KB Base Ionization Constant

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Kb: The base ionization constant
Important note: all constants refered to: Kc, Kw, Ka, and Kb are temperature-dependant. All discussions are assumed to be at 25 °C, i.e. standard temperature.

Basic Information
1) Weak bases are less than 100% ionized in solution.
2) Ammonia (formula = NH3) is the most common weak base example used by instructors.
The following equation describes the reaction between ammonia and water:

NH3 + H2O <==> NH4+ + OH¯

Note that it is an equilibrium condition.
The equilibrium constant for this reaction is written as follows:

Kc = ( [NH4+] [OH¯] ) / ( [NH3] [H2O] )

However, in pure liquid water, [H2O] is a constant value. To demonstrate this, consider 1000 mL of water with a density of 1.00 g/mL. This 1.00 liter (1000 mL) would weigh 1000 grams. This mass divided by the molecular weight of water (18.0152 g/mol) gives 55.5 moles. The "molarity" of this water would then be 55.5 mol / 1.00 liter or 55.5 M.

The solutions studied in introductory chemistry are so dilute that the "concentration" of water is unaffected. So 55.5 molar can be considered to be a constant if the solution is dilute enough.

Moving [H2O] to the other side gives:

Kc [H2O] = ( [NH4+] [OH¯] ) / [NH3]
Since the term Kc [H2O] is a constant, let it be symbolized by Kb, giving:

Kb = ( [NH4+] [OH¯] ) / [NH3]

This constant, Kb, is called the base ionization constant. It can be determined by experiment and each base has its own unique value. For example, ammonia's value is 1.77 x 10¯5.

From the chemical equation above, it can be seen that NH4+ and OH¯ concentrations are in the molar ratio of one-to-one. This will have an important consequence as we move into solving weak acid problems.