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CC8 - Acids And Alkalis Flashcards

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what is the PH scale

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a measure of how acidic or alkaline a substance is

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what is the PH of a neutral substance

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7

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3
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what are acids

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  • a substance with a PH less than 7
  • forms H+ ions in water
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4
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explain the strength of an acid in terms of H+ ions

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  • stronger acids have a higher concentration of H+ ions
  • as the concentration of H+ ions increases, the PH of the acid decreases
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5
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what is a base

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a substance that reacts with an acid to produce salt and water only

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what is an alkali

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  • a base that is soluble in water
  • have PH greater than 7
  • form OH- ions in water (hydroxide ions)
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7
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explain the strength of an alkali in terms of OH- ions

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  • stronger alkalis have a greater concentration of OH- ions
  • as the concentration of OH- ions increases, the PH of the alkali increases
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what is an idicator

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a dye that changes colour depending on whether the PH of a substance is above or below a certain PH

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9
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colours of universal indicator in: acids, neutral, alkalis

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acid: strong = red, weak = yellow
neutral: green
alkali: strong = purple, weak = blue

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10
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colours of litmus indicator in: acids, neutral, alkalis

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acid: red
neutral: purple
alkali: blue

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colours of methyl orange indicator in: acids, neutral, alkalis

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acid: red
neutral: yellow
alkali: yellow

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colours of phenolphthalein indicator in: acids, neutral, alkalis

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acid: colourless
neutral: colourless
alkali: pink

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what is the reaction between an acid and a base called

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neutralisation

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neutralisation rection formula

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acid + base —–> salt + water

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15
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ionic equation of neutralisation reactions in aqueous solutions

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H+ + OH- —–> H20

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16
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what is the PH of the products of a neutralisation reaction, why

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PH 7
- the concentration of H+ and OH- ions is equal

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17
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test for carbon dioxide

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test - bubble the gas through limewater
result - if CO2 is present, the limewater will turn cloudy

18
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test for hydrogen

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test - hold a lit splint to the gas
result - if hydrogen is present, there will be a ‘squeaky pop’

19
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what can all acids do in a solution

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  • dissociate (ionise)
20
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what does it mean when an acid dissociates

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the acid splits up to produce a hydrogen ion and another ion

21
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what is a strong acid

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  • when all of the molecules split to form H+ ions
  • fully dissociated
22
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what is a weak acid

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  • when only some of the molecules split to form H+ ions
  • partially dissociated
23
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what is special about the ionisation of weak acids

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the reaction is reversible
- equilibrium lies to the left as only some molecules release H+ ions

24
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what is a dilute acid

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when there is a small proportion of acid molecules compare to the volume of water per g dm-3
- strong acids can be dilute as concentration is the number of dissolved acid molecules not the number of molecules that have dissociated to produce H+ ions

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what is a concentrated acid

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when there is a large proportion of acid molecules compare to the volume of water per g dm-3
- weak acids can be concentrated as concentration is the number of dissolved acid molecules not the number of molecules that have dissociated to produce H+ ions

26
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about salts

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  • formed during neutralisation reactions
  • ionic compunds
27
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what salts do hydrochlorid acid, sulfuric acid and nitric acid generally produce

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hydrochloric acid: chloride salts
sulfuric acid: sulfate salts
nitric acids: nitrate salts

28
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word formula for the reaction between: acid and metal oxide

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acid + metal oxide —–> salt + water

29
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word formula for the reaction between: acid and metal hydroxide

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acid + metal hydroxide —–> salt + water

30
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word formula for the reaction between: acid and metal

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acid + metal —–> salt + hydrogen

31
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word formula for the reaction between: acid and metal carbonate

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acid + metal carbonate —–> salt + water + carbon dioxide

32
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where does the noise of the ‘squeaky pop’ come from in a test for hydrogen

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the hydrogen burning with oxygen in the air to form water

33
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what happens to the PH if the concentration of H+ ions increases by factor 10

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PH decreases by 1 (stronger acid)
- for each addition factor of 10 the H+ ions increases by the PH decrease 1 more
eg. factor 100 = PH decreases by 2

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what happens to the PH if the concentration of H+ ions decreases by factor 10

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PH increases by 1 (weaker acid)
- for each addition factor of 10 the H+ ions decrease by the PH increases 1 more
eg. factor 100 = PH increases by 2

35
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what does how you make a salt depend on

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whether it is soluble or insoluble

36
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what do soluble and insoluble salts form when two solutions are mixed

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  • soluble salts: in solution
  • insoluble salts: a precipitate
37
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are common salts of sodium, potassium and ammonium soluble or insoluble

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soluble

38
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are nitrates soluble or insoluble

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soluble

39
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are common chlorides soluble or insoluble

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soluble except: silver chloride and lead chloride

40
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are common sulfates soluble or insoluble

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soluble except: lead sulfate, barium sulfate and calcium sulfate

41
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are common carbonates and hydroxides soluble or insoluble

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insoluble except: sodium, potassium and ammonium ones

42
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how to make a pure dry sample of an insoluble salt

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  • precipitation reaction
  • react the right two soluble salts together

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