Judith Madden Flashcards
What is an electrolyte?
A substance that dissociates into ions when in solution
Strong electrolyte - full dissociation
Weak electrolyte - partial dissociation
What is a Bronsted-Lowry acid?
Proton donor
What is a Bronsted-Lowry base?
Proton acceptor
What is a Lewis base?
Electron pair donor
What is a Lewis acid?
Electron pair acceptor
Kw = ? (number)
1x10-14 mol2 L-2
What factor increases the strength of an acid?
An electron withdrawing group
What factor decreases the strength of an acid?
An electron releasing group
State how HCl behaves in water and acetic acid?
Strong acid in water
Weaker acid in acetic acid
State how acetic acid behaves in water and ammonia solution?
Weak in water
Strong in ammonia solution
What do protogenic solvents do?
Donate protons
What do protophilic solvents do?
Accept protons
What do aprotic solvents do?
Neither accept nor donate protons
What do amphiprotic solvents do?
Accept and donate protons
Are ionised or unionised drugs taken up better by the body? Reason.
Unionised - need to be neutral to pass phospholipid bilayer