Aqueous Ions Flashcards
Define Brønsted-Lowry acid
Proton donor
Define Brønsted-Lowry base
Proton acceptor
What is a Lewis acid?
An electron pair acceptor
What is a Lewis base?
An electron pair donor
Under the Lewis theory of acidity, Brønsted-Lowry acids are still considered acids. Why?
They all donate protons and protons readily accept a pair of electrons
What do transition metal ions act as?
Why?
Lewis acids
They accept lone pairs from ligands
Explain why all aqueous solutions of Fe3+ are more acidic than that of Fe2+
Fe3+ is smaller with a higher charge
Fe3+ ionises O-H in water more than Fe2+, releasing more H+ ions
All charged species are a)____ in water so form b)______
a) soluble
b) solutions
If the product of a reaction is neutral it will be …
Insoluble in water and come out of the Solution forming a PPT
Equation for adding OH- to a metal 2+ complex
What does the OH- act as and why?
[M(H20)6]2+ + 2OH- —> [M(H2O)4(OH)2] +2H2O
A base because it steals a H+ from H2O ligand
When NH3 is added in small amounts to a metal 2+ complex what does it act similarly to and why?
What is the side product?
OH- ion
Both are bases so will remove protons from water
NH4+
When OH- or NH3 is added to a metal 3+ aqueous complex, what is the complex formed?
Why is a PPT formed?
[M(H2O)3(OH)3]
It is uncharged
Why can carbonate ions remove protons from M3+ complex aqua ions in the same way as OH-?
M3+ complexes have a high acidity to their charge/size ratio so carry out acid base reactions with carbonate ions
Protons are lost from water forming a neutral substance
Can carbonate ions remove protons from the M2+?
No as it is a weaker acid and instead forms a carbonate (ie a substitution reaction)
Define amphoteric
can act as an acid or a base
What can water molecules be replaced by in copper
One at a time by NH3 molecules in an excess of ammonia