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Physical Chemistry Flashcards

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Describe the pH levels

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  • pH 1-4: strongly acidic
  • pH 4 - 6: weakly acidic
  • pH 7: neutral
  • pH 8-9: weakly acidic
  • pH 10-14: strongly alkaline
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How do you determine the pH of a solution?

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  • universal indicators
  • litmus paper: red in acidic solutions, purple in natural and blue in alkaline solutions
  • phenolphthalein: colourless in acidic solutions and in weak alkaline, it is pink and in strong alkaline, it is pink/purple
  • methyl orange: changes from red in acidic solution to orange-yellow in weak acid, to yellow in alkaline
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What is an acid?

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  • a source of hydrogen ions (H+)

- pH less than 7

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What is a base?

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  • a substance that can neutralise and acid

- alkalis are soluble bases

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What is an alkali?

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  • a source of hydroxide ions (OH-)

- pH greater than 7

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What is the reaction between an acid and base called?

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  • a neutralisation reaction
  • acid + base = salt + water
  • H+(aq) + OH-(aq) = H2O
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acid + metal oxide =

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  • acid + metal oxide = salt + water
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acid + metal =

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-acid + metal = salt + hydrogen

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acid + metal carbonate =

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acid + metal carbonate = salt + water + carbon dioxide

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acid + metal hydroxide =

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acid + metal hydroxide = salt + water

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What are the solubility rules?

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  • all common sodium, potassium and ammonium salts are soluble
  • all nitrates are soluble
  • all chlorides are soluble except for silver chloride
  • all sulphates are soluble except for barium and calcium sulphate
  • all carbonates are insoluble except for sodium, potassium and ammonium carbonates
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How to make and purify a soluble salt (a pure dry sample)?

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  • e.g. sulphuric acid + copper oxide = water + copper sulphate
  • warm the acid to about 50 degrees
  • spoon copper oxide and dissolve it
  • make it dissolve in excess
  • warm to about 70 degrees, add more copper oxide, if cannot dissolve, all acid has been reacted
  • filter through filter paper into an evaporating basin
  • gently boil until a third is left, not all because there may be thermal decomposition
  • leave to crystallise. leave it in a warm place or desiccator
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How do you make an insoluble salt?

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  • a precipitation reaction
  • mix the two solutions
  • separate with a funnel and filter paper
  • it is not pure if you dry immediately because some of the filtrate will be left in the residue as impurities. rinse with dilute water
  • dry in desiccator or evaporate slowly
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How do you do titration?

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  • using a pipette, add some alkali (about 25cm^3) to a conical flask, along with two or three drops of indicator
  • fill a burette with the acid, below eye level
  • using the burette, add the acid to the alkali a bit at a time, given the conical flask a swirl
  • indicator changes colour when all the alkali has been neutralised
  • record the volume of the acid
  • repeat for more reliable results
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What four things do the rate of reaction depend?

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  • pressure/concentration
  • temperature
  • catalyst
  • surface area
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What is the equation for rate of reaction?

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  • rate of reaction = amount of reactant used or amount of product formed / time
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How can you measure the rate of reaction?

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  • precipitation: observe a marker through the solution and measure how long it takes to disappear.
  • change in mass: most accurate method. cotton wool used to prevent spitting of the HCl, so that mass does not reduce
  • volume of gas: using a gas syringe to measure the volume of gas given off
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Describe different rate of reaction experiments

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  • hydrochloric acid and marble chips: for surface area.
    measure volume of gas at regular herbals
  • magnesium with HCl: for concentration
  • sodium thiosulfate and HCl: for temperatures. colourless to react to form yellow precipitate of sulphur.
  • decomposition of hydrogen peroxide: for catalyst
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How does higher temperature increase rate of reaction?

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  • particles have more kinetic energy
  • so more frequent collisions
  • and a higher proportion of collisions have activation energy,
  • so more successfully collisions
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How does higher concentration or pressure increases rate of reaction?

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  • there are a greater amount of particles in a the same space
  • therefore, more frequent collisions
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How does larger surface area increase rate of reaction?

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  • particles will have more area to work on, more sites for potential collision to occur
  • more frequent useful collisions
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How do catalysts increase rate of reaction?

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  • increase the rate of reaction by providing an alternative route of reaction with lower activation energy. a greater proportion of collisions will have sufficient energy to result in reaction

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