CHEM Flashcards

1
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refers to the state in a chemical reaction wherein the concentrations of the reactants and the products remain constant

A

Chemical Equilibrium

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2
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Chemical equilibrium is also called as ___ ( in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same)

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Dynamic Equilibrium

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3
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enables the commercial production of ammonia from combining nitrogen gas with hydrogen gas (important reaction)

A

Haber Process

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4
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In 1864, two Norwegian scientists proposed the law of mass action to explain why chemical equilibrium occurs

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Cato Guldberg and Peter Waage

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5
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may shift in favor of either the reactants or the products depending on certain factors

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Chemical equilibria

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6
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Factors that may influence chemical equilibrium

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concentration, temperature, and pressure

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7
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describes the extent the reaction favors either the forward reaction or the reverse reaction at equilibrium

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magnitude of K

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8
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direction of the reaction that is favored can be determined by

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obtaining Q and then comparing it to K

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9
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If the reaction quotient is smaller than the equilibrium constant

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reaction shifts to the right side to give the products

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10
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equilibrium constant can be derived from the partial pressures of gaseous components instead of molar concentrations

A

gaseous mixture at equilibrium

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11
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one of the important concepts used in our everyday life, concepts of chemical equilibrium are applied to acid-base reactions

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Acid-base

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12
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compounds that have sour taste

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acids

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13
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compounds that have a bitter taste and slippery feel

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Bases or alkalis

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14
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most vital chemical processes in both chemical and biological systems involve acid-base reactions in ____

A

aqueous solutions

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15
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formed when a proton is transferred to water (as a base)

A

conjugate acid

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16
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formed after a proton is lost

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conjugate base

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17
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involve the transfer of protons from an acid to a base

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neutralization reactions

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18
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can act as both a base and an acid

A

Water

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19
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measures how acidic or basic a substance is ; determined using a pH paper or a pH meter to express the acidity or basicity of a solution

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pH scale

20
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helps us understand how substances can be used and handled due to their corrosiveness

A

pH of substance

21
Q

pertains to the amount of acid per liter of solution

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Concentration

22
Q

different from a strong acid

A

concentrated acid

23
Q

gives the equilibrium position of its
dissociation reaction in aqueous solution

A

acid strength

24
Q

completely dissociated in solution at equilibrium

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strong acid

25
Q

partially dissociated in an aqueous solution

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weak acid

26
Q

acid containing one replaceable hydrogen ion

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monoprotic acid

27
Q

acids that have multiple protonsa

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polyprotic acids

28
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acid compounds wherein the replaceable hydrogen is always bonded to an oxygen

A

Oxoacids

29
Q

determined by the strongest substances in terms of their acidity or basicity

A

strength of the solution formed by salts

30
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break up into ions when dissolved in water

A

Salts or ionic compounds

31
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contains an electrolyte which conducts electricity and allows charges to move across the two solutions without allowing the solutions to mix

A

Electrolysis

32
Q

destruction of a metal surface

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corrosion

33
Q

when the cell potential is positive

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galvanic

34
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measured by its ionization constant

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strength of a weak acid or weak base

35
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occurs in anode

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Reduction

36
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occurs in cathode

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Oxidation

37
Q

proton-donors

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acids

38
Q

proton acceptors

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bases

39
Q

occurs in galvanic cells

A

Electrolysis

40
Q

obtained by subtracting from the cathode half-reaction

A

Salt Bridge

41
Q

used as a measure of concentration of a solution

A

pH

42
Q

deals with interconversion of
electrical and chemical energy

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Electrochemistry

43
Q

can be determined by Handerson-Hasselbach equation

A

pH of a buffer solution

44
Q

can be balanced by the change in oxidation state method

A

redox reaction

45
Q

compound can be an ___ or ____

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electrolyte or nonelectrolyte

46
Q

produces the current obtained from cells and batteries

A

Spontaneous reaction