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Chapter 4 - Acids and REDOX Flashcards

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1
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all acids contain what?

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hydrogen in their formulae

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2
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when dissolved in water, acids release ?

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hydrogen ions as protons - H (^+)

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strong acid def

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releases all hydrogen atoms into solution as H plus ions and COMPLETELY DISSOCIATES in aqueous solutuion

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weak acid def?

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only releases a small proportion of its available H atoms into solution as H plus ions. PARTIALLY DISSOCIATES in aqueous sol

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5
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weak acid have ?

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a forwards/ backwards arrow (equilibrium sign) which indicates that the forwards reaction is incomplete

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6
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most organic acids, like ethanoic acid are ____ acids

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weak

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7
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a base…

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neutralises an acid to form a salt

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8
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what is an alkali?

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a base that dissolves in water realising hydroxide ions into the solution

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how do strong acids containing more than one H atom behave?

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strong acid for only one H atom

next H acts as weak acid

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10
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What is a titration?

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a technique used to accurately measure the volume of one solution that reacts exactly with another solution

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11
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what can titrations be used for?

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  • finding the conc of a solution
  • identification of unknown chemicals
  • finding the purity of a substance
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12
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burette readings always have ___ decimal places

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2 - with the last place being either 0 or 5

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concordant results

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are within 0.1cm (^3) of each other

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14
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acids are?

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proton donors bc they donate H(+) ions to bases

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15
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ammonia is a ?

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weak base and forms a weakly alkaline solution when dissolved in water

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16
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strength of acids - what is strength?

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a measure of dissociation

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17
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a strong acid easily gives up ?

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protons, but a weak acid does not easily give up protons

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18
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strong base definition

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is fully ionic.

100% splits up into metal ions and hydroxide ions in solution

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weak base definition

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doesn’t convert fully into hydroxide ions in solution

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20
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in neutralisation, the h(+) ion is replaced by?

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a metal ion or any other + ion

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21
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interesting cases - acidic salts?

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  • formed from polyprotic acids

e. g. salts of sulphuric acid

22
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what is a polyprotic acid?

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  • an acid that dissociates more than once - it donates more than 1 proton
23
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interesting cases - ammonium salts?

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  • formed when acids are neutralised by aqueous ammonia

- salts formed contain the NH four (+) ion

24
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Explain how OH minus acts as a base?

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the Oh minus ion accepts a proton

25
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explain why Kcl can be referred to as a salt?

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the H plus ion in Hcl has been replaced by a metal ion

26
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Common acids and their uses?

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Hcl - stomach acid
Sulphuric acid - car batteries
Nitric acid - fertiliser

27
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Bases are _____, _______, ________

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Oxides, hydroxides and carbonates of metals

28
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When converting into ionic equations,

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Discount unchanged ions as tgesd re spectator ions

29
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2 H[^+] + 2 OH [^-]

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-> 2H (two) 0

30
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Solute definition

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The solid that is being dissolved

31
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Solvent definition

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The liquid that the solute is dissolved in

32
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Solution definition

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A mixture of the solute and solvent

33
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How many sig figures?

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Usually 3sf but look at data and use smallest amount as if bigger no. Of sig figs, you’re saying your data is more accurate

34
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Scaling equation?

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Moles × (volume scaling to / volume we have)

35
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oxidation can occur both in terms of ____ and ______

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oxxygen, electrons

36
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oxidation (oxygen)?

A

gain of oxygen

37
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reduction (oxygen)?

A

loss of oxygen

38
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oxidation (electrons)?

A

loss of electrons

39
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reduction (electons)?

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gain of electron s

OIL RIG

40
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roman numerals are used to?

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represent the oxidation state pf an element

espec. important when element has more than 1 possible oxidation no.

41
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what can have more than one possible oxidation number?

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  • Transition elements
  • Oxyanions - end in ATE, composed of an element and oxygen
  • e.g. nitrate
42
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what is a redox reaction?

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a reaction where both oxidation and reduction are occurring in the same reaction

43
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oxidation is an _____ in oxidation number

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increase

44
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reduction is a _____ in oxidation number

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decrease

45
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disproportionation reduction?

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reactions where the same elements are both oxidised and reduced

46
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oxidation rules - elements?

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oxdiation state of element = 0

47
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oxidation rules - monatomic ions?

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have lost or gained electrons

48
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oxidation rules - hydrogen?

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is +1 except in hydrides

49
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oxidation rules- bonds in a molecule between the same element?

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IGNORE

50
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oxidation rules - oxygen?

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-2 except in peroxides (a compound containing two oxygen atoms bonded together in its molecule or as the anion O22−) and if bonded to fluorine

51
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oxidation rules - which atom is negative?

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the most electronegative (closest to fluorine)

52
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the sum of all ON =?

A

0

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