Acid-base reactions Flashcards
Define acids
Taste sour
Feel rough
Corrosive
Bases lose their basic character
Turns blue litmus ref
Define bases
Bitter
Slippery
Corrosive
Acids lose acidic character
Turn red litmus blue
Name acids
Orange juice, vinegar, lemon juice, citric acid, gastric acid
Name bases
But carbonate of soda
Soap
Bleach
Ammonia solution
Ammonia solution
NH3
Name neutral
Water
table salt solution
cooking oil
What is the unit to measure acidity
pH
pH levels of acid
below 7
pH levels of bases
Above 7
pH levels of neutral
7
What does acid-base indicators indicate?
If a substance is acidic or badic
How is red cabbage water made?
Boiling red cabbage leaves in water - leaves removed. water dark purple
Define water soluble pigment
Anthocyanin
What can an universal indicator be used as?
Solution of paper
What does each colours of a universal indicator correspond with?
pH value
What are pH meters?
Digital pH meters - measure pH of substance quickly and accurate
Vinegar
Acid - 2
Lemon juice
Acid
3
Orange juice
Avid - 3
Yoghurt
Acid 6
Bicarbonate of soda
8 base
Toothpaste
9 base
Saliva
6 acid
Detergent
10 bade
Bleach
13 base
Window cleaner
11 base
Milk
6 acid
Water
7 neutral
Hand soap
9 base
Hydrochloric acid
HCl
Sulphuric acid
H2SO4
Nitric acid
HNO3
Phosphoric acid
H3PO4
Sodium hydroxide
NaOH
Potassium hydroxide
KOH
Calcium Hydroxide
Ca(OH)2
Ammonia
NH3
What must you do when diluting acids?
Add small amounts of acid - large distilled water
Define neutralisation reaction
One in which an acid and a base react to produce a salt and water
When does salt form?
Hydrogen kf acid is replaced by metal ion
What do metal oxides form?
Basic solutions dissolved in water
What does metal hydroxides from when dissolved in water?
Basic solutions
What are metal carbonates?
Basic
Why are metal carbonated usually solid?
Not so lionel in wayerb
What is the reaction between an acid and metal carbonate?
Metal carbonate + acid -> salt + water + carbon dioxide
What happens when an abuse reacts with a metal?
Products form d are salt and hydrogen
Define hydrogen gas
- No colour to smell
- Reacts violently with oxygen to produce water
- gas less confidence than air
Why is hydrogen gas easier to collect?
Can be compressed, high kinetic energy, particles further alsrt