Acid/Base Identification

Question 1

HClO4

Answer 1

perchloric acid
strong acid

Question 2

HCl

Answer 2

hydrochloric acid
strong acid

Question 3

HBr

Answer 3

hydrobromic acid
strong acid

Question 4

HI

Answer 4

hydroiodic acid
strong acid

Question 5

HNO3

Answer 5

nitric acid
strong acid

Question 6

H2SO4

Answer 6

sulfuric acid
strong acid

Question 7

HC2H3O2

Answer 7

acetic acid
weak acid

Question 8

H2CO3

Answer 8

carbonic acid
weak acid

Question 9

HF

Answer 9

hydrofluoric acid
weak acid

Question 10

H3PO4

Answer 10

phosphoric acid
weak acid

Question 11

LiOH

Answer 11

lithium hydroxide
strong base

Question 12

NaOH

Answer 12

sodium hydroxide
strong base

Question 13

KOH

Answer 13

potassium hydroxide
strong base

Question 14

Ca(OH)2

Answer 14

calcium hydroxide
strong base

Question 15

Sr(OH)2

Answer 15

strontium hydroxide
strong base

Question 16

Ba(OH)2

Answer 16

barium hydroxide
strong base

Question 17

NaHCO3

Answer 17

sodium bicarbonate
weak base

Question 18

NH3

Answer 18

ammonia
weak base

Question 19

Na2CO3

Answer 19

sodium carbonate
weak base

Question 20

CO3 2-

Answer 20

carbonate ion
weak base

Question 21

NH3 + hydrocarbon

Answer 21

amine
weak base

Question 22

How do you remember the 6 strong acids?

Answer 22

“So I Brought No Clean Clothes Here”
So → H2SO4
I → HI
Brought → HBr
No → HNO3
Clean → HCl
Clothes Here → HClO4

Question 23

How do you remember the 6 strong bases?

Answer 23

“Little Kids Can Not Strike Back”
Little → LiOH
Kids → KOH
Can → Ca(OH)2
Not → NaOH
Strike → Sr(OH)2
Back → Ba(OH)2