Phosphoric acid
is an important industrial acid that is utilized for manufacturing phosphatic
fertilizers and industrial products, for pickling and posterior treatment of
steel surfaces to prevent corrosion, for ensuring appropriate paint adhesion,
and for the food and beverages industry
This note covers the
following topics: acids and bases, calculation of acidity and basicity,
classification of acid and base strength, pH concept and pH scale, Acid/base
reactions, Acid/base titrations.
This
note contains the following subtopics of Acid-Base chemistry, Brønsted-Lowry and
Lewis Acids/Bases Acid Dissociation Constants, pKa, the Relative strength of
Acids and Bases, Equilibrium in Acid-Base Reactions and Molecular structure and
acidity