Ions and Salts Flashcards
_______ are the conjugate bases of acids
anions
________ generally, act as weak bases or can be neutral
anions
________ are the counterions of strong bases
cations
________ are the conjugate acids to weak bases
cations
Small, highly charged metals are associated with _______
cations
The stronger a given a acid, the ________ the conjugate base
weaker
Anions that are the conjugate base of a strong acid generally produces a _________ solution
neutral
Anions that are the conjugate base of a weak acid generally produces a ________ solution
basic
Cations that are the counterions of strong bases produce a ___________ solution
neutral
Cations that are the conjugate acids of weak bases produce a ___________ solution
acidic
Cations that are small, highly charged metals produce a _______ solution
acidic
Salts in which neither cation nor anion acts as an acid or base form a _______ solution
neutral
Salts in which the cation does not act as an acid, but the anion acts as a base form a __________ solution
basic
Salts in which the cation acts as an acid, but the anion does not act as a base form a _______ solution
acidic
Salts in which the cation nor anion act as an acid or base respectively depend on the relative ______ and ______ values
Ka, Kb