Acids, Bases & Salts

Question 1

Define : Acids

Answer 1

An acid is a compound which when dissolved in water yields hydronium ions as the only positively charged ions.

Question 2

Define : Bases

Answer 2

A base is a compound which reacts with hydronium ions of an acid to give salt and water only.

Question 3

Define : Alkalis

Answer 3

An alkali is a compound which when dissolved in water yields hydroxyl ions as the only negatively charged ions.

Question 4

Define : Organic Acids

Answer 4

Acids derived from plants.

Question 5

Define : Inorganic Acids

Answer 5

Acids derived from minerals.

Question 6

Define : Hydracids

Answer 6

Acids containing hydrogen and a non-metallic element other than oxygen.

Question 7

Define : Oxyacids

Answer 7

Acids containing hydrogen, another element and oxygen.

Question 8

Example : Organic Acids

Answer 8

Citric, Oxalic, Tartaric, Acetic Acids.

Question 9

Example : Inorganic Acids

Answer 9

HCl, H2SO4, HNO3

Question 10

Example : Hydracids

Answer 10

HCl, HBr, HI

Question 11

Example : Oxyacids

Answer 11

HNO3, H2SO4

Question 12

What does the strength of an acid depend on?

Answer 12

It depends on the concentration of the hydronium ions present in an aqueous solution of an acid.

Question 13

Define : Strong Acids

Question 14

Examples : Strong Acids

Question 15

Define : Weak Acids

Question 16

Examples : Weak Acids

Question 17

What does the strength of alkalis depend on?

Question 18

Define : Strong Alkalis

Question 19

Examples : String Alkalis

Question 20

Define : Weak Alkalis

Question 21

Examples : Weak Alkalis

Question 22

Define : Concentrated Acids

Question 23

Define : Dilute Acids

Question 24

Define : Concentrated Alkalis

Question 25

Define : Dilute Alkalis

Question 26

Define : Basicity of Acids

Question 27

Define : Acidity of Bases

Question 28

Define : Monobasic Acids

Question 29

Define : Dibasic Acids

Question 30

Define : Tribasic Acids

Question 31

Define : Monoacidic Bases

Question 32

Define : Diacidic Bases

Question 33

Define : Triacidic Bases

Question 34

Example : Monobasic Acid

Question 35

Example : Dibasic Acid

Question 36

Example : Tribasic Acid

Question 37

Example : Monoacidic Base

Question 38

Example : Diacidic Base

Question 39

Example : Triacidic Base