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What is an acid?

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Substances that have a pH below 7
All acids contain hydrogen

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What do acids produce when dissolved in water?

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Hydrogen ions (H+)

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What are bases?

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Chemicals that can neutralise acids and produce a salt and water

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What is an alkali?

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A base that is soluble (can be dissolved) in water
For example sodium hydroxide

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What do alkalis produce when dissolved in water?

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Hydroxide ions (OH-)

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What is neutralisation?

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A reaction between an acid and a base to form a salt and water

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What is the reaction for an acid-alkali neutralisation?

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Alkali + Acid ——> Water + Salt
For example:
Sodium hydroxide + sulphuric acid ——> water + sodium sulphate
NaOH + H₂SO₄ ——> 2H₂O + Na₂SO₄

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What is the reaction for acid-metal neutralisation?

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Acid + Metal ——> Salt + Hydrogen
For example:
Hydrochloric acid + magnesium ——> magnesium chloride + hydrogen

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In an acid-metal reaction what does the metal do?

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The metal displaces the hydrogen in the acid to form a salt
If the metal is less reactive than hydrogen on the reactive series, there will be no reaction

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Oxidation and reduction in acid-metal neutralisations

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Metals are oxidised as they lose electrons to form positive metal ions
Hydrogen is reduced as it gains these electrons to form hydrogen atoms with no charge
This is because in aqueos acid solutions, acids produce H+ ions so they gain electrons to become neutral

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What are salts made up of?

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An ionic compound which has:
A positive metal ion from the base/alkali
Negative non metal ion from the acid

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What is the reaction for acid-metal carbonate neutralisation?

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Acid + Metal carbonate ——> Salt + Water + Carbon dioxide
For example:
Hydrochloric acid + Sodium carbonate ——> Sodium chloride + Water + Carbon dioxide

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Formula for metal oxygen reaction

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Metal + oxygen ——> metal oxide

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Oxidation reaction in terms of oxygen

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When a compound gains oxygen
The reactant atoms become oxidised

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Reduction reaction in terms of oxygen

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Losing oxygen from a compound
The reactant compound is reduced

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Reaction for a metal and water reaction

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Metal + water ——> metal hydroxide + hydrogen

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How can we test the reactivity of reactive metals?

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React them with water at room temp:
Potas, Sodi, lithi = Rapid reaction
Calcium = quite rapidly at room temp
Magnes, zinc, iron, copper = doesn’t have a noticeable reaction

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How can we test the reactivity of the less reactive metals?

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React them with a dilute acid
Calcium = extremely vigorous
Magn = rapid reaction
Zinc = quite rapid reaction
Iron = quite slow reaction
Copper = no reaction

19
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Reactivity series

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Potassium
Sodium
Lithium
Calcium
Magnesium
Carbon (nm)
Zinc
Iron
Hydrogen (nm)
Copper

20
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What determines a metal’s reactivity?

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It’s ability to lose an electron and become a positive ion
More shells = less attraction between reacting electron and positive nucleus
This means the as we go down, metals become more reactive

21
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What determined group 7s reactivity?

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Ability to gain another electron
Less shells = more attraction between the reacting electron of a metal and the group 7 nucleus
Therefore as we go down the halogen group it becomes less reactive

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How can we extract a metal from a compound, such as a metal oxide?

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By reacting a more reactive element with that compound to displace the desired metal
Gives us the pure metal

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Displacement reaction

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A more reactive element displaces a less reactive element from its compound

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Reduction and oxidation in a displacement reaction with a metal oxide

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Less reactive metal (metal oxide) is reduced as it loses oxygen atoms (displaced from oxide compound)
More reactive metal oxidised and gains oxygen atoms (takes place of metal oxide)

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What element do we usually use for displacement?

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Carbon as it’s very cheap

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Oxidation reaction in terms of electrons

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Oxidation is the loss of electrons
Forms a positive ion (metals)

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Reduction in terms of electrons

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Reduction is the gain of electrons
Forms a negative ion (non metals)

28
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How to remember Oxidation/reduction in terms of electrons?

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OIL RIG
Oxidation is loss
Reduction is gain

29
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Hw to determine which elements have been reduced/oxidised (in terms of electrons) in an equation?

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Identify the ions present (usually positive metal ions)
Compare them to when it’s on its own as an atom
If during the equation it joined an ionic compound, it lost electrons (oxidised)
If it was displaced from ionic compound it gained electrons (reduced)

30
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Ending of salts formed from hydrochloric acid

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-chloride
Eg sodium chloride

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Ending of salts formed from sulfuric acid

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-sulfate
Eg sodium sulfate

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What determines how quickly an acid will react with a metal?

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How reactive the metal is compared to hydrogen on the reactivity series

33
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Oxidation in terms of hydrogen

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The loss of hydrogen

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Reduction in terms of hydrogen

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The gain of hydrogen

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Redox reactions

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Reactions where one compound gains an electron (reduction) and one loses an electron (oxidation)

36
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What ions do salts contain?

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Positive ion from base/alkali
Negative ion from acid

37
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What are metal oxides and hydroxides?

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Bases

38
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Why are concentrated acids better at conducting electricity?

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Because they contain more H+ ions to carry the charge

39
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What is acid strength a measure of?

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If the acid fully ionises (strong) or partially ionises (weak) when dissolved in water

40
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Fully ionising

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When dissolved in water it completely breaks down to ions

41
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Partially ionising

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If when dissolved in water the H+ ions partially seperate

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