Acid And Bases Flashcards

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Give an example of liquid fuel

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Petrol, diesel and paraffin oil

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Give an example of a solid fuel.

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Coal, turf and wood

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Give an example of a fuel that is a gas

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Methane CH4

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What is a fuel

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A fuel is any substance that burns in oxygen to produce heat

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What is a fossil fuel

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Fossil fuels are fuels that were formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago

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What contains hydrocarbons

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Fossil fuels

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What are hydrocarbons

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Hydrocarbons are compounds consisting of hydrogen and carbon only

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What is formed when hydrocarbon is burned

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Water and carbon dioxide

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What does sulfuric acid come from

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Sulfuric acid comes from sulfur dioxide

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What is the chemical format for sulfuric acid

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H2SO4

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How is sulfuric acid formed

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When coal and oil are burned in power stations it forms sulfur dioxide this is very soluble in water and dissolves in water to eventually form sulfuric acid

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Name three problems with acid rain

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Acid rain destroys lakes(killing fish) acid rain harms trees and acid rain attacks stone and iron

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How can we solve the problems of acid rain

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Install chemical plants to remove the sulfur dioxide from emission power stations. Reduce the sulfur content of fuels. Install catalysts in the exhaust system of cars. Burn less fossil fuels

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Name two common acids you would find in the lab

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Hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid

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Name two common bases

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Sodium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide

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How can u make salt

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Using the the process of titration

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What is acid rain a mixture of

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Sulfuric acid and nitric acid

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What is an indicator

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An indicator shows by means of a colour change whether a substance is acidic or basic

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What do acid turn litmus paper to

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Bra blue red acid

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What pH does a base have

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A pH greater than 7

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What pH makes a substance neutral

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PH of 7

21
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What is a universal indicator

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A mixture of indicators

22
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Give two examples of bases

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Toothpaste, oven spray and window cleaner

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What is the name given to bases

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Alkaline

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Give an example of an acid

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Citric acid lactic acid ascorbic acid Hydrochloric acid

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What is name given to dangerous substances such as sodium hydroxide

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Corrosive

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How is salt formed

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A salt is formed when the hydrogen in a n acid is replaced by a metal

27
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Name gaseous fuel commonly used for cooking in the home

A

Methane

28
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Complete the sentence : acid+base➡️

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Acid and base➡️ salt and water

29
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Name three examples of neutralisation

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Toothpaste neutralises the acid that damages our teeth, vinegar is used to neutralise the alkaline sting of wasp stings, dock leaves are used to neutralise the acidic from nettles

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What is the chemical formula sodium hydroxide

A

NaOH

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What is the chemical formula for calcium hydroxide

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Ca(OH)2

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What is the chemical formula for Hydrochloric acid

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HCL

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HCL +NaOH=

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NaCL +H2O

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What is the chemical formula of methane

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CH4