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Acids + Electrolysis Flashcards

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1
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What ions make aqueous solutions acidic?

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Hydrogen ions (H+)

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2
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Which ions make aqueous solutions alkaline?

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Hydroxide ions (OH-)

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3
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What is the pH scale?

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The pH scale ranges from pH 0 to pH 14 and measured the acidity and alkalinity of a solution

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4
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What can be used to measure pH

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Universal indicator

ph Probe

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5
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What colour is phenolphthalein in acid and alkali and neutral?

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Acid - colourless
Alkali - Pink
Neutral - colourless

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6
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What colour is methyl orange in acid and an alkali and neutral?

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Acid - red
Alkali - yellow
Neutral - yellow

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7
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What colour is blue litmus paper is an acid and alkali?

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Acid - turns red

Alkali - stays blue

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8
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What colour is red litmus paper in acid and alkali

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Acid - stays red

Alkali - turns blue

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9
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Suggest a problem with using universal indicator to test the pH of a solution

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The colour of the solution is matched to a pH colour chart. This is quite subjective as people may disagree with which colour the solution matches.

It doesn’t provide an exact pH value.

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10
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If pH decreased by one unit, what happens to the concentration hydrogen ions concentration

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H+ conc Increases by a factor of 10

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11
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What is a neutralisation reaction? During an acid-alkali neutralisation reaction, what happens?

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A neutralisation reaction is a reaction between an acid and a base.

In an acid-alkali neutralisation, H+ ions from the acid react with OH- ions from the alkali to form water.

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12
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What is ionic equation for a neutralisation reaction?

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13
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What do the terms concentrated and dilute mean when talking about acid? Is this the same as strong/weak acids?

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Concentrated acids have more moles of acid per unit volume of water than dilute acids

Strength refers to whether the acid has completely dissociates in water or not.

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14
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An acid that only partially dissociates into H+ ions in water …

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Is a weak acid

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15
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A base is..

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Any substances that reacts with an acid to form salt and water only

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16
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Alkalis are..

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Soluble bases.

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17
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Metal + acid —>

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Salt + hydrogen

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18
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Metal oxide + acid

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Salt + water

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19
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Acid + metal hydroxide —>

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Salt + water

20
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Acid + metal carbonate

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Salt + water + carbon dioxide

21
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Why are metal oxides normally based rather than alkalis?

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Metal oxide are normally insoluble

Alkalis are soluble

22
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Describe chemical test for hydrogen

A

Insert a lit splint into a test tube gas

Hydrogen will burn and a “squeaky pop” will be heard if hydrogen is present.

23
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Describe chemical test for carbon dioxide?

A

Bubble the gas through limewater (calcium hydroxide)

Limewater turns cloudy if carbon dioxide is present

24
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When a soluble salt is prepared from an acid and an insoluble reactant, why is excess of the insoluble reactant added?

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To ensure all the acid reacts

25
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When a soluble salt is prepared from an acid an an insoluble reactant, how and why is excess reactant removed?

A

By filtration

It is removed to leave a pure solution of the salt

26
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What method must be used to prepare a salt from an acid and a soluble reactant?

A

Titration

27
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Describe how to carry out an acid-alkali titration

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28
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What 3 steps are required when producing a pure dry salt from an acid and alkali?

A

Complete a titration to find volume of acid that reacts exactly with a set volume of alkali

Use the results from titration to mix the acid and alkali in the correct proportions.

Evaporate the water from the solution,leaving pure dry salt crystals

29
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Most common chlorides are soluble. What are two exceptions?

A

Silver chloride and lead chloride are insoluble.

30
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Are nitrates soluble or insoluble?

A

Soluble

31
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All common sodium, potassium and ammonium salts are..

A

Soluble

32
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Most common sulfates are soluble expect ?

A

Lead sulfate, calcium sulfate and barium sulfate which are insoluble

33
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Most common carbonates and hydroxide are insoluble. What are the three exceptions?

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The carbonate/hydroxides of sodium, potassium and ammonium are soluble

34
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What salt is produced when lead reacts with sulfuric acid? Will a precipitate form?

A

Lead sulfate

A precipitate will form because lead sulfate in insoluble

35
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What is an electrolyte?

A

An ionic compound in its molten or aqueous state.

Aqueous - dissolved in water

36
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Why can an electrolyte carry charge?

A

An ionic compound in is molten or aqueous state has mobile ions which can carry charge.

37
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What is electrolysis?

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A process which uses electricity (direct current) to decompose electrolytes.

38
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What is cathode and anode?

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Cathode - negative electrode anode - positive electrode

39
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Where do charged ions in the electrolyte move to during electrolysis?

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Cations move towards the cathode

Anions move towards the anode

40
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What happens at the anode during electrolysis?

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The anions (negatively charged ions) lose electrons to form their elements.
Oxidation happens
41
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What happens at the cathode during electrolysis?

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Cations (positively charged ions) gain electrons to form their elements
Reduction happens

42
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Name the processes that occur at each electrode during electrolysis?

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Anode - oxidation

Cathode - reduction

43
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What is formed at each electrode in electrolysis?

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Cathode:metal or hydrogen
Anode: non metal

44
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How can you predict whether a metal or hydrogen will form at the cathode?

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If hydrogen is above the metal in the reactivity series then the metal will form.

If the metal is more reactive than hydrogen,then hydrogen will form.

45
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What are the half equations at the cathode and anode during electrolysis of copper chloride?

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46
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What is oxidation in terms of electrons

A

Loss of electrons

47
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What is reduction in terms of electrons

A

Gain of electrons

GCSE Chemistry (13 decks)

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