Acids and bases Flashcards
Arrhenius base
A substance that dissociates tin water to produce OH- ions
Strong Arrhenius Base
A substance that almost completely dissociates in water to from hydroxyl ions
Weak Arrhenius Base
A substance that partially dissociates in water to form hydroxyl ions
Monobasic?
Bases that dissociate to produce 1 OH- ion
Dibasic
A base that dissociates to produce 2 OH- ions
Tribasic
A base that dissociates to produce 3 OH- ions
Arrhenius limitations
Only restricted to aqueous substances
Does not explain how certain substances can be amphoteric
H3O+ can exist in a solution but not H+ ions
Amphoteric
A substance can act as both as an acid and a base
Bronsted-Lowry Acid
A substance that donates a proton
Strong Acid-Bronsted-Lowry Acid
Good proton donor
Weak Acid-Bronsted-Lowry Acid
A poor proton donor
Bronsted-Lowry Base
A substance that accepts a proton
Theory exceptions
NH3- can accept protons but doesn’t dissociate to produce hydroxyl ions
Conjugate Acid definition
An acid and base that differ by one proton example : HCL + CL-
Conjugate acid equation
Base= add 1H to get ca