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Introduction to Acids and Bases Flashcards

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1
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What are the properties of acids?

A
  1. Sour taste.
  2. Reacts with metal, so it is considered to be corrosive.
  3. Reacts with carbonates (baking soda, chalk, limestone, marble) to produce CO_2.
  4. Turns blue litmus paper red.
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What are the properties of bases?

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  1. Made w/groups 1 and 2 of the periodic table.
  2. Are referred to as alkalis.
  3. Bitter taste.
  4. Often poisonous.
  5. Slippery and gelatinous feel.
  6. Turns red litmus paper blue.
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What makes an acid or base strong?

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  1. Completely dissociates in water.
  2. Complete ionization.
  3. Strong electrolyte.
  4. Forward-only reaction.
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What makes an acid or base weak?

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  1. Partial (less than or equal to 5%) dissociation in water.
  2. Reversible ionization (equilibrium).
  3. Weak electrolytes.
  4. Can use ICE tables.
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5
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What is the name of HClO_4?

A

Perchloric acid.

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6
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What is the name of HCl?

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Hydrochloric acid.

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7
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What is the name of HBr?

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Hydrobromic acid.

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8
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What is the name of HI?

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Hydroiodic acid.

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9
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What is the name of HNO_3?

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Nitric acid.

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10
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What is the name of H_2SO_4?

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Sulfuric acid.

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11
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What is the name of LiOH?

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Lithium Hydroxide.

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12
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What is the name of NaOH?

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Sodium Hydroxide.

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What is the name of KOH?

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Potassium Hydroxide.

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What is the name of Ca(OH)_2?

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Calcium Hydroxide.

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What is the name of Sr(OH)_2?

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Strontium Hydroxide.

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16
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What is the name of Ba(OH)_2?

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Barium Hydroxide.

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17
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What is Arrhenius’s definition of an acid?

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Acids that ionize in water to produce H+ (very reactive) and normally turn into H_3O+ ions and anions.

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What is Arrhenius’s definition of a base?

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Bases that dissociate in water to produce OH- ions and cations.

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What is the Bronsted-Lowry definition of an acid?

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Acids are species that donate H+ ions.

20
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What is the Bronsted-Lowry definition of a base?

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Bases are species that accept H+ ions.

21
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What does amphiprotic/amphoteric mean?

A

Compounds that can act as an acid or a base.
ex: H2O.

22
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How are conjugate acid-base pairs related?

A

The loss or gain of an H+ ion.

23
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How does a conjugate acid form?

A

When a base picks up an H+ ion.

24
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How does a conjugate base form?

A

When an acid loses an H+ ion.

25
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What happens when a strong acid and a strong base mix together?

A

An ionic salt and water form.

26
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What does HA stand for?

A

Conjugate base.

27
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What does A stand for?

A

Acid.

28
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What does B stand for?

A

Base.

29
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What does BH stand for?

A

Conjugate acid.

30
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The stronger something is as an acid; the _________ it is as a base.

A

weaker

31
Q

What is Ka?

A

Acid ionization energy.

32
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What is Kb?

A

Base ionization energy.

33
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What is the new significant figures rule when it comes to Ka and pKa?

A

Number of significant figures = Number of decimal places.
a. 1. x 10^-7 = 7.0
b. 3.2 x 10^-9 = 8.50
c. 4.56 x10^-8 = 7.341

34
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What does pH stand for?

A

-log(H3O+).

35
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What does one pH unit correspond to?

A

A factor of 10 difference in acidity.

36
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Where is pH measured?

A

At equilibrium unless stated otherwise.

37
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What is pKa?

A

-log(Ka).

38
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What is pKb?

A

-log(Kb).

39
Q

What is pKw?

A
  1. -log(kw).
  2. pKa + pKb.
40
Q

As pKa and pKb decrease, what happens to the strength of the acid and base?

A

It increases.

41
Q

What happens when a strong acid or a strong base is placed in water?

A

It totally dissociates.

42
Q

How many H+ ions does 1.0 M of H2SO4 contain?

A

2.0 M

43
Q

How many OH- ions does 2.0 M of Sr(OH)2 contain?

A

4.0 M.

44
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When a polyprotic acid dissociates in water and donates one H+ ion, how much energy does it take to remove each subsequent H+ ion?

A

The amount of energy required increases.
*Ka also decreases.

45
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What is the equation for percent ionization?

A

([H3O+] equilibrium/[HA] Initial) x 100

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