acidity and basicity

Question 1

concept is based on whether the substance yields H+ or OH- in aqueous solutions

Answer 1

Arrhenius Acids and Bases

Question 2

concept is based on the fact that acud-base reactions involve the transfer of H+ ions/proton from one substance to another

Answer 2

Bronsted-Lowry Acids and Bases

Question 3

who donates and accepts proton?

Answer 3

Acid - donates
Base - accept

Question 4

-Any species that has a hydrogen can potentially act as an acid.
-Any species that has a lone pair can potentially act as an base.

Question 5

a substance capable of acting as either acid or a base is called

Answer 5

Amphiprotic

Question 6

is a measure of the tendency of a compound to lose a proton

Answer 6

Acidity

Question 7

is a measure of a compound’s affinity for a protn

Answer 7

Basicity

Question 8

concept is based on the fact that acud-base reactions involve the transfer of electron pairs from one substance to another

Answer 8

Lewis Acids and Bases

Question 9

subtances that have iunfilled valence orbitals

Answer 9

Lewis Acids

Question 10

substances with a pair of nonbonding electrons

Answer 10

Lewis Bases

Question 11

other term for lewis acids

Answer 11

Electrophiles

Question 12

other term for lewis bases

Answer 12

Nucleophiles

Question 13

results from the presence of bulky groups and congestion and twisting bonds

Answer 13

Steric Effect

Question 14

shift in electron density through charge polarization transmitted through sigma bonds

Answer 14

Inductive Effect

Question 15

affects availability of lone pair for protonation

Answer 15

Hybridization