Chemistry (7th Edition)

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Chapter 15 - Aqueous Equilibria: Acids and Bases - Worked Example - Page 606: 1

Answer

(a) $H_2SO_4(aq) + H_2O(l) \lt -- \gt HS{O_4}^-(aq) + H_3O^+(aq)$ (b) $HS{O_4}^-(aq) + H_2O(l) \lt -- \gt S{O_4}^{2-}(aq) + H_3O^+(aq)$ (c) $H_3O^+(aq) + H_2O(l) \lt -- \gt H_2O(aq) + H_3O^+(aq)$ (d) $N{H_4}^+(aq) + H_2O(l) \lt -- \gt NH_3(aq) + H_3O^+(aq)$

Work Step by Step

1. Write the dissociation chemical equations: (a) - Write the reaction where $H_2SO_4$ gives a proton to a water molecule: $H_2SO_4(aq) + H_2O(l) \lt -- \gt HS{O_4}^-(aq) + H_3O^+(aq)$ (b) - Write the reaction where $HS{O_4}^-$ gives a proton to a water molecule: $HS{O_4}^-(aq) + H_2O(l) \lt -- \gt S{O_4}^{2-}(aq) + H_3O^+(aq)$ (c) - Write the reaction where $H_3O^+$ gives a proton to a water molecule: $H_3O^+(aq) + H_2O(l) \lt -- \gt H_2O(l) + H_3O^+(aq)$ (d) - Write the reaction where $N{H_4}^+$ gives a proton to a water molecule: $N{H_4}^+(aq) + H_2O(l) \lt -- \gt NH_3(aq) + H_3O^+(aq)$
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