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Hank, your nerdiness and pretty flawless understanding of everything as demonstrated in this video and in crash course chem in general is so incredibly appreciated.
Are you trying to take notes? I find this type of content is best viewed after reading all relevant information and simply absorbing the video. Let your brain process it.
Getting such a precise titration is really an art form. It took me many hours in the lab to get that good, so I totally understood Hank's excitement here
A MAGNETIC STIRRER?! That is so exciting!! And here I am primitively shaking my beaker around like a Neanderthal... bah. xD I get just as excited as you when I do titrations, hahaha, and everyone thinks I'm weird but I JUST LOVE CHEMISTRY!!!!! I LOVE YOU HANK! THANKS FOR BEING AWESOME!
Something about this video makes it very cathartic. It's between Hank's unbridled respect for the environment and chemistry and the lack of cuts during the great titration. This was a good one.
THANK YOU Hank and everyone behind Crash Course for making everything easier to understand!!! My chemistry teacher does not know how to teach but still gives us killer assessments, so if we want to do well we basically have to commit hours and hours to self study (not to mention panic with all my fellow classmates). This has helped so much!!! Sincerely, A stressed and panicky teen
These videos are wonderful. Hank's personality as well as the excellent quality of the graphics and overall presentation really make learning enjoyable. Sometimes things move a bit too fast and I have to go back and replay sections - but this is exactly what makes these videos great. No sitting through a boring 40 minute video that only gives you 10 minutes of information.
There is one common thread linking Hank, all the gang at Periodic Videos, Destin from Smarter Every Day, John, and every teacher that I did not have until I was out of high school (with the three band instructors I had growing up being the notable exceptions) but was told, repeatedly, that they did exist: An unabashed love of their subject that shows itself in every video. You all have made learning FUN. I only wish you were my chem teacher instead of the one that I had in High School.
My teacher assigned this video for online school and I've been watching so much vlogbrothers in quarantine that I almost expected him to say "John, I'll see you on Tuesday" at the end
Thank you as always but a really big thank you for the very episode. Crash Course Chemistry is always interesting, but starting outdoor and by using very basic chemicals and lab equipment, you made it very relevant to me. Usually, it is hard to get the basic and the bigger picture into a show for eureka moment. Here: Done perfectly. Of course, this moment based on all lessons before that, but teaching starting from scratch to this moment is an art in its own rights.
Little note at 6:48 where Hank comments about not being justified to bringing out the decimal place to the 4th digit due to significant figures. Mathematically speaking, when taking the log of [H+], the digit before the decimal place is not counted among the significant figures of the final answer. Only the decimal places do. Because the numbers beforehand contain 3 significant figures, pH of 4.746 is a valid answer!
Crash Course is So Awesome! I used to just watch it as a hobby, but so far in my current school year each Monday video has taught me what I will be learning in class on Tuesday!
Fully agreed. An here in his function as an advisor, he should/must be a good example. Using gloves and glasses for all work is just the right thing to do. Usually, such an experiment is just an entry level experiment for more things to come: Students need to get used to working properly (in a situation where the risk literally is insignificant), before taking on more complex expriments with bigger hazards.
When it came to the equations I was totally lost... But when you show how it reacts in the real world and apply that to the equation I'm understanding! Best. Teacher. Ever!
I actually recently listened to an story on NPR about how the new problem with lakes and rivers is that they are too alkali because the small amounts of acid rain are putting to much calcium bicarbonate into rivers.
6:36 That first equation is incorrect. You have accidentally flipped the numerator and denominator. Although later on it is not a problem in this calculation because it will get flipped anyways, by solving for the hydrogen concentration; but it is still a mistake. I was confused for a while before I figured it out. Hopefully you can add an annotation to indicate this in the video. Thanks.
There are several definitions of acidity, usually we differ between Brønsted acids/bases and Lewis acids/bases. While a Brønsted acid is a substance that can donate H+ ions (protons), a Lewis acid is an electron-pair acceptor (which e.g. calcium ions are).
Best Title Ever! Takes so many of the things I love and put them together! Yay Clark Fork River, we have some of that over here too! I actually went on a wading science activity thing in the Clark Fork River when I was a 4th grader, just another example of why we should be caring for our environment better.
I noticed something throughout yhis video and want to say Thank you so much for demonstating proper safety by wearing yoyr goggles throughout the whole reaction Hank. Talking about safety is one thing, actually modelling it is another!
