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Formulas, Reactions & pH Flashcards

1
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What is an acid?

A

Either:

  • Substances which want to donate one or more Hydrogen ions (aka protons), H+
  • Substances which are capable of forming a covalent bond with an electron pair.
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What is a Base?

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A substance that react with solutions containing Hydrogen ions

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3
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What are the products of this reaction?

Carbonate + acid →

A

Salt + water + carbon dioxide

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4
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What are the products of this reaction?

Hydrogen carbonate + acid →

A

Salt + water + carbon dioxide

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5
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What is the difference between a base and an alkali?

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A base that dissolves in water is an alkali.

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What is the pH of Alkali solutions?

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pH > 7

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7
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Which ion do Alkalis solutions have?

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Hydroxide ion, OH-

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8
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What is an Alkali?

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A Base that can be dissolved in water.

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9
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What pH range would you expect a weak alkali to be in?

A

pH 10 - 11

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10
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What pH range would you expect a strong alkali to be in?

A

pH 13 - 14

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11
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What is the pH scale used to measure?

A

The relative acidity or alkalinity of a solution

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12
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What is the numeric range of the pH scale?

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0 - 14

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13
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How would you describe a solution with a pH of 2?

A

Strong acid

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14
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How would you describe a solution with a pH of 4?

A

Weak acid

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15
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How would you describe a solution with a pH of 8?

A

Weak alkali

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16
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How would you describe a solution with a pH of 13?

A

Strong alkali

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17
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How would you describe a solution with a pH of 7?

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Neutral

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18
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What is neutralization?

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The mixing of an acid and alkali (or visa versa) until the solution becomes neutral (pH of 7).

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19
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List four properties of Acids

A

pH of < 7

Taste sour

Are corrosive

Contain Hydrogen ions, H+

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20
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What are the products of this reactions?

acid + metal →

A

Salt + hydrogen

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21
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What are the products of this reactions?

acid + base →

A

Salt + water

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22
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What gas is present when lime water turns cloudy as the gas passes through it?

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Carbon dioxide, CO2

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23
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What gas is present when a glowing splint reignites when put into a test tube?

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Oxygen, O2

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24
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How many protons does Aluminium have?

25
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What are indicators used for in Chemistry?

A

Test solutions to show if they are acidic, neutral or alkaline

26
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What colour is Red Litmus go when testing an acid?

27
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What colour is Red Litmus go when testing an alkali?

28
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What colour is Blue Litmus go when testing an acid?

29
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What colour is Blue Litmus go when testing an alkali?

30
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What colour is Red Litmus go when testing a neutral solution?

31
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What colour is Blue Litmus go when testing a neutral solution?

32
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What is the colour range of Universal Indicators?

A

Red for acid through to Purple for Alkali

33
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What are all metal oxide and metal hydroxides?

A

They are all Bases

34
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What is the chemical formula for Hydrochloric acid?

35
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What is the chemical formula for Sulfuric Acid?

36
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What is the chemical formula for nitric acid?

37
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What is the chemical formula for zinc sulfate?

38
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What is the chemical formula for water?

39
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What is the chemical formula for sodium carbonate?

40
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What is the chemical formula for copper hydroxide?

41
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What is the chemical formula for aluminium oxide?

42
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What is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide?

43
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What an OH- ion?

A

Hydroxide ion

44
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What is a HCO3- ion?

A

Hydrogen carbonate ion

45
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What is a NO3- ion?

A

Nitrate ion

46
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What is a SO4^2- ion?

A

Sulfate ion

47
Q

What must be remembered about charges when writing the formula for a substance?

A

+ charges must equal - charges

48
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Explain why alkalis are different from Bases

A

Alkalis are made of those Bases which are soluble in water.

49
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What numbers must be the same of each side of a chemical equation?

A

The number of atoms

50
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How can you increase the number of atoms when balancing an equation?

A

By putting a number in front of the reactant or product. (coefficient)

51
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What are reactants?

A

Substances that are brought together to create a chemical reaction.

52
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What are products?

A

Substances formed by a chemical reaction.

53
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What must never be changed in chemical reactions?

A

The formulae of the reactants or products.

54
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When this reaction, hydrogen carbonate + acid → , occurs how can you tell a gas is produced?

A

There is a fizz, gas bubbles can be seen in the liquid.

55
Q

What needs to be present along with Bicarbonate of Soda (Baking soda) for the Baking to rise?

56
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How many Groups are there in the Periodic table?

57
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What do elements in the same Group have in common?

A

Similar configurations of electrons in their valence shell.

58
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What is a mixture?

A

A substance where two or more element or compounds are combined physically but not chemically bonded to each other.

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