Acids and Salt preparation Methods (TOPIC 18) Flashcards
Why is a PH probe better than an indicator?
More accurate and precise
Does not involve adding anything to substances that may affect results
What are acids?
Forms an aqeous solution with a PH of less than 7
Proton donor
Produce H+ ions when added to water
What are Bases?
Any substance with a PH greater than 7
Proton acceptor
Produces OH- ions when dissolved in water
What are alkalis?
Soluble bases
What is a neutralisation reaction?
Reaction between acid and alkai
Protons donated from acid and accepted by base
Produce salt and water
Litmus paper colour
ACID and ALKALINE
RED - Acidic
PURPLE - Neutral
BLUE - Alkaline
Phenolphthalein colour
ACID and ALKALINE
COLOURLESS - Acidic
PINK - Alkaline
Methyl Orange colour
ACID and ALKALINE
Red - Acidic
Yellow - alkaline
Acid + Metal Hydroxide → ?
Acid + Metal oxide → ?
Salt + Water
Salt + Water
Acid + Metal Carbonate →?
Salt + Water + CO2
Acid + Ammonia →?
Ammonium Salt
Method for making an insoluble salt?
Pick two soluble salts eg. lead nitrate and magnesium sulfate to make lead sulfate
In a test tube add 1 spatula of lead nitrate and use deionised water to dissolve it and make sure there are no ions.
Shake it to ensure the lead nitrate has dissolved.
Follow the same process with magnesium sulfate.
Tip the 2 solutions into one beaker and stir.
Filter into a conical flask. Rinse the content of the filter paper to ensure all soluble magnesium nitrate has been washed away.
Leave contents of filter paper (lead sulfate) to dry in a warm place.
What substances can act as bases?
Metal oxides
Metal Hydroxides
Ammonia
Titration Practical for finding unknown concentrations?
- Rinse the glass pipette with unknown concentration
- Using a glass pipette add 25cm^3 of the unknown concentration solution to a conical flask
- Rinse the burette with the known concentration
- Fill the burette with the known concentration
- Add 2-3 drops of chosen indicator - phenolphthalein
- Place the flask on a white tile and add solution drop by drop in the conical flask from the burette whilst swirling.
- Record the volume of acid used to neutralise the the alkali. Repeat the process until you get concordant results
- Use the formula Conc = Moles / Volume
Prepare soluble salt using an acid and an insoluble base
Use copper oxide and sulfuric acid to make copper sulfate.
Heat the acid in a water bath to speed up the rate of reaction
Then add the base- copper oxide - in excess to ensure all of the acid reacts
Keep adding until the copper sulfate is no longer clear blue stop adding the copper oxide when it does not react (stays black). Mix.
Filter off excess base so you are left with only soluble salt + water
Heat the solution in an evaporating basin gently using a bunsen burner and hot water bath until half the solution remains. Dipping glass rod in and seeing if crystals form.
Leave solution for 24 hours to allow crystal formation. Filter off solid salt and leave to dry.
Crystals are copper sulfate