6:36- You set up the equation for k wrong here. The acetic acid should switch places with the denominator. U should have set it up like you did in 4:37.
I meant the frame where the yellow "k" is the subject of the equation (the frame lasts for less than a second, immediately after he says "let's just solve for that" at the beginning of 6:36 ) is set up wrong. However, the actual value they calculated for H^+ is correct because the equation they set up in 6:37 is correct (even if it doesn't follow from the one shown at the beginning of 6:36).
Hey @crashcourse team, just a little error I picked up on: At 7:21, the charges in the equation are unbalanced - Ca+ should be Ca2+. Otherwise, loved it!
xD we're currently studying buffers in junior IB Chemistry at my school, and all of us are just as excited as you to properly carry out our titrations for our Data Collection Processing Internal Assessments, so you're not alone in that nerdiness :P
Photons are the force carriers for electromagnetism. Negatively charged particles emit photons, positively charged particles absorb them. When this is balanced, the particles attract each other, but the photons don't affect anything outside the immediate area. When the particles move, such as in ferromagnetic materials, some photons aren't absorbed, letting them escape (the "magnetic field"), and they end up attracting or repelling particles in things farther away that can--that's magnetism.
Acids are proton (H+) donators, substances which increase the [H3O+] when placed in water, and electron pair acceptors . When an acid is placed in water it donates its acidic proton to water, and accepts an electron pair (2e-) (from the prev bond with H) the resulting hydronium (H30+) is responsible for acidity of the solution. Acidity is a measure of hydronium ion concentration, acidity only relates to charge in the sense hydronium carries a + charge.
The definition of acidity is the concentration of H+ ions in the solution. It was defined that way because they are much more reactive than, say, Calcium
It is a magnet covered with HDPE plastic... This plastic is so dense and inert that it resist highly corrosive acids like hydrofluoric acid and sulphuric acid! It is the same plastic used for medication bottles (Ex.: the white bottle used for Advil and tylenols).
I'm glad to see that the Clark Fork has a natural counteragent to the gunk that went in upstream from Butte & Anaconda. I lived in the area back in the 50s & 60s so I'm very aware of how bad it could get. There used to be snarky comments about how Silver Bow Creek wasn't.
Both are viable for litre, L and l. The capital letter can fit both because one is a unit whereas the other is a measured unit. Think mass versus meter. Both are symbolized by lowercase m because they serve different purposes.
It's worth noting that H+ ions are never actually in existence in the aqueous solution. The species that does form is H3O+. I realize that this is a little bit more complicated and isn't usually taught in intro chem courses, but it's an important distinction.
The most accurate way to perform a titration is to take pH readings of your solution as a function of the total volume of titrant added. Hopefully you should get a beautiful curve, and from there, determine the equivalence point.
the amount of information thrown at us in these ~12 minutes can, at times, be staggering - but in a good way! :) TY for the crash course; it was much needed
oh thank you, i lived in the Adirondacks when acid rain was really bad, thanks for a 'shout out' i have yet to make it to Montana, but i had a pontaic minivan!
Best episode I've watched so far. :D When we did this in the lab, it was literally boring and not much excitement at all. Never thought I'd appreciate it very well in here. :))
Well it’s 2 years late but there was this movie where there was a volcano and it became acid because sulfur dioxide leaked into a lake and made it into sulfuric acid
It depends what syllabus you have and what key words they want to enforce. Bear in mind that you're learning the syllabus in order to pass your exams. Whether it's true or not is another matter entirely. Quite a lot of science taught in schools is years behind what's actually out there now, since it takes so long for changes to be made to the National Curriculum.
That intro made me smile with one half of my mouth and exhale a bit through my nose. Which is essentially the internet way of rolling on the floor laughing.
(7:12) I love this application, it's great to have real systems to relate to. (7:56) Shiny colors :) (8:16) Hank! Your burette is above eye level! (8:19) Hooray PPE! (9:01) Eep! I can't count the number of times I've pulled out the stop-cock splitting drops this way. And with the burette there I am just envisioning acid bath to the face O.O Have you considered splitting drops by letting a single drop form on the tip (ala 8:23) and then washing it into the burette? Also the titration thief is a fantastic technique when you are unsure of your end point. Love seeing this available! Taking chemistry out of the lab!!
