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Laboratorio escala pH

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pH Scale

This lab uses the pH Scale simulations from PhET Interactive Simulations at University of
Colorado Boulder, under the CC-BY 4.0 license.
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/ph-scale/latest/ph-scale_en.html

Learning Goals: Students will be able to


● Determine if a solution is acidic or basic using
▪ molecular size representations
▪ H3O+/OH- ratio
▪ Hydronium and/or Hydroxide concentration
● Relate pH to H3O+/OH- ratio, Hydronium and/or Hydroxide concentration

Develop your understanding: Explore the Micro screen to see some ways that acids and bases
are represented and measured.

Explain your understanding:


1. Use the Mic screen to explore molecular size representations of acids or bases.

a. Design experiments to gain a more quantitative understanding. Make sure to test


changing the volume (add solution with the dropper or remove with the drain.)
and dilute the solution by adding water.
b. Describe your tests, observations, and conclusions.

c. How does the molecular size representations compare to the pH?

2. Describe how you could use the chart on the left of the screen to predict the relative acid
or base characteristic of a solution:
a. What do you notice when the volume changes?

b. What do you notice when the solution is diluted?


Expand your understanding mathematically:

3. How do the H3O+/OH- ratio compare to the pH?

4. Does changing volume or diluting the solution change any value? If so, explain why
changes in the container causes the ratio to change.

Open the full simulation pH Scale, then use the My Solution screen to help answer #6-8:

5. If the value of Hydronium concentration is 3.0x10-3 M/L, could you predict the solution
to be acid, base, or neutral? Explain your answer.

6. If the number of Hydronium ions is 3.0x10-12, could you predict the solution to be acid,
base, or neutral? Explain your answer.

7. If the number of Hydroxide ions is 3.0x10-2 moles, could you predict the solution to be
acid, base, or neutral? Explain your answer.
Test your understanding and self-check: For each question, predict your answer and support
your answer with an explanation. Then use the full pH Scale simulation to verify and add screen
captures to your explanation.

1. Prediction and explanation with support

2. Prediction and explanation with support


3. Prediction and explanation with support

4. Prediction and explanation with support

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