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Acid-base equilibria Flashcards

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1
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Bronsted-Lowry definition for an acid

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an acid is a proton donor

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Bronsted-lowry definition for a base

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a base is a proton acceptor

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3
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what is an alkali

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a base that dissolves in water

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what is a salt

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a chemical compound that results from the ionic bond between cations and anions

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what is a solution

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forms when a substance dissolves in liquid

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HA + B <=> A- + HB+
which are the conjugate base pairs

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HA and A- are a conjugate acid-base pair
B and HB+ are a conjugate acid base pair

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CH3COOH + H20 <=> CH3COO- + H3O+
label these base + acid with conjugate

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CH3COOH + H20 <=> CH3COO- + H3O+
Acid1 ———-Base2—–Base1——–Acid2—

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name 3 examples of strong acids

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hydrochloric acid (HCl)
Nitric acid (HNO3)
Sulfuric acid (H2SO4)

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9
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name 3 examples of weak acids

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(All carboxylic acids)
Hydrogen sulphide (H2S)
hydrofluoric acid (HF)

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10
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how can an acid be concentrated but weak

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there is not much water for every molecule of acid but only a small number of molecules dissociated (into protons and residual ions)

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name the general bases

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oxides

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12
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name the general alkalis

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hydroxides

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13
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describe a strong acid in terms of dissociation

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a strong acid can fully dissociate in solution

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describe a weak acid in terms of dissociation

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a weak acid can only partially dissociate in solution

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what is a monoprotic acid

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releases one H+ ion per molecule

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16
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name 3 examples of monoprotic acids

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HCl, HNO3, CH3COOH

17
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what is a diprotic acid

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releases two H+ ions per molecule

18
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name 2 examples of diprotic acids

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H2SO4 + H2C2O4 (ethanedioic acid)

19
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acid + base –>

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salt + water

20
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acid + alkali –>

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salt + water

21
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acid + metal carbonate –>

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salt + carbon dioxide + water

22
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acid + reactive metal –>

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salt + hydrogen

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