Chapter 17 (Exam 2) Flashcards
Acids (General Characteristics)
Sour taste, ability to dissolve many metals; ability to turn blue litmus paper red; neutralize bases
Common Acids
- Hydrochloric (HCl) - Sulfuric (H2SO4) - Nitric (HNO3O) - Acetic (HC2H3O2) - Citric (H3C6H5O7) - Carbonic (H2CO3) - Hydrofluoric (HF) - Phosphoric (H3PO4)
Carboxylic Acid
Contains: ((O)) H - O - C - R
Bases (General Characteristics)
Bitter taste, slippery feel (react to oils to form soap-like substance); turn red litmus paper blue; ability to neutralize acids
Alkaloids
Organic bases found in plants (often poisonous)
Common Bases
- Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) - Potassium hydroxide (KOH) - Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) - Sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) - Ammonia (NH3)
Arrhenius Definition: - Acid - Base - Acid + Base = ?
- Acid: Substance that produces H+ ions in aqueous solution –> H+ ions ALWAYS associate with H2O molecules to form hydronium ions (H3O+) –> Strong Acid: Completely ionizes in solution (weak: partially) - Bases: Substance that produces OH- ions in aqueous solution –> Strong Base: Completely dissociates in solution (weak: produces OH- by accepting proton from water/ionizing) - Acid + Base = Water
Bronsted-Lowry Definition: - Acid - Base
- Acid: Proton (H+) donor - Base: Proton (H+) acceptor - Acids + Bases always occur together
Amphoteric
Substances that can act as acids or bases
Conjugate Acid/Conjugate Base
- Any base to which a proton has been added - Any acid from which a proton has been removed NH3 (base) + H2O (acid) –> NH4+ (conj. acid) + OH- (conj. base) - Base accepts proton and becomes conjugate acid - Acid donates proton and becomes conjugate base
Binary Acids: Factors that Affect Ease of H+ Donated
- Factors influencing ease of H+ donated are polarity and strength - Increasing Electronegativity: Increasing Acidity Decreasing Strength: Increasing Acidity
Oxyacids
- Contain H bonded to O atom H - O - H - Y (branch off in diff. directions) - Influence acidity: Electron of Y (increasing electronegativity = weakening polarizing H-O bond–more acidic) - Number of O atoms bonded to Y: Draw electron density away from element Y (more = stronger acid)
Monoprotic Acid
Only one ionizable proton
Diprotic Acid
- Two ionizable protons
Strong Acids
- Hydrochloric (HCl) - Hydrobromic (HBr) - Hydroiodic (HI) - Nitric (HNO3) - Perchloric (HClO4) - Sulfuric (H2SO4) – Diprotic acid