Hydrochloric acid is one of those chemical commodities that, without much attention, lubricate the American industrial economy day in and day out. That is, until supplies run short. Since last fall, ...

This lab includes a theoretical explanation of how buffers work and how they are made, including a derivation of the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation. Students will use what they have learned to ...

Carboxylic acids can carry out the same reactions as other acids, for example the reactions with metals and metal carbonate. Carboxylic acids are weak acids, and will react more slowly than other, ...