Acid-base equilibria Flashcards
Bronsted-Lowry definition for an acid
an acid is a proton donor
Bronsted-lowry definition for a base
a base is a proton acceptor
what is an alkali
a base that dissolves in water
what is a salt
a chemical compound that results from the ionic bond between cations and anions
what is a solution
forms when a substance dissolves in liquid
HA + B <=> A- + HB+
which are the conjugate base pairs
HA and A- are a conjugate acid-base pair
B and HB+ are a conjugate acid base pair
CH3COOH + H20 <=> CH3COO- + H3O+
label these base + acid with conjugate
CH3COOH + H20 <=> CH3COO- + H3O+
Acid1 ———-Base2—–Base1——–Acid2—
name 3 examples of strong acids
hydrochloric acid (HCl)
Nitric acid (HNO3)
Sulfuric acid (H2SO4)
name 3 examples of weak acids
(All carboxylic acids)
Hydrogen sulphide (H2S)
hydrofluoric acid (HF)
how can an acid be concentrated but weak
there is not much water for every molecule of acid but only a small number of molecules dissociated (into protons and residual ions)
name the general bases
oxides
name the general alkalis
hydroxides
describe a strong acid in terms of dissociation
a strong acid can fully dissociate in solution
describe a weak acid in terms of dissociation
a weak acid can only partially dissociate in solution
what is a monoprotic acid
releases one H+ ion per molecule