Substances that can react with acids and neutralise them to make a salt and water are called bases. They are usually metal oxides or metal hydroxides. For example, copper oxide and sodium hydroxide are bases. or at least thats what bbc bitesize says. hope that helps :)
I think I found the answer. If we don't increase the amount of moles of the conjugate base (acetate ions), then it will run out rapidly and there will be nothing to buffer the addition of a strong acid. Therefore, larger the amount of moles of the weak acid and it's conjugate base, the more moles are available to buffer the addition of strong acids or bases. Buffers also work best when the ratio of weak acid to conjugate base is 1:1. To sum, while having a small number of acetate ions (conjugate base) does work as a buffer, it will run out very rapidly and is therefore not a great buffer. Hence, additional acetate ions are added to increase the solution's buffering capacity.
Hey Crashcourse. Could you demonstrate a speculative calculation on what it might take to introduce a suitable buffer to the world's oceans to offset acidification caused by carbonic acid that is threatening coral and shelled organisms?
I have a question in regards to the acetic acid example if, for instance, a base was added instead of HCl. If I am not mistaken, the additional acetate ion added is only used if an acid is added because the acetate is what "sucks up" the H+ from whichever acid is added. If a base was added, however, is it not the acetic acid that "sucks up" the hydroxide ions, thus creating water and more acetate ions. If this is the case, than would we even need to add extra acetate initially? Furthermore, acetic acid is a very weak acid, and if the acetic acid is what absorbs the OH-, would the created H20 and acetate even remain as H20 and acetate, or would it reverse back to constituent parts of OH- and acetic acid.
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Hank, your nerdiness and pretty flawless understanding of everything as demonstrated in this video and in crash course chem in general is so incredibly appreciated.
its scripted though
Yes it's scripted but the passion about what's in the script is not:)
Scripting doesn't always make it interesting or coherent it's how they present the material and how interesting they make it.
CC chemistry outtakes would like to know your location
Hank, your excitation from watching the color of the solution change inspires me to be more passionate in my studies. SCIENCE.
ElleonOnline Hank got an orgasm when the color changed😂😂
"yeah science"
All my life I did not know you can titrate by turning the knob in a full circle to produce smaller volumes.
Our chem teacher hates that, telling us to "do it the proper way," but this works a lot better.
+Aiden Pons Students will break the burrette doing it this way quite often, hence why General Chemistry students shouldn't do it that way ;)
Did chem, never heard of that...😂😂
Better. I thought it was a fidget spinner
@@aidenpons9584 Rip, our AP Chem teacher specifically told us to use the full circle methods as he said that that was more precise.
To everyone who keeps complaining about the speed of the video... This is a video.. Which means you have a pause and rewind button.
and not to forget the slow speed button :D
whitewolf316 I'm a native english science student watching at half speed and I'm still rewinding every few sentences.
+whitewolf316 I bloody abused that 0.5x speed option lol.
Are you trying to take notes? I find this type of content is best viewed after reading all relevant information and simply absorbing the video. Let your brain process it.
And it's called a crash course for a reason lol
Getting such a precise titration is really an art form. It took me many hours in the lab to get that good, so I totally understood Hank's excitement here
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This 12 minute video just taught me what my professors failed to teach me in 4 class periods, and quite possibly saved my exam grade.
Watch from 4:42 to 4:55 in slow motion (.5 speed). It's hilarious. You will not regret it.
well that's nice :D
Drunk algebra
Blake Howard also slo mo when he says "drippy drips"
Hahahaha. I hadn't laughed so much in the past week. Thanks for making my day!
So True!! :D :D
A MAGNETIC STIRRER?! That is so exciting!! And here I am primitively shaking my beaker around like a Neanderthal... bah. xD I get just as excited as you when I do titrations, hahaha, and everyone thinks I'm weird but I JUST LOVE CHEMISTRY!!!!! I LOVE YOU HANK! THANKS FOR BEING AWESOME!
Maximum nerdiness in this episode, I love it.
WitByndMsr he's so cute lol
Something about this video makes it very cathartic. It's between Hank's unbridled respect for the environment and chemistry and the lack of cuts during the great titration. This was a good one.
THANK YOU Hank and everyone behind Crash Course for making everything easier to understand!!! My chemistry teacher does not know how to teach but still gives us killer assessments, so if we want to do well we basically have to commit hours and hours to self study (not to mention panic with all my fellow classmates). This has helped so much!!!
Sincerely,
A stressed and panicky teen
You are a good person.
