pH Flashcards
What are electrolytes?
Ionic salts
What are electrolytes used for?
They conduct electrical impulses within the body
What are acids and bases in relation to electrolytes?
They are a special subset of electrolytes
What are the three characteristic properties of acids?
Sour taste
Turns litmus red
Eats away active metals by reacting to produce H2
What are the three characteristic properties of bases?
Bitter taste
Turns litmus blue
Produces slippery aqueous solutions to the touch
What are indicators?
They indicate acids and bases by colour changes
Give some examples of indicators.
Litmus
Cabbage juice
Some flowers
What is a neutral sibstance?
Something that exhibits neither an acid nor a base behaviour
What do electrolytes do?
They conduct electric currents
What do nonelectrolytes do?
They do not conduct electric currents
Give some examples of electrolytes.
Acetic acid
Hydrogen chloride
Sulfuric acid
Give some examples of nonelectrolytes.
Acetone
Carbon dioxide
Ethanol
What are ions?
3
Mobile charged particles in solution
Carry currents in electrolyte solutions
Formed by dissociation of ionic salts
What forms ions?
The dissociation of ionic salts
What is dissociation?
The splitting of ionic compounds to individual charged components