chemical changes Flashcards
What does the pH scale go from?
0 to 14
If the pH is less than seven, what is the substance?
An acid
Acids form what ion in water?
H+
As the concentration of hydrogen irons increase does the pH decrease or increase?
In decrease
What is a base?
A substance that reacts with an acid to produce salt and water
What is an alkaline?
Base that is soluble in water
What ions alkalis form?
OH-
In alkaline solutions, the higher the concentration of OH- ions, does the pH increase or decrease?
Increase
What is an indicator?
A dye that changes colour depending on whether it’s above or below a certain pH
What are some examples of indicators?
Litmus, methyl orange, phenolphthalein
What is litmus in acidic solutions neutral solutions and alkaline solutions?
Acidic - red
Neutral - purple
Alkaline - blue
What is methyl orange in acidic solutions neutral solutions and alkaline solutions?
Acidic - red
Neutral and alkaline - yellow
What is phenolphthalein in acidic solutions neutral solutions and alkaline solutions?
Acidic and neutral - colourless
Alkaline - pink
Acids and bases do what?
Neutralise each other
What does a neutralisation reaction produce?
Salt and water
When an acid neutralises a base, the product are neutral, they have a pH of seven, the concentration of hydrogen ions is what to the concentration of hydroxide ions?
Equal
How was your carry out a neutralisation reaction between calcium oxide (a base) and a dilute hydrochloric acid?
Start by measuring out a set volume of dilute hydrochloric acid into a conical flask use a prepare or measuring cylinder for this
Measure out fix mass of calcium oxide using a mass balance
Add the calcium oxide to the hydrochloric acid
Wait for the base to completely react then record the pH of the solution using either a pH probe or universal indicator paper
Repeat until all the acid has reacted - you’ll know when you’ve reached this point when you get unreacted calcium oxide sitting at the bottom of the flask
You can then photograph to see how pH changes within the mass of the base added
Explain how water is produced in a neutralisation reaction
The H+ ions from the acid react with the OH- irons from the alkalis form water
Acids produce hydrogen ions in what?
Water
What does it mean to ionise an acid?
Acids splitting up to produce a hydrogen ion, H+, and another ion
Do strong acids completely ionise in water?
Yeah
Large proportion of acid molecules ionise to release H+ ions
Tend to have low pH (0-2)
Do weak acids fully ionise in water?
No
Small proportion of the acid molecules ionise to release H+ ions
pH tend to be around 2-6
Ionisation of weak acids are what reaction
Reversible
Key points about concentrated acids
Concentration measures how much acid that is in a litre of water
An acid with a large number of acid molecules compared to the volume of water is said to be concentrated. an acid with a small number of acid molecules compared to the volume of waters had to be dilute
Describes the total number of dissolved acid molecules
The more grams of acid per DM3 the more concentrated the acid is
If the concentration of H plus irons increases by factor of 10, what does the pH decreased by?
1
If the H plus iron concentration increases by factor of 100, what is the pH decreased by ?
2
If you decrease the H plus iron concentration by factor of 10, what would the pH be increased by?
1
A solution with a hydrogen iron concentration of 0.001 mole/dm has a pH of four. What would happen to the pH if you increase the hydrogen ion concentration to 0.01 mol/DM3?
The H plus concentration has increased by a factor of 10 so the pH would decreased by one.
So the new pH would be 4 - 1 = 3
When do salts form?
Acids reacting with bases
What does an acid and metal oxide form
Salt and water
Give examples of acid + metal oxide - salt + water
2HCl + CuO - CuCl2 + H2O (copper chloride)
H2SO4 + ZnO - ZnSO4 + H2O (zinc sulfate)
What does an acid and metal hydroxide form?
Salt and water