Weak acids and weak bases

At the end of this activity, students should be able to:
– describe the dissociation of weak acids and bases
– define the acid and base dissociation constants
– compare the strengths of acids and bases using dissociation constants
– explain the changes in subsequent dissociation constants for di– and triprotic acids
– perform pH calculations for solutions of weak acids and bases
– explain pKa and pKb values and use them to predict the strengths of acids and bases.