Acid-Base Equilibria Flashcards
Arrhenius acid
Produces H+ in aqueous solution
Arrhenius base
Produces OH- in aqueous solution
Bronsted Lowry acid
Proton donor
Bronsted Lowry base
Proton acceptor
Lewis acid
Electron pair acceptor
Lewis base
Electron pair donor
Kw
[H+][OH-]
pH formula
-log[H+]
Degree of dissociation
amount dissociated/total initial amount
r/s between Ka, Kb and Kw
Ka x Kb =Kw
Strong base+strong acid
Neutral salt
Strong base+weak acid
Basic salt
Strong acid+weak base
Acidic salt
Definition of buffer
A solunion whose pH remains almost unchanged when a small amount of H+ or OH- is added
Acidic buffer
Weak acid and conjugate base
Basic buffer
Weak base and conjugate acid
Strong acid strong base indicator
Any indicator
Strong acid weak base indicator
Methyl orange/screened methyl orange