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Acids and Bases Flashcards

1
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What do all acids release

A

H+

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2
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What do all bases accept

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H+

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3
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Common bases

A

Metal oxides
Metal hydroxides
Ammonia and amines

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4
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Alkalis (soluble bases that dissolve in water release in water

A

OH- ions

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5
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How are salts made

A

When H+ from acid is replaced by a metal ion/another positive ion

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6
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Neutralisation reactions

A 
Acids react with:
carbonates to form CO2
bases (metal oxides) to form H2O
alkalis to form H2O
Metals to form H
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7
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Redox reactions

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Acids react with metals
Metal is oxidised
Hydrogen is reduced

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8
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Ammonia

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Forms weak alkaline solution when dissolved in H2O

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9
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Salt crystals features

A

Have water = crystalline form, hydrated
No water = powdered form, anhydrous
Molar proportion of H2O 名前 water of crystallisation

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10
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Hydrated salt formula

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1: calculate n of anhydrous
2: calculate n of H2O
3: determine hydrated salt ormula

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11
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Titration calculation method

A

1) find n of compound in the sol
2) use equation to ID mol no. of substances in 2nd sol.
3) ID n for any other relevant substances
4) scale quantities to match
5) calculate M

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12
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Bronsted-Lowry model

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(conjugate) Acid = H+ donor
(conjugate) Base = H+ acceptor
Alkali = base that dissolves in H2O forming OH-

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13
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Water’s acid-base equilibrium

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Ha(aq) ⇌ H+(aq) + A-(aq)

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14
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Acid strength

A

Extent to which it dissociates into H+ and A-

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15
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Strong acid strength

A

Almost complete dissociation

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16
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Weak acid strength

A

Partial dissociation

Equilibrium favours non-dissociated side

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17
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Ka, acid dissociation constant

A

Dissociated side/non-dissociated side

Unit = mol dm-3

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18
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Large vs small Ka

A

Large Ka = large dissociation, strong acid

Small Ka = small dissociation, weak acid

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19
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Concentration vs strength of acid

A

Concentration = amount of acid dissolved in 1dm3 o solution

Strength=dissociation extent

20
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pH formula

A

pH=-log10 [H+(aq)]

21
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H+ formula

A

[H+(aq)]= 10-pH

22
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pH value meanings

A

Low H+ value = high pH value

High H+ value = low pH value

23
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pH changed by 1 =

A

H+ changed by 10x

24
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Strong acid pH calculations

A

Found directly from acid concentration

[H+]=[HA]

25
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Weak acids pH calculation

A

Need acid concentration and Ka value
Consider:
[HA(aq)]equilibrium ≈ [HA(aq)]start
[H+(aq)] ≈ [A-(aq)]

Formula therefore:
Ka ≈ [H+(aq)]2/[HA(aq)]

26
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pKa and Ka link

A

Logarithmic version of Ka

pKa = -log10Ka
Ka = 10-pKa

Low Ka = high pKa
High Ka = low pKa

27
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Kw

A

Ionic product of water

Kw=[H+(aq)][OH-(aq)]

28
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Kw at 25 degrees

A

Kw=1.0x10-14 mol2 dm-6

29
Q

H+ and OH- in water

A

Same concentrations,
10-7 mol dm-3. Total therefore:
10-14 mol dm-3

30
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H+ vs OH- concentrations

A

Water: H+ = OH-
Acid: H+ > OH-
Alkaline: H+ < OH-

Linked by Kw

31
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Strong alkalis pH calculation

A

1) Find concentration directly from alkali concentration
2) solve for H+ ( Kw/OH-)
3) calculate pH

32
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Titration curve features

A

Mid-point of vertical bit is Equivalence Point

Indicator is only suitable if its pKind value is within the pH range of the vertical part

33
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Ka from a titration curve

A

1) Get vol. of alkali for neutralisation from titearion curve
2) get pH at half-neutralisation fron curve
3) half-neut, HA = A-, so Ka = H+
Ka = 10-pH

34
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∆Hneut value

A

Approximately -57.9kJ mol -1 for strong acids

Less exothermic for weak acids

35
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Buffer soluions

A

Minimise pH changes by removing most of added acid/alkali

Made of HA and its conjugate base

36
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Adding H+ to a buffer

A

H+ is increased
pH change is opposed. Equilib moves left removing H+ and forming HA
A- removes most of added H+

37
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Adding alkali to buffer

A

Added OH- reacts with small concentration of H+
pH change opposed by moving equil to the right, restoring H+ as HA dissociates
HA restores most of lost H+

38
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Buffer solution pH depends on

A
  • Ka of buffer system

* ratio of weak acid and its conjugate base

39
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Arrhenius acids and bases

A

Acids: dissociate in water to make H3O+
Bases: dissociate to make OH-

40
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Lewis acids and bases

A

Acid aka electrophile: e- acceptor

Base aka nucleophile: e- donator

41
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Acid-conjugate base link

A

Acids are directly proportional to conjugate base’s stability.
More stable = more acidic

42
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Base stability considerations

A 
Larger atoms いい
More electronegative いい
sp hybridised >sp2>sp3 いい
e- withdrawing groups on acid いい
Resonance structures いい
43
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pKa values

A

V strong acids = pKa &<0

Weak acids = pKa 0-9

44
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Equilibrium rule

A

Equilibrium of a reaction will favour side with weaker acids and bases

45
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Acid dissociation constant

A

Ka = [H+][A-]/[HA]

46
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Buffer solution pH

A

pKa + log10 (salt/acid)

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