Acids and Bases Flashcards

1
Q

What do acids taste like vs bases?

A

Acids- sour, bases- bitter

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2
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What do acids feel like vs bases?

A

Acids- watery, bases- slippery

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3
Q

What does the name of an acid end with?

A

acid

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4
Q

What does the name of a base end with?

A

hydroxide

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5
Q

What does the formula of an acid start with?

A

H

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6
Q

What does the formula of a base contain?

A

OH

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7
Q

What is the reactivity of both acids and bases?

A

High

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8
Q

Are acids and bases conductors?

A

Yes

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9
Q

How do acids bond?

A

Covalent

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10
Q

How do bases bond?

A

Ionic

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11
Q

What state are both acids and bases?

A

Solution (aq)

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12
Q

What does acids reacting with metals produce?

A

Hydrogen gas + whatever is left over

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13
Q

What does acids reacting with carbonates produce?

A

Carbon dioxide gas + whatever is left over

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14
Q

What are the two kinds of acids?

A
  1. Binary acids
  2. Oxyacids
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15
Q

What do the two kinds of acids both have in common?

A

All start with H

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16
Q

What do binary acids consist of (and don’t)?

A

two elements only, no oxygen

17
Q

How are binary acids named?

A

Use prefix ‘hydro’, end with ‘ic’ and ‘acid’

18
Q

What do oxyacids consist of?

A

More than two elements, oxygen, polyatomic ion group

19
Q

How are oxyacids named?

A

Change ending from ‘ate’ to ‘ic’ and add acid

20
Q

What are indicators?

A

Substances that change different colours in acids and bases

21
Q

What does bromothymol blue turn in acids vs bases?

A

acids- yellow, bases- blue

22
Q

What colour does phenolphthalein turn in acids vs bases?

A

Acids- colourless, bases- pink

23
Q

What colour does litmus turn in acids vs bases?

A

Acids- red, bases- blue

24
Q

What does the pH scale measure?

A

How acidic or basic a substance is

25
Q

What numbers on the pH scale are considered acidic?

A

0-7

26
Q

What numbers on the pH scale are considered basic?

A

7-14

27
Q

What is 7 on the pH scale?

A

Neutral

28
Q

What does neutral mean with acids and bases?

A

The concentration of H = the concentration of OH

29
Q

What ions do acids release?

A

Hydrogen ions

30
Q

What ions do bases release?

A

Hydroxide ions

31
Q

What do acids and bases do to produce water and a salt?

A

Neutralize each other

32
Q

What is a salt?

A

An ionic compound

33
Q

What kind of reactions are neutralization reactions?

A

Double displacement reactions