Acids and Bases Flashcards
Defined an acid as a species that donates H+ (protons) in an aqueous sol’n and a base as a species that produces OH- (hydroxide ions) in an aqueous sol’n
Arrhenius
any species that donates protons
*Do not necessarily have to dissociate into H+ in aqueous sol’n
Bronsted-Lowry acid
any species that accepts protons
*Do not necessarily have to dissociate to form OH- in aqueous sol’n
(Ex: NH3 and Cl-)
Bronsted-Lowry base
Defines a ______ as an electron-pair acceptor
Lewis acid
defines a _____ as an electron-pair donor
lewis base
Bronsted-Lowry acids and bases always occur in pairs, called _______. The two members are related by the transfer of a proton
conjugate acid-base pairs
The stronger the acid, the _______ its conjugate base
weaker
the weaker the acid, the ________ its conjugate base
stronger
H2O can act as either a ________ or a _____ with other species or with itself
H2O + H2) —-> H3O+ + OH-
proton donor or acceptor
Constant that describes _______, or acting as a proton donor/acceptor toward itself
Autoionization: Kw
Equation: Kw (Autoionization constant)
Keq = Kw = [H3O+][OH-]
Note: Kw for water = 110^-14
measures hydrogen ion (proton) concentration
pX = -log(X) where [H+] is its molarity and the logarithm is of base 10
pH
Equation: pH
pH = -log[H+] = log (1/[H+])
The power to which 10 would be raised to obtain the number x
Log(x)
i.e. [H+] = 1 * 10^-3 then pH = 3
have a pH less than 7
relative excess of H+ ions
Ex: Lemon juice, gastric juice
acidic sol’n