ISSN:
1573-1421
Keywords:
boron
;
boric acid
;
carbonate
;
CO2 system
;
complexation
;
spectrophotometric pH
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Geosciences
Notes:
Abstract Boron is known to interact with a wide variety of protonated ligands(HL) creating complexes of the form B(OH)2L-.Investigation of the interaction of boric acid and bicarbonate in aqueoussolution can be interpreted in terms of the equilibrium $$B(OH)_3^0 + HCO_3^ - \rightleftharpoons B(OH)_2 CO_3^ - + H_2 O$$ The formation constant for this reaction at 25 °C and 0.7 molkg-1 ionic strength is $$K_{BC} = \left[ {B(OH)_2 CO_3^ - } \right]\left[ {B(OH)_3^0 } \right]^{ - 1} \left[ {HCO_3^ - } \right]^{ - 1} = 2.6 \pm 1.7$$ where brackets represent the total concentration of each indicatedspecies. This formation constant indicates that theB(OH)2 $$CO_3^ - $$ concentration inseawater at 25 °C is on the order of 2 μmol kg-1. Dueto the presence of B(OH)2 $$CO_3^ - $$ , theboric acid dissociation constant ( $$K\prime _B $$ ) in natural seawaterdiffers from $$K\prime _B $$ determined in the absence of bicarbonate byapproximately 0.5%. Similarly, the dissociation constants of carbonicacid and bicarbonate in natural seawater differ from dissociation constantsdetermined in the absence of boric acid by about 0.1%. Thesedifferences, although small, are systematic and exert observable influenceson equilibrium predictions relating CO2 fugacity, pH, totalcarbon and alkalinity in seawater.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1009633804274
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