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1
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What is an acid?

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A substance that produces hydrogen ions (H+) in aqueous solutions

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What is the formulae of hydrochloric acid, nitric acid and sulfuric acid and what ions do they produce in aqueous solutions?

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HCl, HNO3, H2SO4
Cl- NO3- SO4 2-

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What are the 3 properties of acids?

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Sour taste, acids dissolve in water to form solutions that conduct electricity and turns blue litmus paper red

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What are the 3 reactions of acids?

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acid + metal -> salt + hydrogen
acid + carbonate -> salt + water + carbon dioxide
acid + base -> salt + water

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What are salts?

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An ionic compound that can be obtained from acidic reactions

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What salt is formed in a reaction involving sulfuric acid?

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Sulfate

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What salt is formed in a reaction involving nitric acid?

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Nitrate

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What salt is formed in a reaction involving hydrochloric acid?

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Chloride

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In the word equation: magnesium + dilute sulfuric acid → magnesium sulfate + hydrogen
Label the reactive metal, acid, cation, salt

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Reactive metal: magnesium
Acid: dilute hydrochloric acid
Cation: magnesium
Salt: sulfate

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What is the test for hydrogen gas?

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Placing a burning splint at the mouth of the test tube, hydrogen gas extinguishes the burning splint with a “pop” sound

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In this word equation: calcium carbonate + hydrochloric acid → calcium chloride + carbon dioxide + water
Label the carbonate, acid, cation and salt

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Carbonate: calcium carbonate
Acid: hydrochloric acid
Cation: calcium
Salt: chloride

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What is the test for carbon dioxide gas?

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Bubbling the gas through limewater. Carbon dioxide gas forms a white precipitate with limewater

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In this word equation: magnesium hydroxide + dilute nitric acid → magnesium nitrate + water
Label the reactant cation, hydroxide, product cation, salt

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Reactant cation: magnesium
Hydroxide: magnesium hydroxide
Product cation: magnesium
Salt: nitrate

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What is a base?

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A metal oxide or hydroxide. They contain the oxide ion (O 2-) or the hydroxide ion (OH-)

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What are the properties of a base?

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Most bases are insoluble in water ( not alkalis)
When an acid reacts with a base, neutralisation reaction occurs

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What are alkalis?

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Bases that are soluble in water
A substance that produces hydroxide ions, OH-, in aqueous solutions

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What are the properties of an alkali?

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Taste bitter, feel slippery and soapy, dissolves in water to form solutions that conduct electricity, turn red litmus paper blue, when heated with ammonium salts give off ammonia gas, react with acids to form salt and water

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What is the general equation of ammonium salts reacting with alkali

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Alkali + ammonium salt → salt+ water+ ammonia gas

19
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What is the test for ammonia gas?

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Ammonia gas turns damp red litmus paper blue in alkali + ammonium salt solution

20
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what colour would these indicators be in acidic solutions?
Methyl orange, screened methyl orange, litmus, thymolphtalein

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Methyl orange: red
Screened methyl orange: violet
Litmus: red
Thymolphtalein: colourless

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what colour would these indicators be in alkaline solutions?
Methyl orange, screened methyl orange, litmus, thymolphtalein

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Methyl orange: yellow
Screened methyl orange: green
Litmus: blue
Thymolphtalein: blue

22
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At what pH range which these indicators change colour?
Methyl orange, screened methyl orange, litmus, thymolphtalein

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3 to 5, 3 to 5, 5 to 8, 9 to 10.5

23
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At which numbers of the pH scale is acidic, neutral, alkaline

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Acidic: 0 to 6
Neutral: 7
Alkaline: 8 to14

24
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Describe the concentration of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions in an acidic solution

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More hydrogen ions than hydroxide ions

25
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Describe the concentration of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions in a neutral solution

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Hydrogen ions equal to hydroxide ions

26
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Describe the concentration of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions in an alkaline solution

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Less hydrogen ions than hydroxide ions

27
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What happens when there are low pH values in soil?

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There is a decrease inte uptake of phosphorus and potassium
Lack of phosphorus causes the leaves to turn dark green
Earn of potassium causes the leaves to turn yellow

28
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What is ste typical pH level of soil

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4 to 8: most plants grow best when soil is neutral or slightly acidic

29
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Now does ph of soil become unsuitable for plants?

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Too much fertiliser added to soil
Environmental pollution such as acid rain

30
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How to control the pH of the soil?

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Chemicals are often added to soil to adjust pH levels
Soil that is too acidic can be treated with bases such as slaked time (calcium hydroxide) other wise known as liming the soil
Calcium hydroxide reacts with the acid in the soil and increases the pH so that plants can grow healthily

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What happens when too much calcium hydroxide is added to soil

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The soil will be too alkaline which is unsuitable for plant growth

32
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What are the properties of basic oxides (metal oxides)

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Most are insoluble in water
Solids at room temperature
Read with acids to form salt and water

33
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What are amphoteric oxides?

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Metallic oxides that react with both acids and bases to form salts and water

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In the word equation: hydrochloric acid + zinc oxide → zinc chloride + water, does the metal oxide, zinc oxide but as a basic oxide / base or acidic oxide / acid?

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Basic oxide

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In the word equation: sodium hydroxide + zinc oxide → sodium zincate + water, does the metal oxide, zinc oxide but as a basic oxide / base or acidic oxide / acid?

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Acidic oxide

36
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What are the properties of acidic oxides?

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Most acidic oxides dissolve in water to form acids
Acidic oxides do not react with acids

37
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What are neutral oxides

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Non-metals that form oxides that show neither basic nor acidic properties

38
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Are neutral oxides soluble in water?

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Insoluble

39
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This oxide reacts with acids but reacts with alkalis, what oxide is this?

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Amphoteric

40
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This oxide reacts with acids and does not react with alkalis, what oxide is this?

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Basic oxides

41
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This oxide does not react with acids but reacts with alkalis, what oxide is this

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Acidic oxides

42
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This oxide does not react with acids and does not react with alkalis, what oxide is this

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Neutral oxide

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