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Chemical Reactions Flashcards

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What are Acids?

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  • All contain at least one hydrogen ion
  • Have a sour taste
  • Conduct electricity when mixed with water
  • Can neutralise bases
  • React with many metals
  • Have a pH less than 7
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What are some examples of acids?

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  • Common examples include: Oranges, lemons, grapes, apples Vitamin C and yoghurt
  • Chemical examples include: Hydrochloric acid HCl, Nitric acid HNO3 and Sulfuric acid H2SO4
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What are the two types of acids?

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Weak Acids + Strong Acids

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What are weak acids?

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  • Give away Hydrogen ions, but not easily
  • Much safer than strong acids
  • We eat and drink many weak acids
  • Weak acids are used as preservatives in food
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What are strong acids?

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  • Readily give away their Hydrogen ions

- They are corrosive i.e. will burn through objects

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What are Bases?

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  • Are the chemical opposite of an acid
  • They neutralise acids
  • Bases that dissolve in water are called alkalis
  • Have a bitter taste
  • Have a soapy/slippery feel to them
  • Have a pH greater than 7
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What is another name for a base?

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Alkaline

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What are some examples of bases?

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  • Common examples include: many household cleaners

- Chemical examples include: Sodium Hydroxide NaOH, Potassium HydroxideKOH and Barium Hydroxide Ba(OH)2

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What are the two types of bases?

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Weak bases + Strong bases

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What are weak bases?

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  • Will accept a hydrogen ion, but not easily

- Generally the bases found in household cleaning products because they are safer than strong bases

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What are strong bases?

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  • Accept hydrogen ions and will take them from other places
  • Attack living tissues and cause serious burns
  • Are caustic and very harmful
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What is a Dilute solution?

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A dilute solution is one that has very few solute particles in a relatively large volume of solvent

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What is a Concentrated solution?

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A concentrated solution has more solute particles dissolve in the solvent. Concentrated acids and bases are very dense.

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What is an Indicator?

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An indicator changes colour in the presence of an acid or base. They tell us whether a solution is acidic or basic.

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What are some examples of indicators?

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  • Litmus paper – only gives acid or base indication,
  • Universal indicator– indicates strength of the acid or base
  • Red cabbage indicator – indicates strength of the acid or base
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What is the pH scale?

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Measures how strong an acid or a base solution is;

  • Ranges from 1 - 14
  • Below 7 = acidic (the lower the pH the stronger the acid)
  • 7 = neutral
  • Above 7 = basic/alkaline (the higher the pH the stronger the base)
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What are the possible reactions of acid?

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  • Acid + base → salt + water
  • Acid + metal carbonate → salt + water (H2O) + carbon dioxide (CO2)
  • Acid + metal → salt + Hydrogen (H2)
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18
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What is a General word equation?

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Chemical reactions represented in word form rather than chemical elements
e.g. Acid + base → salt + water

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What happens when acids react with bases?

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When acids and bases react they neutralise each other to form salt (this is not always just table salt) and water

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What are salts?

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Salts are molecules that contain a metal cation (positive ion) and a nonmetal anion (negative ion).

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What does the production of water mean?

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Water (H2O) is produced so this reaction is called a neutralisation reaction

22
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What is an example of an acid and base reaction?

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Hydrochloric acid + Sodium Hydroxide → Sodium Chloride + Water

23
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What are the salt names for specific acids?

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Hydrochloric acid (HCl) forms chloride
Nitric acid forms (HNO3) nitrate
Sulfuric acid forms (H2SO4) sulphate
- The reactant added to the acids will determine the full name of the salt

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What is an example of salt for specific acids?

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SODIUM hydroxide + hydroCHLORIC acid → sodiumchloride + water

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What happens when acids react with carbonates?

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These reactions form carbon dioxide as well as a salt and water.

26
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What is an example of an acid and carbonate reaction?

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Citric acid + Sodium Bicarbonate → Sodium Citrate + Water + Carbon Dioxide

27
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What is the effect of rising CO2 levels in our atmosphere?

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Rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere have caused the oceans to become more acidic (low pH)

28
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Why are the oceans affected by CO2 in our atmosphere?

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Oceans naturally absorb compounds from the air

29
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What does CO2 form when it dissolves?

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Carbonic acid (H2CO3)

30
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What can acidic waters cause?

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Coral and shells to crumble, ability of marine sperm/egg to survive in acidic water, hence ocean diversity is negatively affected.

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What happens when acids react with metals?

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When acids with metals they produce hydrogen and salt

32
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What can be used to check if hydrogen gas is present?

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A “pop” test can check for the hydrogen gas in the reaction

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What is a Acid and metal reaction called?

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A corrosion reaction

34
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What is an example of an acid and metal reaction?

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Hydrochloric acid + Magnesium → Magnesium Chloride + Hydrogen

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What is Acid rain?

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When the atmosphere becomes more acidic it causes acid rain. Acid rain can have a pH as low as 3 compared to normal rain with a pH of 5-6.

36
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What does a chemical reaction show?

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All the atoms involved in the reaction and how they rearrange into products.

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What is a reactant?

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Substances that undergo change in chemical equations.

38
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What does the subscript letters (ag) mean?

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Aqueous - Acid

39
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What does the subscript letters (s) mean?

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Solid

40
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What does the subscript letters (l) mean?

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Liquid

41
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What does the subscript letters (g) mean?

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Gas

42
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How are strong acids different to weak acids?

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Strong acids have a lower pH (more acidic) and weak acids have a higher pH (less acidic)

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How are Strong bases different to concentrated bases?

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Strong base - more basic

Concentrated base - more acidic (more solute particles - dense)

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What does the pH scale tell us?

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The pH scale tells us how acidic/basic something is.

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