EXCERPT: Right now avian flu virus threatens all of us with an international pandemic. The adaptation of this H5 class virus into a human compatible strain created a disease that is new to all human immune systems. There currently is no commercially available vaccination. The world’s laboratories are working on mass-producing the vaccine. At birth, people receive vaccinations that prevent many types of disease. Along with these vaccinations, there are thousands of drugs that prevent...

EXCERPT: Begin with 300mL of 0.200M Acetic Acid Potassium Hydroxide.
a.) Calculate the Initial pH of CH3COOH:
b.) Calculate the pH after adding 256mL of KOH:
Well, we might start with some discussion about pH.  pH is a scale used to describe the strength of an acid or a base.  The scale ranges from 0 to 14.  Acidity increases as pH aproaches zero.  Basicity increases as pH approaches 14.  Strong acids generally have a pH below 2, strong bases...