Acid And Bases Flashcards
Tastes sour
Acid
Above 7
Base
Low ph
Acid
Has a chemical formula that begins with H
Acid
Monatomic ions
Only have one element
Polyatomic ions
Have more than one element
Changes litmus to red
Acid
Naming monatomic acid
Put hydro Then second element name with ic End with acid Ex. Hydrosulfuric acid
Naming poly atomic acid
No hydro if ends in ate, use ic If doesn't end in ate, use ous Ex. Nitrite ---- nitous Nitrate-----nitric
Accept hydrogen ions
Bases
Ph greater than 7
Base
Feels slippery
Base
Blue litmus
Base
Only works with phenylthalene
Base
Naming based
Write cation (metal ) Then anion ( hydroxide) OH Ex Sodium hydroxide NaOH
What do the subscripts indicate in a transition metal formula for bases
When it’s of OH it indicates the Roman numeral
If cation is a transition metal what do you add
Roman numerals
Is rain naturally acidic?
Yes
Ph of natural rain water is 6
What forms carbonic acid
H2O + CO2
H2CO2
Acid rain forms when blank are added to the air by blank
NOx SOx
Burning fuel
What neutralizes lakes
Limestone
What is the formula for limestone
Calcium carbonate
CaCO3
Acts as a base
What kind of lakes don’t neutralize
Granite bottoms
Ph become as low as 2 which could burn the skin
What is NOx and where does it come from
Nitrogen oxides
Car exhaust and factories