Common Acids and Bases Flashcards
Hydrochloric acid
HCl
strong acid
Hydrobromic acid
Hbr
strong acid
Hydroiodic acid
HI
strong acid
Nitric acid
HNO3
strong acid
Sulfuric acid
H2SO4
strong acid
Perchloric acid
HClO4
strong acid
Hydrofluoric acid
HF
weak acid
Nitrous acid
HNO2
weak acid
Phosphoric acid
H3PO4
weak acid
Acetic acid
CH3COOH
weak acid
Lithium hydroxide
LiOH
strong base
Sodium hydroxide
NaOH
strong base
Potassium hydroxide
KOH
strong base
Calcium hydroxide
Ca(OH)2
strong base
Strontium hydroxide
Sr(OH)2
strong base
Beryllium hydroxide
Be(OH)2
weak base
Magnesium hydroxide
Mg(OH)2
weak base
Ammonia
NH3
weak base
Carbonic acid
H2CO3
weak acid
Electrolyte
Substance that dissolves in water and makes it electrically conductive.
Ionic compounds, acids, bases
Nonelectrolyte
Substance that dissolves in water but produces poorly conducting solution.
Weak electrolytes
Dissolves in water but yields small amount of ions
Includes most molecular substances, weak acids, weak bases
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Strong electrolytes
Dissolves in water and exists almost entirely as ions
Soluble ionic compounds, strong acids, strong bases
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Methanol
CH3OH
nonelectrolyte
Ethanol
C2H5OH
nonelectrolyte
Glucose
C6H12O6
nonelectrolyte
Sucrose
C12H22O11
nonelectrolyte
Urea
(NH2)2CO
nonelectrolyte
Water
H2O
weak acid and weak base
Arrhenius acid
A substance that produces H+ ions (protons) when dissolved in water
Arrhenius base
A substance that produces hydroxide ions (OH-) when dissolved in water
Ionization
Dissolved MOLECULAR compound produces ions
Dissociation
Dissolved IONIC compound produces ions
Bronsted-Lowry acid
Molecule or ion that donates a proton
Bronsted-Lowry base
Molecule or ion that accepts a proton
Conjugate pair
The Bronsted-Lowry acid/base and its conjugate base/acid
Conjugate base
What’s left after a Bronsted-Lowry acid donates a proton
Conjugate acid
What’s left after a Bronsted-Lowry base accepts a proton
Monoprotic acid
Acid that donates 1 proton per molecule during acid-base reaction
Ex: HBr
Diprotic acid
Acid that donates 2 protons per molecule during acid-base reaction
Ex: H2SO4
Triprotic acid
Acid that donates 3 protons per molecule during acid-base reaction
Ex: H3PO4