+Cross Roads Productions - RougeSaumurai77 Yes, I agree
thanks man
Yes i am😇
These videos are wonderful. Hank's personality as well as the excellent quality of the graphics and overall presentation really make learning enjoyable. Sometimes things move a bit too fast and I have to go back and replay sections - but this is exactly what makes these videos great. No sitting through a boring 40 minute video that only gives you 10 minutes of information.
There is one common thread linking Hank, all the gang at Periodic Videos, Destin from Smarter Every Day, John, and every teacher that I did not have until I was out of high school (with the three band instructors I had growing up being the notable exceptions) but was told, repeatedly, that they did exist: An unabashed love of their subject that shows itself in every video. You all have made learning FUN. I only wish you were my chem teacher instead of the one that I had in High School.
I got as excited as Hank watching that perfect titration. Maybe I'm a nerd, maybe its just finals-week hysteria.
"this is the stuff I get excited about" Hahaha, I laughed out loud by that part.
Buffy, the vampire slayer
My teacher assigned this video for online school and I've been watching so much vlogbrothers in quarantine that I almost expected him to say "John, I'll see you on Tuesday" at the end
Thank you as always but a really big thank you for the very episode. Crash Course Chemistry is always interesting, but starting outdoor and by using very basic chemicals and lab equipment, you made it very relevant to me. Usually, it is hard to get the basic and the bigger picture into a show for eureka moment. Here: Done perfectly. Of course, this moment based on all lessons before that, but teaching starting from scratch to this moment is an art in its own rights.
pH is a gradient, from 1 to 14. Less then 7; it is called Acid. more than 7; it is Base. (7 is Neutral).
Man it was a satisfying ordeal getting to the end point. What a beautiful faint red.
Little note at 6:48 where Hank comments about not being justified to bringing out the decimal place to the 4th digit due to significant figures. Mathematically speaking, when taking the log of [H+], the digit before the decimal place is not counted among the significant figures of the final answer. Only the decimal places do. Because the numbers beforehand contain 3 significant figures, pH of 4.746 is a valid answer!
Crash Course is So Awesome! I used to just watch it as a hobby, but so far in my current school year each Monday video has taught me what I will be learning in class on Tuesday!
Fully agreed. An here in his function as an advisor, he should/must be a good example. Using gloves and glasses for all work is just the right thing to do. Usually, such an experiment is just an entry level experiment for more things to come: Students need to get used to working properly (in a situation where the risk literally is insignificant), before taking on more complex expriments with bigger hazards.
i lost it after that R.I.C.E. my brain hurts from all those terms I haven't learned yet and equation like problems
same haha
When it came to the equations I was totally lost... But when you show how it reacts in the real world and apply that to the equation I'm understanding! Best. Teacher. Ever!
I actually recently listened to an story on NPR about how the new problem with lakes and rivers is that they are too alkali because the small amounts of acid rain are putting to much calcium bicarbonate into rivers.
7:31 the calcium ion should have a charge of 2+, not 1+. Not trying to nitpick, but just wanted to point that out. Thanks for the video!
6:36 That first equation is incorrect. You have accidentally flipped the numerator and denominator. Although later on it is not a problem in this calculation because it will get flipped anyways, by solving for the hydrogen concentration; but it is still a mistake. I was confused for a while before I figured it out. Hopefully you can add an annotation to indicate this in the video. Thanks.
There are several definitions of acidity, usually we differ between Brønsted acids/bases and Lewis acids/bases. While a Brønsted acid is a substance that can donate H+ ions (protons), a Lewis acid is an electron-pair acceptor (which e.g. calcium ions are).
Best Title Ever! Takes so many of the things I love and put them together!
Yay Clark Fork River, we have some of that over here too! I actually went on a wading science activity thing in the Clark Fork River when I was a 4th grader, just another example of why we should be caring for our environment better.
SciShow was what made this crash course more familiar and fun to watch
that reaction was indeed beautiful...
I noticed something throughout yhis video and want to say Thank you so much for demonstating proper safety by wearing yoyr goggles throughout the whole reaction Hank. Talking about safety is one thing, actually modelling it is another!
I love these crash course videos, they inspire me to give 100% in my studies. Please, never stop making these videos
It's hilarious how hank looks with those 2 glasses on. XD
6:36- You set up the equation for k wrong here. The acetic acid should switch places with the denominator. U should have set it up like you did in 4:37.
I meant the frame where the yellow "k" is the subject of the equation (the frame lasts for less than a second, immediately after he says "let's just solve for that" at the beginning of 6:36 ) is set up wrong. However, the actual value they calculated for H^+ is correct because the equation they set up in 6:37 is correct (even if it doesn't follow from the one shown at the beginning of 6:36).
true, there are two definitions of acids and bases and my description was lacking, you're right
So the acid dissolves the stone, which releases the base? That's pretty convenient.
