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Acids and bases Flashcards

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1
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What is meant by a Bronsted-Lowry acid?

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Proton donor

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2
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What is meant by a Bronsted-Lowry base?

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Proton acceptor

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3
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What is meant by a strong acid?

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Fully dissociates

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What is meant by a weak acid?

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Partially dissociates

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5
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Definition of PH

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pH = -log10[H+]

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6
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Definition of [H+]

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[H+] = 10-pH

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7
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Definition of the ionic product of water (Kw)

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Kw = [H+][OH-]

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8
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What equation should be used when calculating the pH of a strong acid?

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pH = -log10[H+]

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9
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What equation should be used when calculating the pH of a weak acid?

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Ka = [H+]2 / [HA]
Rearrange to get [H+]

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10
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What equation should be used when calculating the pH of a buffer?

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Ka = [H+][A-] / [HA]
Rearrange to get [H+]

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11
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metal + acid ……

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salt + hydrogen

e.g. HCl (aq) + Na (s) —> NaCl (aq) + 1/2 H2 (g)

hydrochloric acid + sodium —> sodium chloride + hydrogen

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12
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metal oxide + acid ……

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salt + water

e.g. 2HNO3 (aq) + K2O (aq) —> 2KNO3 (aq) + H2O (l)

nitric acid + potassium oxide —> potassium nitrate + water

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acid + metal hydroxide …..

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salt + water

e.g. H3PO4 (aq) + 3NaOH (aq) —> Na3PO4 (aq) + 3H2O (l)

phosphoric acid + sodium hydroxide —> sodium phosphate + water

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acid + metal carbonate …..

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salt + water + carbon dioxide

e.g. H2SO4 (aq) + Na2CO3 (s) —> Na2SO4 (aq) + CO2 (g) + H2O (l)

sulfuric acud + sodium carbonate —> sodium sulfate + carbon dioxyde + water

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ammonia + acid ….

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salt

e.g. NH3 (aq) + HCl (aq) —> NH4Cl (aq)

ammonia + hydrochloric acid —> ammonium chloride

e.g. NH3 (aq) + H3PO4 (aq) —> (NH4)3 PO4 (aq)

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16
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What is a monoprotic acid?

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only one H+ ion released e.g. HCl

17
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What is a diuretic acid?

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two H+ ions released e.g. H2SO4

18
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What does smaller pH mean in terms of [H+]

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Higher concentration of [H+]

19
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What are the 4 main examples of strong acids?

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  • HCl
  • H2SO4
  • HNO3
  • H3PO4
20
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Where does the position of equilibrium for strong acids usually lie?

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entirely to right side

21
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Where does the position of equilibrium for weak acids usually lie?

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More to the left side

22
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How to find pKa from Ka?

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pKa = -log10Ka

23
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How to find Ka from pKa?

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Ka = 10-pKa

24
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What is the Kw value for water?

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1 x 10-14 mol2dm-6

25
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Why is water always neutral?

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[OH-] = [H+]

26
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How can [H+] be found from Kw?

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Kw = [H+]2

27
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How can Kw] be found from [H+]?

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[H+] = square root of Kw

28
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Strong bases…

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  • fully dissociate
  • to release OH- ions
29
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Where does the position of equilibrium for strong bases usually lie?

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entirely on right side

30
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Equation to find [H+] of strong alkalis

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[H+] = Kw / [OH-]

31
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Suggest why pure water is not alkaline

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[H+] = [OH-]

32
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Explain why [H2O] is not shown in the Kw expression

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[H2O] is (almost) constant

33
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A student has an unknown weak acid of unknown concentration and a bottle of 0.5 mol dm-3 NaOH.
Explain, using brief practical details, how you would determine the Ka of the weak acid. [6]

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  • Measure 25 cm3 of acid into a beaker/conical flask using volumetric pipette.
  • Use a pH probe to measure the initial pH
  • Add 1cm3 NaOH from a burette swirl and record the pH
  • Repeat until the NaOH is in excess
  • Plot a graph of pH against vol NaOH added in cm3
  • Use the vertical section to find the volume of NaOH needed for neutralisation
  • The half neutralisation point is half the volume of neutralisation.
  • Read off the pH at the half neutralisation point.
  • At half neutralisation ka = [H+]/pKa=pH
  • Ka = 10-pH
34
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write equation to show how ethanoic acid behaves as a weak acid in it’s reaction with water

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CH3COOH —> CH3COO- + H+

35
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write equation when pure ethanoic acid reacts with pure nitric acid where ethnic acid acts as a base

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CH3COOH + HNO3 —. CH3COOH2+ + NO3 2-

36
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explain why chloroethanoic acid is stronger than ethanoic acid

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  • electronegative chlorine withdraws electrons
  • weakens O-H bond
37
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explain why data books do not usually contain Ka values for strong acids

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  • strong acids completely dissociate
  • ka for strong acids is very large
38
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state how buffer solution made

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add excess weak acid to alkali

39
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state how buffer solution resists changes in PH

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CH3COO- from salt reacts with H+

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