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Chpt 16: Acid Base Chemical Equilibria Flashcards

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1
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How should you find the pH if you’re mixing 2 different weak acids, where one acid is way weaker than the other?

A

Do the ICE table for the stronger of the two weak acids.

the weaker acid’s [H+] won’t contribute much to the overall pH

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Why does conjugate resonance impact the strength of carboxylic acids?

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if the conjugate (which an an anion) is stable 2o to its resonance, it is not likely to reclaim H+ to become an acid

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what does pH + pOH equal?

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14

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One of the types of weak bases is neutral structures with unpaired e-. What are the two kinds of neutral structures with unpaired e-?

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NH3 and amines

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what is the expression for “Ka” ?

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[H+][A-]/[HA]

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what does Kw equal at room temperature?

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1.0E-14

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what does [H+][OH-] equal?

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1.0E-14

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how does bond strength generally impact the strength of an acid/base

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stronger bond, weaker acid/base

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True or false: when comparing the strength of weak bases, the more negative the base’s charge, the more attractive it is to H+

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True; More negative, more ability to accept H+

exp. HCO3^- is a weaker base than CO3^2-

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10
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what are salts?

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ionic compounds that make ions in solution

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what is an amine?

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type of weak bases:

characterized as a neutral substance with a nitrogen that has an unbound electron pair for accepting H+

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how does conjugate stability generally impact the strength of an acid or base?

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the more stable the conjugate, the more stronger the acid/base?

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How do oxyacids’ strength trend as more terminal oxygens are added?

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more terminal oxygens, stronger acid (because polarity goes up as oxygens are added)

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true or false: if an acid/base is a Lewis acid/base, it must also be a BL acid/based and a Arrhenius acid/base

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false. (because Lewis acids/bases’ definition does not depend upon H+ involvement like the BL and Arrhenius definitions do)

Lewis is the most general of all the definitions

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true or false: in the case of oxyacids, the more terminal oxygens around central atom, the stronger the acid?

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true

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what would happen if you forgot the - sign while trying to go from pH to [H+] using your elementary school calculator

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it would give you the wrong answer

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what is an oxyacid?

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A molecule in which a central atom is surrounded by terminal atoms (sometimes terminal oxygens), including an OH- group or groups

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how does atomic radii generally impact bond strength?

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bigger radii, weaker bond

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If you’re mixing a weak acid and a weak base, how can you tell whether the pH will be acidic or basic?

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The component with the larger Keq will be the one that determines the pH

Exp.if Ka is bigger than kb, the solution will be acidic

20
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what is the expression for “Kw” (in terms of ka and kb)?

A

ka * kb = kw

21
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what does the “Kw” k constant represent?

A

the autoionization of water

22
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how are Lewis acids defined?

A

as electron pair acceptors

23
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what are binary acids?

A

acids that only have two kinds of atoms in them

24
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how are Lewis bases defined?

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as electron donors

25
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true or false: the stronger the acid, the weaker the base

A

true

26
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what does the “Ka” k constant represent?

A

ratio of ions to acid molecules

27
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when do you have to bother with ICE tables: with strong acids/bases or weak acids/bases?

A

waek

28
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how do you go from [H+] to pH?

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take the -log of [H+]

29
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what are the two types of weak bases?

A

neutral structures (that have unpaired e- for accepting H+)

charged structures (that are conjugates of weak acids)

30
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true or false: if an acid/base is a BL acid/based or a Arrhenius acid/base, it must also be a Lewis acid/base

A

true

31
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in a chemical reaction, how can you tell which component acts as a Lewis BASE

A

it will give its unpaired electrons to something else

exp. if Fe(ClO4)3 + 6H2O makes Fe(H2O)6 + 3ClO4^1, H2O gave its unpaired electrons to Fe^3+, and is thus acting as a base

32
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how does bond strength trend on the periodic table?

A

strength goes up as you go up the periodic table

33
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in a chemical reaction, how can you tell which component acts as a Lewis acid

A

it will accept/receive something else’s electron pair

exp. if Fe(ClO4)3 + 6H2O makes Fe(H2O)6 + 3ClO4^1, the Fe receives the unpaired electrons that H2O had, and is thus acting as an acid

34
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in ka or kb problems, when can you ignore the x in the denominator?

A

when the acid or base concentration decreases by less than 5% in order to achieve equilibrium

and/or

when your final acid or base concentration is 5% or less of the original concentration

35
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When comparing weak acid or base strength, what can you consider in addition to polarity, bond strength, and stability of the acid’s/base’s conjugate?

A

the ka or kb values involved

36
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what does a large ka mean?

A

large ionization; strong acid

37
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how does binary acid strength trend as you go across the periodic table?

A

acid gets stronger as you go to the right (bc polarity increases)

38
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what is the expression for “Kw” (in terms of H+ and OH- concentrations)?

A

kw = [H+][OH-]

39
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how do you go from pH to [H+] using your elementary school calculator?

A

2nd, LOG, -, [pH]

you have to remember the - sign!!!

40
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true or false: in the case of oxyacids, the more electronegative the central atom, the stronger the acid?

A

true

41
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How do oxyacids’ strength trend as the OXIDATION NUMBER of their central atom increases?

A

higher the oxi number, stronger the acid

42
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How do oxyacids’ strength trend as the electronegativity of their central atom increases?

A

acid gets stronger as electronegativity of the central atom goes up

43
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How should you find the pH if you’re mixing 2 different weak acids, where both acids are equally weak?

A

Do the ICE table for both, find the [H+] for both, add the two [H+] values together, and use that to calculate the pH

44
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how does binary acid strength trend as you go up the periodic table?

A

acid gets stronger as you go down the table (bc bond strength gets weaker as radius increases)

45
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how does polarity generally impact the strength of an acid or base?

A

bigger dipole, strong acid/base

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