative analysis
IUPAC nomenclature and properties of common inorganic acids and bases
Preparation and use of indicators as illustrators of the characteristics and properties of acids and bases and their reversible reactions
Prediction of products of acid reactions and equations
Acids and bases
Acids and carbonates
Acids and metals
Applications of neutralisation reactions in everyday life and industrial processes
Measuring the enthalpy of neutralisation
Changes in definitions and models of an acid and a base over time, explaining limitations of each model
Arrhenius’ theory
Brønsted–Lowry theory
Measure the pH of a range of acids and bases
pH, pOH, hydrogen ion concentration ([H+]) and hydroxide ion concentration ([OH–])
Use of pH to indicate the differences between the strength of acids and bases
Ionic equations which represent the dissociation of acids and bases in water, conjugate acid/base pairs in solution and amphiprotic nature of some salts
Sodium hydrogen carbonate
Potassium dihydrogen phosphate
Differences between strong, weak,
concentrated and dilute acids and bases
Calculation of the pH of the resultant solution when solutions of acids and/or bases are diluted or mixed
Finding concentration of an unknown acid or base by titration
Titration curves and conductivity graphs
SA/SB
SA/WB
WA/SB
Modelling neutralisation of strong and weak acids and bases
Calculation and application of the dissociation constant (Ka) and pKa (pKa = -log10 (Ka)) to determine the difference between strong and weak acids
Acid/base analysis techniques
Industrial
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Digital probes and instruments
Chemical analysis of a common household substance for its acidity or basicity
Soft drink
Wine
Juice
Medicine
Preparation of a buffer and its properties
Importance of buffers in natural systems