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Acids, Bases & Salts Flashcards

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What is an Arrhenius acid?

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A substance that ionises in water to produce hydrogen ions

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What is an Arrhenius base?

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A substances that ionises in water to produce hydroxide ions

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Limitations of Arrhenius theory (2)

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It does not explain reactions that don’t involve water

It does not explain how ammonia produces hydroxide ions in water

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Bronsted-Lowry acid

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A substance that can donate a proton

Cue: HCl can donate H+

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Bronsted-Lowry base

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A substance that can accept a proton

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Conjugate acids/bases

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BL acid becomes conjugate base

BL base becomes conjugate acid

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Limitation of Bronsted-Lowry theory

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Does not explain reactions that do not involve hydrogen

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Lewis acid

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A substance that accepts an electron pair

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Lewis base

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A substance that donates an electron pair

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Limitation of Lewis theory

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Cannot explain reactions that do not involve dative bonding

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What is pH?

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A measure of the amount of free hydrogen or hydroxide ions thus reflecting the acidity or alkalinity of a solution

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What is the basicity of an acid?

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The number of moles of hydrogen ions produced when one mole of the acid molecules dissolve in water

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Relationship between base & alkali

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Alkalis are soluble bases

AKA soluble metal oxides & hydroxides

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14
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What are neutral oxides?

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Some non-metallic oxides

E.g. H2O, CO, NO

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What are acidic oxides?

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Most non-metallic oxides

E.g. SO2, NO2, CO2

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What are basic oxides?

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All metallic oxides

E.g. CaO, K2O, MgO, CuO

17
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What are amphoteric oxides?

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Al2O3, ZnO, PbO

18
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Definition of a salt

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An ionic compound consisting of a cation and an anion

19
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Preparing an insoluble salt

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Use precipitation

2 soluble salts –> Insoluble salt

20
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Acid + reactive metal –>

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Salt + hydrogen

21
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Acid + carbonate/hydrogen carbonate –>

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Salt + water + carbon dioxide

22
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Acid + metal oxides/hydroxides –>

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Salt + water

23
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Effect of acids on litmus paper

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Blue –> Red

24
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Effect of alkalis on litmus paper

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Red –> Blue

25
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Alkalis + ammonium salts –>

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Salt + water + ammonia

26
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Alkalis + salt –>

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Salt + metal hydroxide

27
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Preparing a soluble salt

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  1. Acid with insoluble less reactive metal/base/carbonate

2. Acid with alkali titration (for more reactive metals)

28
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What salts are prepared by titration?

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Sodium, potassium, ammonium salts

29
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How to prepare ammonium salt?

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Ammonium compound + alkali

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