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Acid-base reactions Flashcards

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What is a bronsted - lowry acid

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a proton donor e.g., NH4+, HCl, CH3COOH

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What is a bronsted-lowry base

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proton acceptor e.g., NH3, OH-, CH3COO-

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What is the mass action law

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the rate of any chemical reaction is proportional to the product of the masses of the reacting substances, with each mass raised to a power equal to the coefficient that occurs in the chemical equation

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How to use mass action law to calculate k

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k = [A][B]/[C][D]

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Solubility reaction example

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HgS(s) <-> Hg2+(aq) + S2- (aq)

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Acid-base reaction example

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CH3COOH +H2O <-> H3O+ + CH3COO-

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Redox reaction example

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Zn <-> Zn2+ + 2e-

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Partitioning reaction example

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FeCl3(aq) <-> FeCl3 (org)

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What is the LeChatelier principle

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when a change is imposed in equilibrium, equilibrium will shift to oppose the change

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10
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What are conjugate acid-base pairs

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transfer of a proton between 2 species changes if the compound is an acid or a base e.g. NH4+ and NH3

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What is the ionic product of water

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[H+][OH-} 1x10^-14

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What does a strong acid usually react with

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a weak base

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Kw formula

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Ka x Kb

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pKw formula

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pKa + pKb = 14

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strong base pH formula

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pH = 14 - pOH = 14 + log c0

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pH formula of a weak conjugate acid

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pH = 1/2(14-pKb)-1/2(lo(c0))

17
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What is the ion product of water

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[H3O+][OH-] = 10^-14

18
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pOH calculations for a weak base

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1/2pKb - 1/2logc0

19
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How to calculate reaction involving a strong acid/base

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there is no effect the pH = 7

20
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How to calculate the pH of a reaction involving strong acid/weak base

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pH = 7-1/2pKb - 1/2 log(c0)

21
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How to calculate the pH of a reaction involving a weak acid/strong base

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pH = 7 + 1/2pKa + 1/2 log(c0)

22
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Ampholyte pH calculation

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(pKa1+ pKa2)/2

23
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What are the different types of ampholytes

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salts of weak acid and weak bases, hydrogen salts or di/triprotic acids, compounds with acid and base functional group

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What are buffers

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solution of a weak acid or base and its conjugate acid/base

25
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pH of buffers formula

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pH = pKa + log([salt]/[acid])

26
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[H3O+] formula

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[H3O+] = Ka ([acid]/[salt])

27
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How to calculate pKa from a buffer curve

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When half added the base is added, the pH at that volume is equal to pKa

28
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What is the end point in a titration

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the point where the indicator changes colour (verticle section)

29
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excess base on a buffer curve

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pH = 14 - pOH = 14 - log[B]

30
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pH at end point formula

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7 + 1/2pKa = 1/2 log[A-]0

31
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pH at the turning point formula

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(pKa1+pKa2)/2

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