Hey @crashcourse team, just a little error I picked up on:
At 7:21, the charges in the equation are unbalanced - Ca+ should be Ca2+.
Otherwise, loved it!
This was possibly the best possible episode I could have had my subbable message in xD
I linked her to this video! Wish me luck!!!
This video was worth than those 4 hrs. of mine struggling in ionic equilibrium for iit.
xD we're currently studying buffers in junior IB Chemistry at my school, and all of us are just as excited as you to properly carry out our titrations for our Data Collection Processing Internal Assessments, so you're not alone in that nerdiness :P
I WATCHED THIS TODAY IN MY GRADE 12 CHEMISTRY CLASS!!!!!!
Photons are the force carriers for electromagnetism. Negatively charged particles emit photons, positively charged particles absorb them. When this is balanced, the particles attract each other, but the photons don't affect anything outside the immediate area. When the particles move, such as in ferromagnetic materials, some photons aren't absorbed, letting them escape (the "magnetic field"), and they end up attracting or repelling particles in things farther away that can--that's magnetism.
Acids are proton (H+) donators, substances which increase the [H3O+] when placed in water, and electron pair acceptors . When an acid is placed in water it donates its acidic proton to water, and accepts an electron pair (2e-) (from the prev bond with H) the resulting hydronium (H30+) is responsible for acidity of the solution. Acidity is a measure of hydronium ion concentration, acidity only relates to charge in the sense hydronium carries a + charge.
The definition of acidity is the concentration of H+ ions in the solution.
It was defined that way because they are much more reactive than, say, Calcium
It is a magnet covered with HDPE plastic... This plastic is so dense and inert that it resist highly corrosive acids like hydrofluoric acid and sulphuric acid! It is the same plastic used for medication bottles (Ex.: the white bottle used for Advil and tylenols).
I'm glad to see that the Clark Fork has a natural counteragent to the gunk that went in upstream from Butte & Anaconda. I lived in the area back in the 50s & 60s so I'm very aware of how bad it could get. There used to be snarky comments about how Silver Bow Creek wasn't.
NO ONE told me about Acid-Base Pair as my dear Hank did, Love You Hank. You are incredible !!!!!!
I have 24 hours from this point before I have to take two exams that I haven't studied at all for. Bless this series.
Hank, your excited expression was so cute, the part where you said you know yourself as a nerd.
Both are viable for litre, L and l. The capital letter can fit both because one is a unit whereas the other is a measured unit. Think mass versus meter. Both are symbolized by lowercase m because they serve different purposes.
It's worth noting that H+ ions are never actually in existence in the aqueous solution. The species that does form is H3O+. I realize that this is a little bit more complicated and isn't usually taught in intro chem courses, but it's an important distinction.
I'm a simple metalhead, I see slayer, and I upvote
The most accurate way to perform a titration is to take pH readings of your solution as a function of the total volume of titrant added. Hopefully you should get a beautiful curve, and from there, determine the equivalence point.
the amount of information thrown at us in these ~12 minutes can, at times, be staggering - but in a good way! :) TY for the crash course; it was much needed
The pill is a magnet, and the stirrer underneath just rotates it using a changing magnetic field :)
archnemesis of acids, with pH > 7
an acid in water releases H+ ions (which then make H3O+), a base releases OH- ions
oh god, we have a cau on titration on Monday and our chemistry teacher has been away so I didn't know what titration was! thanks so much hank!
tbh this was actually fascinating and hank's excitement made me excited
oh thank you, i lived in the Adirondacks when acid rain was really bad, thanks for a 'shout out' i have yet to make it to Montana, but i had a pontaic minivan!
"Cubic decimetres" are widely used and encouraged by IUPAC. It's the same thing as litres, but it helps to think in standard units.
pause at 1:30
what's the difference between carbonic acid and dilute sulfuric acid?
Brilliant video! Been studying chem for 4 years and have never seen the quick method of dripping small drops with a burette!! Thanks for teaching me!!
Best episode I've watched so far. :D When we did this in the lab, it was literally boring and not much excitement at all. Never thought I'd appreciate it very well in here. :))
Can I just say that the title of this video made me smile for a good five minutes.
That was PERFECT!!
