FT: Q1 Flashcards
Properties of Acids
- Taste sour
- React with metals to produce hydrogen gas
- Neutralized when reacted with a base
- Turns blue litmus paper red
- Have hydrogen (H+) and hydronium (H3O) ions in solution
Properties of Bases
- Taste bitter
- Slippery
- Do not react with metals
- Neutralized when reacted with an acid
- Turns red litmus paper blue
- Have hydroxide (OH-1) ions in solution
Bronsted-Lowry Model
These are the proton donors
Acids
Bronsted-Lowry Model
- These are the proton acceptors
Bases
Two compounds differing only by the gain or loss of one H+
Conjugate Pair
Every acid has a conjugate base, formed when […]
H+ is removed from the acid
Every base has a conjugate acid, formed when […]
H+ is added to the base
Acids that contain only 1 proton of hydrogen
(e.g. HNO3)
Monoprotic
Acids that contain 2 or more protons of hydrogen
(e.g. H2SO4)
Polyprotic
Properties of a strong acid
- Gives off lots of H+
- 100% dissociation
- HCl, HI, HBr, HNO3, H2SO4, HClO
- Everything else is weak
Properties of a weak acid
- Give off smaller amounts of H+
- Equilibrium occurs (molecules break apart and recombine)
- Not 100% dissociation
Properties of a strong base
- Give off lots of OH-1
- 100% dissociation
- Group I & II hydroxides (except H, Be, Mg)
- Everything else is weak
Properties of a weak base
- Give off smaller amounts of OH-1
- Equilibrium occurs
- Not 100% dissociation
[…] tells you how much the acid or base dissociates
Strong/weak
[…] indicates the concentration
Concentrated/dilute
Tells the acidity or basicity of a solution
pH
In aqueous solutions, […] does not exist
H+
These contain hydrogen and dissociate to liberate free H+ and negatively charged ions
Acids
These combine with free H+ ions and remove it from the solution
Bases
What is the average pH of human blood?
7.4
At what blood pH levels is deadly?
< 6.8
> 8.0
A condition in which there is too much acid in bodily fluids (pH > 7.35)
Acidosis
A condition in which bodily fluids are too alkaline (pH < 7.45)
Alkalosis
These are protein molecules made up of amino acids, and most contain 100-1000 amino acids
Enzymes
Shift in the body’s […] disturbs normal patterns of […] catalyzed by enzymes
acid-base balance
metabolic activity
[…] is drinkable water that has a pH between 8-9
Alkaline water
Alkaline water has a low […] which has low unstable free radicals to harm the body
Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP)
A mixture whose pH changes very little when a small amount of strong acid or base is added to it
Buffer
An aqueous solution consisting of a mixture of a weak acid and its conjugate base or vice versa and is used as a means of keeping pH at a nearly constant value
Buffer Solution
Buffer System
- Manages the acid-base imbalances, maintains optimal pH levels, and regulates the CO2 concentration
- Primary ECF buffer against noncarbonic acid changes
Carbonic Acid-Bicarbonate Buffer System