{"id":1887,"date":"2020-04-30T17:55:14","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T21:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/inorganicchemistrychem250\/chapter\/introduction-31\/"},"modified":"2021-11-08T17:03:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T22:03:56","slug":"introduction-31","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/inorganicchemistrychem250\/chapter\/introduction-31\/","title":{"raw":"8.1 Introduction","rendered":"8.1 Introduction"},"content":{"raw":"[latexpage]\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Br\u00f8nsted-Lowry Acids and Bases<\/li>\r\n \t<li>pH and pOH<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Relative Strengths of Acids and Bases<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Hydrolysis of Salt Solutions<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Polyprotic Acids<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Buffers<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Acid-Base Titrations<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"CNX_Chem_14_00_Sinkhole\" class=\"splash\">\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1300\"]<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/inorganicchemistrychem250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/989\/2020\/04\/CNX_Chem_14_00_Sinkhole-1.jpg\" alt=\"A photograph is shown of a pond formed in a sinkhole. Layers of limestone with trees and shrubs surround the murky green water of the pond.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"538\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/> <strong>Figure 8.1.1 - Sinkholes such as this are the result of reactions between acidic groundwaters and basic rock formations, like limestone. (credit: modification of work by Emil Kehnel)<\/strong>[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p id=\"fs-idp162964256\">Liquid water is essential to life on our planet, and chemistry involving the characteristic ions of water, H<sup>+<\/sup> and OH<sup>-<\/sup>, is widely encountered in nature and society. As introduced in another chapter of this text, acid-base chemistry involves the transfer of hydrogen ions from donors (acids) to acceptors (bases). These H+ transfer reactions are reversible, and the equilibria established by acid-base systems are essential aspects of phenomena ranging from sinkhole formation <a class=\"autogenerated-content\" href=\"#CNX_Chem_14_00_Sinkhole\">(Figure 8.1.1)<\/a>\u00a0to oxygen transport in the human body. This chapter will further explore acid-base chemistry with an emphasis on the equilibrium aspects of this important reaction class.<\/p>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Br\u00f8nsted-Lowry Acids and Bases<\/li>\n<li>pH and pOH<\/li>\n<li>Relative Strengths of Acids and Bases<\/li>\n<li>Hydrolysis of Salt Solutions<\/li>\n<li>Polyprotic Acids<\/li>\n<li>Buffers<\/li>\n<li>Acid-Base Titrations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"CNX_Chem_14_00_Sinkhole\" class=\"splash\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/inorganicchemistrychem250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/989\/2020\/04\/CNX_Chem_14_00_Sinkhole-1.jpg\" alt=\"A photograph is shown of a pond formed in a sinkhole. Layers of limestone with trees and shrubs surround the murky green water of the pond.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"538\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 8.1.1 &#8211; Sinkholes such as this are the result of reactions between acidic groundwaters and basic rock formations, like limestone. (credit: modification of work by Emil Kehnel)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-idp162964256\">Liquid water is essential to life on our planet, and chemistry involving the characteristic ions of water, H<sup>+<\/sup> and OH<sup>&#8211;<\/sup>, is widely encountered in nature and society. As introduced in another chapter of this text, acid-base chemistry involves the transfer of hydrogen ions from donors (acids) to acceptors (bases). These H+ transfer reactions are reversible, and the equilibria established by acid-base systems are essential aspects of phenomena ranging from sinkhole formation <a class=\"autogenerated-content\" href=\"#CNX_Chem_14_00_Sinkhole\">(Figure 8.1.1)<\/a>\u00a0to oxygen transport in the human body. 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