Chemistry CT2 Flashcards
What are the three main acids?
Hydrochloric acid
Nitric acid
Sulfuric acid
What do all acids need to have?
H+ ion
What does a strong acid do?
It fully dissociated.
What is the chemical symbol for hydrochloric acid?
HCl
What is the chemical symbol for sulfuric acid?
H2SO4
What is the chemical symbol for nitric acid?
HNO3
What ions are in hydrochloric acid?
H+ and Cl-
What ions are in sulfuric acid?
2H+ and SO4-2
What ions are in nitric acid?
H+ and NO-3
What colour does litmus go in an acid?
Red
What colour does litmus go in an alkali?
Blue
What colour does methyl orange go in an acid?
Red
What colour does methyl orange go in an alkali?
Yellow
What colour does Phenolphthalein go in an acid?
colourless
What colour does phenolphthalein go in an alkali?
Pink
What are the units for concentration?
gdm-3
What is the formula for concentration?
mass/volume
What are the units for mass?
g
What are the units for volume?
dm3
What number does the pH scale go to?
14
What is the concentration of H+ ions at a pH of 0?
MASSIVE
What is the concentration of H+ ions at a pH of 14?
Negligible/ almost zero
What is a pH meter/probe?
Digital version of an indicator and is more accurate
To go from pH 1 to 2 what do i do?
divide by 10