Acid-Base

Scenario

CH₃CO₂H ⇋ CH₃CO₂^- + H⁺

This app explores K_a and the dissociation of acids and bases in a pond.

Select a Scenario at top left to begin. This loads an acid-base reaction into the worksheet on the left.

Press the Run button to dissociate to equilibrium. Results are animated on the pond display.

Try running each Scenario first. Then edit values on the Worksheet to explore from there. The system reaches equilibrium when Q = K_a.

More information is available on the Help menu.