acids and bases Flashcards
-Arrhenius acid is
substance that dissociates in water to produce HYDROGEN ions (H+)
Arrhenius base is
a substance that dissociates in water to produce HYDROXIDE ions (OH-)
Arrhenius theory
works with many compounds in water, but misses some (particularly bases, and clearly doesn’t describe non-aqueous solutions.)
Bronsted-Lowry Acid
Proton DONOR , gives H+ ion
Bronsted-Lowry Base
Proton ACCEPTOR, takes H+ ion
Acid “dissociation” is an equilibrium where KA only describes
the reaction of an ACID with the solvent H20 as a BASE
Base “dissociation” is an equilibrium where KB only describes
the reaction of a BASE with the solven H20 as an ACID
Stronger Base or Acid, the larger the
Kb or Ka
Amphiprotic
Able to both donate and accept protons eg. water
Amphoretic
Act as both acid and base
Kw in water is
the concentrations of products multiplied together
for pH to OH to pOH conversion draw memorize Ryans square thing
When is Kw constant
in AQUEOUS solutions at 25 degrees C
a strong acid dissociates _____ in water
fully
a weak acid dissociates ______ in water
partially
An inert acid dissociates ________ in water
lol it doesn’t dissociate
u can tell when an equation is Kb if
theres OH- in the products
Kw for conjugate base pair is
Ka x Kb
Conjugate acid-base pairs u can tell by (2 things)
addition of an H is the acid
large Ka <–> Small Kb
the conjugates below are
Strong acid
Weak acid
Inert acid
inert base
weak base
strong base
(flip the list and change acid to base)
Strong acids memorize
HCIO4
H2SO4
HNO3
H + cl or br or I on right side
Strong bases memorize
Most left starting with Li to NA to K add (OH)
then on the left Ca to Sr to BA add (OH)2
pKa and pKb can be found using what
-logKa
-logKb
Ka or Kb can be calculated as
10⁻ᵖᴷᵇ
10⁻ᵖᴷᵃ