Acids And Bases Unit 5 Flashcards
What are electrolytes?
Water soluble solutions that form ions which conduct electricity 
The more ions in the solution the more…
Electricity the solution can conduct
Example of an electrolyte solution
Acids and bases
The stronger the acid or base the more ions in the solution
What do strong acids and bases do?
Completely ionize
What do weak acids and bases do
Partially ionize
How is the strength of an acid determined?
By how much it ionizes
Acid
Any substance that produces H plus when dissolved in water
H+=
H30+
Base
Any substance that accepts an H+ and dissolves in H2O
What is a conjugate base pair?
Conjugate acid definition
What forms when the base accepts an H plus
Conjugate acid of H2S
H3S+
Conjugate base definition
What forms on an acid loses an H plus
Conjugate base of HF
F-
The stronger the acid, the …
Weaker the conjugate base
Amphiprotic
Substances that can act as both acids and bases
Characteristics of acids and bases
A(6) B(5)
Acid Bases
1 sour. 1 bitter
2 burn. 2 slippery
3 conduct electricity 3 conduct same
4 affect indicators. 4 same
5 PH<7. 5 PH > 7
6 dissolve metals
Ka
Acid constant
How are strong acids written?
As an equation that goes to completion
How are weak acids written?
As equilibrium equations
Ka for a strong acid
Ka for weak acids
Strong acid
Weak acid
Find H+ for a strong acid