Chapter 15 Key Terms Flashcards

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Alkaloid

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Organic bases found in plants. Often poisonous.

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Acid Ionization Constant (Ka)

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Equilibrium constant for the ionization reaction of a weak acid

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3
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Acidic solution

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Solution containing an acid that creates additional H30+ ions

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4
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Amphoteric

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Able to act as an acid or base

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5
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Arrhenius Acids and Bases

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Arrhenius acids produce H+ ions, Arrhenius bases produce OH- ions

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6
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Autoionization

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The process that allows water to act as both a base and acid for itself

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7
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Base Ionization Constant (Kb)

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Equilibrium constant for the ionization reaction of a weak base

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Basic Solution

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A solution that contains a base that creates additional OH-

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9
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Bronsted-Lowry Acids and Bases

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Bronsted-Lowry acids donate H+, while bases accept H+

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10
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Carboxylic Acid

A

An organic acid with the functional group -COOH

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11
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Conjugate Acid Base Pair

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Two substances related to each other by the transfer of a proton

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12
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Diprotic Acid

A

Acid containing two ionizable protons

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13
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Hydronium Ion

A

H3O+ ion that is formed by a water molecule combining with an H+ ion

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14
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Ion Product Constant of Water (Kw)

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Equilibrium constant for autoionization of water

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15
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Lewis Acid

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Atom, ion, or molecule that accepts an electron pair

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16
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Lewis Base

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Atom, ion, or molecule that is an electron pair donor

17
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Monoprotic Acid

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Acid with only one ionizable proton

18
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Neutral

A

THe state of a solution where H3O+ and OH- are equal

19
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Percent Ionization

A

Concentration of ionized acid over initial acid

20
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Polyprotic acid

A

Acid with multiple ionizable protons

21
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Strong Acid

A

Acid that completely ionizes

22
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Strong Base

A

Base that completely ionizes

23
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Triprotic Acid

A

Acid with 3 ionizable protons

24
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Weak Acid

A

Acid that does not completely ionize

25
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Weak Base

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Base that does not completely ionize