Chapter 20 - Acids, Bases, and pH Flashcards
Bronsted-Lowry acids and bases, The pH scale and strong acids, The acid dissociation constant Ka, The pH of weak acids, pH and strong bases.
What is a Bronsted-Lowry acid defined as?
A proton donor
What is a Bronsted-Lowry base defined as?
A proton acceptor
What is a conjugate acid-base pair?
Two species that can be interconverted by transfer of a proton.
In the dissociation of HCl to H+ and Cl-, identify the conjugate acid and base.
HCl releases a proton so is therefore the conjugate acid.
Cl- accepts a proton so is therefore the conjugate base.
When water is the base, what is formed?
H(3)O+
Hydronium ion
What do the terms monobasic, dibasic and tribasic refer to?
The total number of hydrogen ions in the acid that can be replaced per molecule in an acid-base reaction.
How can redox reactions be simplified?
Remove the spectator ions
What is the word equation for the reaction of an acid and a metal?
acid + metal -> salt + hydrogen
What is the word equation for the reaction of an acid and a carbonate?
acid + carbonate -> salt + water + carbon dioxide
What is the word equation for the reaction of an acid and a base?
acid + base -> salt + water
What is the word equation for the reaction of an acid and an alkali?
acid + alkali -> salt + water
What is the relationship between pH and concentration of H+?
Low value [H+] = high pH
High value [H+] = low pH
What is the equation for working out pH from [H+]?
pH = -log[H+] (base 10)
How is the pH calculated for a strong acid?
Assume it fully dissociates
Therefore [H+] = [HA]
How is the new pH calculated for a strong acid on dilution?
Work out change in concentration of HA and therefore [H+]
Then put back into pH = -log[H+]