Acids And Bases Flashcards
Equations for strong acids
Weak acids equations
Water/Strong Base equations
Strong acid
Fully dissociates in an aqueous solution
weak acids
Slightly dissociates in an aqueous solution
Water equation
H20 <—> OH- + H+
Slightly dissociates
Describe neutral
[OH-]=[H+]
Water is endo/exothermic
Endothermic
Calculating mixture of strong acid and base steps
Different types of indicators and which reactions to use them in
Buffer solution definition
Maintains an approximately constant pH
Despite dilution/addition of small amounts of acid/base
Acidic buffer solution how formed
- Mixture of weak acid and one of its salts
- Excess mixture of weak acid and strong base
Basic buffer solution and how formed
- Mixture of weak base and one of its salts
- Excess of weak base and strong acid
How does adding another acid to acid buffer affect the solution
[H+] concentration increases so reaction shifts to the left to increase the weak acid
How does adding acid to base buffer affect solution
H+ reacts with OH- this means that the OH- is decreasing so reaction shifts to the right to make more of the salt