Chapter 6: Textbook Flashcards
Would a solution of molecular compound be acidic, basic or neutral?
Neutral
Would a solution of Ionic compound be acidic, basic or neutral?
Neutral
What did Svante Arrhenius say about acids and bases?
Acids are substances that ionize in aqueous solutions to to form hydrogen ions, and bases are substances that dissociate to form hydroxide ions in aqueous solutions
What are properties of acidic solutions related to?
Hydrogen Ions
What are properties of basic solutions related to?
Hydrocide ions
What is the chemical formula for the hydronium ion?
H3O+
Why is the hydronium ion created?
When an acid dissolves in water the h+ ion bonds with H2O
Who invented the hydronium ion?
Paul Giguere
What does a modern view of of the nature of solutions say about acids?
Hydronium ions are responsible for acidic properties
What is use to measure the strengths of acids or bases?
A pH meter
What causes an acidic solution to become more acidic?
The greater the concentration of hydronium ions
What causes a basic solution to become more acidic?
The greater the concentrations of hydroxide ions
Why does neutral water always contain trace amounts of both hydronium and hydroxide ions?
This is due to very slight ionization. About 2 out of every billion molecular collisions form hydronium and hydroxide ions
In pure water at SATP what is the concentration of hydronium ions?
Very low. Often negligible. Conductivity tests show that no conductivity
What is the concentration of hydronium ions in aqueous solutions?
There is a very wide range
What type of solutions containing hydronium ions can be considered acidic, basic, or neutral?
Any solution containing hydronium ions can be classified as acidic basic or neutral
What is the concentration of hydronium ions in a neutral solution?
[H3O+(aq)] = 1 x 10^-7 mol/L
What is the concentration of hydronium ions in a acidic solution?
[H3O+(aq)] >1 x 10^-7 mol/L
What is the concentration of hydronium ions in a basic solution?
[H3O+(aq)] < 1 x 10^-7 mol/L
Who produced the term pH or power of hydrogen?
Soren Sorensen
What is the pH of a solution defined as?
The negative of the exponent to the base ten of the hydronium ion concentration. ex 10^-7 has a pH of 7
When is defining the pH of solution based on their negative exponents convenient?
When the negative exponent is a whole number, which i rarely the case