ACIDS, BASES, AND BUFFERS Flashcards
frequently employed in the conversion of drugs to chemical forms convenient to their product formulation.
Acids and Bases
maintains pH of various formulations within prescribed limits.
Buffers
It is also known as PROTON THEORY OF ACIDS AND BASES
Brønsted-Lowry concept
Brønsted-Lowry theory/concept is also known as
PROTON THEORY OF ACIDS AND BASES
It states that that any compound that can transfer a proton to any other compound is an acid, and the compound that accepts the proton is a base.
Brønsted-Lowry concept
According to the Brønsted-Lowry scheme a substance can function as an acid only in the presence of a ______.
Base
According to the Brønsted-Lowry scheme a substance can function as a base only in the presence of _____.
Acid
According to the Brønsted-Lowry concept acid and its base are related to the P/A of protons and are known as a ______.
conjugate pair
It is the reaction between an acid and a hydroxide base to form salt and water.
Neutralization
either acids or bases that produce ions in aqueous solutions to conduct electricity.
Electrolytes
is a substance that ionizes or dissociates to a small extent into ions in an aqueous solution.
Weak electrolytes
These are the official inorganic acids
- Boric Acid
- Hydrochloric acid and diluted hydrochloric acid
- Nitric acid
- Phosphoric acid and diluted phosphoric acid
- Sulfuric acid
- Acetic acid
Boric acid is also known as (synonyms)
Boracic acid, hydrogen borate, orthoboric acid, H3BO3
Where is boric acid most commonly found and occur?
seawaters, certain plants, in nearly all fruits and in some volcanic steam jets
It is the native boric acid
Sassolite
