acids and bases Flashcards
Arrhenius
First definition (1880)
Acid: produces protons and anions in aqueous solution
Base: produces hydroxide and cations in aqueous solution.
Acid - base reactions must include the formation of one of the ions h+ or OH -
Bronsted - Lowry
Acid: proton donor
Base: proton acceptor
Acid-base reactions include the transfer of a proton from an acid to a base.
Amphoteric substances
Weak base and acid - in A reaction can be either base or acid, depends ou their environment.
How to recognize?
Must include hydrogen (for the acid) and have a lone pair (for the base)
Lewis
Acid: accept an electron pair ( lone pair )
Base: donate an electron pair ( lone pair )
Acid-base reaction include the transfer of un electron pair from a base to an acid
Naturalization reactions
A Reaction between an acid and a base that forms water (H2O) and a salt
Conjugated acid-base pairs
Conjugated Base: formed the loss of H from an acid.
Conjugated acid: formed by the addition of H to a base.
Dissociation
The process of separating charged particles which already existed in the compound.
NaCl —> Na^+ + Cl^-
Ionization
Formation of new changed particles which were not found in the compound before.
O+ 2e —> O^-2
Strong acid
Dissociate almost completely during a reaction- all of the molecules donate their proton.
Strong base
Dissociate almost completely during a reaction - all the molecules accept proton.
Weak acid/base
Dissolves partly during the chemical reaction.
Weak acid / base differ in their strength
Notice: strong/weak acid or base refer to reactivity not concentration.
The strength of conjugated pairs
The stranger the acid, the weaker it’s conjugated base
The weaker the acid, the stronger it’s conjugated base
The stranger the base, the weaker it’s conjugated acid
The weaker the base, the stronger it’s conjugated acid
Diprofic and triprotic acid
Have more than one acidic hydrogen (move than one hydrogen that can become a proton )
The dissociation of these substances is composed of several reaction
Like:H2SO4
Water auto ionization
Water = amphoteric substance
Two water molecules can preform an acid-base reaction by themselves
2H2O —> H3O + OH
Constant of water dissociation
Kw= [H3O]•[OH]= 10^-14
Applies to all aqueous solutions
The pH scale
Numerical scale used to measure the concentration of protons in a given solution, and can be used to define the solution as acidic, basic or neutral.
0-7 → acidic
7 = neutral
7-14 → basic
How to calculate pH?
pH= - log[H]
[H]= 10^-pH
example: [H]=10^-7 →pH=7
Calculation based on proton concentration derived from the concentration of the acid is possible only for strong acid, that almost completely dissolve.
What is the difference between acidity and pH values?
pH is dependent on temperature - the pH value of natural solution decreases with temp. Increase. While acidic solution will always be those in which the concentration of protons is higher than that of hydroxide ions.