Acid Base Reactions Flashcards
Acids (Arrenhuis)
Arrhenius Acid
An acid is a substance that produces hydrogen ions (H+)/Hydronium ions (H3O+) in an aqueous solution.
Arrhenius Base
A base is a substance that produces hydroxide ions (OH-) in aqueous solution
Lowry-Bronsted Acid
An acid is a proton (H+ ion) donor
Lowry-Bronsted Base
A base is a proton (H+ ion) acceptor
Ampholyte
A substance that can act as either a base or an acid
(H20 and HS04)
HCL
Hydrochloric Acid
Strong acid
H2SO4
Sulphuric acid
Strong acid
HNO3
Nitric acid
Strong acid
CH3COOH
Ethanoic acid (acetic acid)
Weak acid
H2C03
Carbonic acid
Weak acid
(COOH)2
Oxalic acid
Weak acid
H3PO4
Phosphoric acid
Weak acid
NaOH
Sodium hydroxide
Strong base
KOH
Potassium hydroxide
Strong base
Ca(OH)2
Calcium hydroxide
Strong base
NH3
Ammonia
Weak base
Na2CO3
Sodium carbonate
Weak base
NaHCO3
Sodium bicarbonate
Weak base
CaC03
Calcium carbonate
Weak base
Strong acids
Ionise completely in water to form a high concentration of H30+ ions
Weak acids
Ionise incompletely in water to form a low concentration of H30+ ions
Strong bases
Dissociate completely in water to form a high concentration of OH- ions
Weak bases
Dissociate incompletely in water to form a low concentration of OH- ions
Concentrated
Contains a large amount of acid/base in proportion to the volume of water in the solution
Diluted
Contains a small amount of acid/base in proportion to the volume of water in the solution
Monoprotic acids
Can only donate one proton
Polyprotic acid
Can donate two or three protons
Acid+metal
Salt + H2
Acid + metal hydroxide
Salt + H20
Acid + metal oxide
Salt + H20
Acid + base
Salt + H20
Acid + metal carbonate
Salt + H20+ CO2
Standard solution
A solution in which the concentration is exactly know and remains constant for a certain amount of time
Equivalence point
The point at which the acid/base has completely reacted with the base/acid
Endpoint
The point where the indicator completely changes colour
Independent variable
Volume of acid added
Dependent variable
Volume of base added
Controlled variable
Standard solution