I really wish you existed back when I was doing my IB diploma, as I took Chem HL. You do summarise this in such a way it's super understandable!
one of your more interesting chemistry videos. Thank you to everyone who works so hard to produce such amazing content.
10:49 mars was being so adorable
So we're just going to ignore the madness that happens at 5:50???
😂😂😂
Well it’s 2 years late but there was this movie where there was a volcano and it became acid because sulfur dioxide leaked into a lake and made it into sulfuric acid
everytime I see a new crash course video in my news feed I am like ' yeah I can learn something new'
A base is something that accepts H+ ions. An alkali is something that releases OH- ions into a solution. They're similar, but not quite the same.
loved the buffering graphics...
8:14 yay you put on your goggles and gloves!
it's a magnet coated with teflon which is pretty much the most chemically-resistible material there is
It depends what syllabus you have and what key words they want to enforce. Bear in mind that you're learning the syllabus in order to pass your exams. Whether it's true or not is another matter entirely. Quite a lot of science taught in schools is years behind what's actually out there now, since it takes so long for changes to be made to the National Curriculum.
That intro made me smile with one half of my mouth and exhale a bit through my nose. Which is essentially the internet way of rolling on the floor laughing.
THANK YOU HANK, THANK YOU ! I LOVE YOU AND THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP !!! IF ONLY YOU WERE MY CHEMISTRY TEACHER !!! IF ONLY !!!
And that is amazing!
This is one of your best vids
(7:12) I love this application, it's great to have real systems to relate to.
(7:56) Shiny colors :)
(8:16) Hank! Your burette is above eye level!
(8:19) Hooray PPE!
(9:01) Eep! I can't count the number of times I've pulled out the stop-cock splitting drops this way. And with the burette there I am just envisioning acid bath to the face O.O Have you considered splitting drops by letting a single drop form on the tip (ala 8:23) and then washing it into the burette? Also the titration thief is a fantastic technique when you are unsure of your end point.
Love seeing this available! Taking chemistry out of the lab!!
I was going to do an "all your base" thing, but this was actually very helpful.
Did this in chemistry today. Don't worry you're not the only one who thinks it's awesome when it changes color perfectly
Substances that can react with acids and neutralise them to make a salt and water are called bases. They are usually metal oxides or metal hydroxides. For example, copper oxide and sodium hydroxide are bases.
or at least thats what bbc bitesize says.
hope that helps :)
3:15 Why do we need to increase the amount of acetate ions to create a buffer? Isn't simply being a reaction in equilibrium enough?
I think I found the answer.
If we don't increase the amount of moles of the conjugate base (acetate ions), then it will run out rapidly and there will be nothing to buffer the addition of a strong acid.
Therefore, larger the amount of moles of the weak acid and it's conjugate base, the more moles are available to buffer the addition of strong acids or bases.
Buffers also work best when the ratio of weak acid to conjugate base is 1:1.
To sum, while having a small number of acetate ions (conjugate base) does work as a buffer, it will run out very rapidly and is therefore not a great buffer. Hence, additional acetate ions are added to increase the solution's buffering capacity.
Yeah, we totally use a lab equivalent of those (also a plastic coated magnet, but at the end of a long plastic stick).
perfect timing hank...i needed this for my chemistry exam tomorrow!
ugh...I'm addicted to these!
Hey Crashcourse. Could you demonstrate a speculative calculation on what it might take to introduce a suitable buffer to the world's oceans to offset acidification caused by carbonic acid that is threatening coral and shelled organisms?
If you ever want to start another Crash Course series, I would really enjoy Crash Course Psychology.
I paused at 0:18 because I needed time to analyze what he said. And, I pause it at the funniest moment. LMAO!
Doesn't carbonic acid decompose into carbon dioxide and water?
It's the same thing, and since the litre is a derived SI unit, it is perfectly acceptable to use.
I had way too much fun with that. Thank you.
I have a question in regards to the acetic acid example if, for instance, a base was added instead of HCl. If I am not mistaken, the additional acetate ion added is only used if an acid is added because the acetate is what "sucks up" the H+ from whichever acid is added. If a base was added, however, is it not the acetic acid that "sucks up" the hydroxide ions, thus creating water and more acetate ions. If this is the case, than would we even need to add extra acetate initially?
Furthermore, acetic acid is a very weak acid, and if the acetic acid is what absorbs the OH-, would the created H20 and acetate even remain as H20 and acetate, or would it reverse back to constituent parts of OH- and acetic acid.