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Acids and Bases Flashcards

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What are the 3 physical properties of acids?

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  1. Acids have a sour taste.
  2. Acids are electrolytes. They ionise to form mobile ions when dissolved in water, which act as mobile charge carriers to conduct electricity.
  3. Acids have a pH of below 7. (turn blue litmus paper red).
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What do acids react with bases to form?

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Salt and water in a neutralisation reaction.

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What do acids react with reactive metals to form?

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A salt and a hydrogen gas.

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What do acids react with carbonate to form?

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A salt, water, and carbon dioxide gas.

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What metals are unreactive metals? (do not react with acids)

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Cu, Ag, Au

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When do acids display their properties?

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Only when dissolved in water.

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7
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Are all compounds that contain hydrogen acidic?

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No. Only molecular compounds that ionise to form hydrogen ions are acidic.

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What does the strength of an acid refer to?

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The extent of ionisation. (to form hydrogen ions)

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9
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What does the concentration of acid refer to?

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The amount of it per unit volume.

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10
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What are the three types of basicity’s of acids?

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Monobasic, Dibasic, Tribasic

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How do you test for hydrogen gas?

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Place a burning splint at the mouth of the test tube. Hydrogen gas extinguishes the burning splint with a “pop” sound.

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12
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How do you test for carbon dioxide gas?

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13
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Name one example of a monobasic acid and a dibasic acid.

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Monobasic – Hydrochloric acid (HCl)
Dibasic – Sulfuric acid (H2SO4)

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14
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Explain why 0.100mol/dm^3 sulfuric acid has a higher concentration of H+ ions than 0.100mol/dm^3 hydrochloric acid.

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Sulfuric acid has a higher concentration of H+ ions. Both acids have the same concentration and strengths. However, they have different basicity. Sulfuric acid is dibasic, so it produces 0.200mol/dm^3 of hydrogen ions. Hydrochloric acid is a monobasic acid, so it will produce only 0.100mol/dm^3 of hydrogen ions.

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15
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What do bases form when reacted with ammonium salts?

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Salt, water, and ammonium salts.

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16
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What 2 substances do bases contain?

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Oxide ions (O2-)
hydroxide ions (OH-) – produced by alkali

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17
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How do you test for ammonia gas?

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Ammonia turns a damp red litmus paper blue.

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18
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What bases are insoluble?

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Copper (II) oxide (CuO), and Iron (III) oxide (Fe2O3)

19
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What are soluble bases also known as?

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Alkali

20
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What are the 4 physical properties of alkali?

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  1. Turns red litmus paper blue
  2. Is an electrolyte
  3. Feels slippery and soapy
  4. Tastes bitter
21
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Give an example of a strong alkali and a weak alkali.

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Sodium hydroxide (strong), Aqueous ammonia (weak)

22
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What pH range does a strong alkali have and what is its level of dissociation?

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pH range of 10-14 and dissociates completely

23
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What pH range does a weak alkali have and what is its level of dissociation?

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pH range of 7-10 and dissociates partially

24
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What colour is methyl orange in an acidic solution and alkaline solution?

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Red in acidic solution and Yellow in alkaline solution.

25
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Which indicators change colour at the 3-5 pH range?

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Methyl orange and screened methyl orange.

26
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What colour is Litmus in acidic solution in alkaline solution?

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Red in acidic solution and Blue in alkaline solution.

27
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What pH range does litmus change colour at?

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pH 5-8

28
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What colour is Thymolphthalein in acidic and alkaline solutions and what pH range does it change colour in?

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Colourless in acidic solution and blue in alkaline solution.

29
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What colour is Bromothymol blue in acidic solution and alkaline solution?

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Yellow/pink in acidic solution
green endpoint in alkaline solution.

30
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What colour does a strong acid and weak acid turn Green Universal Indicator?

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Strong acid –> Turns red

Weak acid –> Turns yellow/orange

31
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What is the equation to calculate pH?

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pH = -lg [H+]

32
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How do you calculate [H+] ions given the pH?

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[H+] = 10^whatever the pH is

33
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What does the equivalence point refer to in titration?

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The volume of reactants.

34
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What is the purpose of “liming” soil, and what is slaked lime made of?

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Increases the pH level of the soil, reducing its acidity. Slaked line is calcium hydroxide.

35
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What are the main elements of fertiliser?

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Ammonia and Nitrogen.

36
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What kind of oxides are most metal oxides?

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Basic oxides.

37
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What are the properties of basic oxides?

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Display basic properties, and are solid at room temperature.

38
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What metal oxides are not basic?

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Zinc oxide, Aluminium oxide, Lead oxide.

39
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What kind of oxides are most non-metals?

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Acidic oxides.

40
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What are the 4 types of oxides?

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  1. Basic
  2. Acidic
  3. Amphoteric
  4. Neutral
41
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Name 3 neutral oxides?

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H2O, CO, NO

42
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How would you determine how to prepare a salt, and how should you prepare it based on these conditions?

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Solubility of salt in water, and solubility of the starting materials in water.

Insoluble –> prepared by precipitation
Soluble –> prepared by reactions of acid

43
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What salts cannot be prepared using the RAWIS method?

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SPA: Sodium, Potassium, Ammonium

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