Acids, Alkalis And Salts Flashcards

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Litmus paper

A

Not used- this turns red and blue in the presence of acid/alkali

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How to recognise a carboxylic acid

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O
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C - OH

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2
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Universal indicator

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This is used- turns any colour of pH scale when aded to an acid or alkali

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3
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What do all acids contain

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Hydrogen

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4
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pH of acids

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6 or less

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5
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pH of alkali

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8 to 14

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6
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What is the neutral pH and what colour is it

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7 and murky green

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7
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Colour of an acid

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Yellow to very dark brick red

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Colour of an alkali

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Dark green to very dark navy/black

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9
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What does the pH scale do

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Measures the amount of hydrogena in a solution

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10
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Do alkalis or acids have more hydrogens

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Acids

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11
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What is an indicator

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Substance which changes colour when reacted with an alkali or an acid

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12
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Sodium hydroxide and water

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Releases a hydrogen ion because it is acid

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13
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Hydrogen chloride in water

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HCl –> H^+ and Cl^-

H2O

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14
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What are acids

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Acids are substances which form hydrogen atoms when added to water

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15
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Sulphuric acid and hydrochloric acid

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Sulphuric acid is more acidic because make hydrogen atoms are released (2 opposed to 1)

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16
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Reversible reactions and acids

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If the reaction is reversible, the acid won’t be very strong because the hydrogens are constantly being taken back in after being released

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17
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Partial dissociation

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Not all hydrogens are realised- weak acid

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18
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Complete dissociation

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All hydrogens are released- strong acid

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19
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Electrolyte

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Substance which when dissolved in water allows electricity to flow through it

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20
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Salt is

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A metal compound

21
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What do bases and indicators do

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Neutralise acids and form salts

22
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All reactions to make a salt

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Acid+metal –> salt+hydrogen
Acid+metal oxide –> salt+water
Acid + metal hydroxide (alkali) –> salt+water
Acid +carbonate –> salt+ water+ carbon dioxide

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Acid and metal

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Zinc and sulphuric acid
Mix and turns cloudy, zinc gives of bubbles, breaks down and turns red
Forms zinc sulphate

24
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Acid + metal oxide

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Heat sulphuric acid
Add carbon oxide until it doesn’t dissolve
Filter to blue liquid
Heat until you’re left with blue salt

25
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Alkali and an metal hydroxide

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Hydrochloric acid+UI and sodium hydroxide+ UI
Mix until green
Add carbon to take out colour
Filter and then heat until water evaporates and salt is left

26
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Hydrochloric acid –>

A

Chloride HCl

27
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Sulphuric acid –>

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Sulphate H2SO4

28
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Nitric acid –>

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Nitrate NO3

29
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Metals always ____ electrons

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Lose (positive)

30
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Non metals always ____ electrons

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Gain (negative)

31
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3 common acids

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Hydrochloric HCl
Sulphuric H2SO4
Nitric HNO3

32
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4 common alkalis

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Sodium hydroxide NaOH
Potassium hydroxide KOH
Magnesium hydroxide Mg(OH)2
Calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2

33
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Solubility rules

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Sodium, potassium, ammonium salts and carbonates
All nitrates
Common chlorides (not silver or lead)
Common sulphates (not barium calcium or lead)

34
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Preparation of insoluble salts

A
Precipitation reactions 
Mix two aqueous solutions 
One must have positive ion and other must have negative ion
AgNO3 + NaCl --> AgCl + NaNO3
Ag^+ + Cl^- --> AgCl
35
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Common salt from hydrochloric acid

A

Sodium chloride

36
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Common salt from nitric acid

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Magnesium nitrate

37
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Common salt from sulphuric acid

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Ammonium sulfate

38
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What metals react with dilute acids

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Metals above hydrogen in the reactivity series (magnesium, zinc, iron and aluminium)

39
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Acids used in dilute form to make a salt

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Only sulphuric acid and hydrochloric acid, nitric acid reacts in a strange way so isn’t used

40
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What experiments are there for dilute acids

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Dilute acid + metal
Dilute acid + base
Dilute acid + metal carbonate

41
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Dilute acid + metal forms

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A salt

42
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Dilute acid + base forms

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A salt and water

43
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Dilute acid + metal carbonate

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A salt, water and carbon dioxide

44
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What is titration

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Method of finding out the volume of one solution that is required to react with a given volume of another solution- normally used to find out the volume of acid required to react with a given volume of an alkali

45
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What is an end point and what can it be shown by?

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End point is when the maximum amount of ions have reacted- there may still be hydroxides or hydrogens left in the substances if they are of different concentrations
Phenolphthalein changes colour at end point

46
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Method of acid-alkali titration

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  • Use a pipette to measure 25.0cm3 of alkali
  • Put this in a conical flask
  • Add a few drops of methyl orange
  • Put acid in a burette and note down the initial reading
  • Add acid gradually to the conical flask until a colour change is visible
  • Note final reading of burette
  • Subtract initial from final
  • This is the amount of acid needed to neutralise 25cm3 of the alkali
47
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Neutralisation/end point?

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End point isn’t always neutralisation because if the substances are different concentrations there may still be unreacted ions left

48
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Equation to find concentration of a substance

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Concentration(mol/dm3)= moles/volume(dm3)

49
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1dm3 =

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1000cm3