pKa Handout Flashcards
1
Q
Hydrochloric acid
A
HCl
strong
2
Q
Hydrobromic acid
A
HBr
strong
3
Q
Hydroiodic acid
A
HI
strong
4
Q
Nitric acid
A
HNO3
strong
5
Q
Perchloric acid
A
HClO4
strong
6
Q
Sulfuric acid
A
H2SO4
strong
7
Q
Acetic acid
A
CH3COOH
weak
8
Q
Hydrofluoric acid
A
HF
weak
9
Q
MOH
*M = metal
A
alkali metal hydroxides
ex: sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide
strong bases
10
Q
M(OH)2
A
alkaline earth metal hydroxides
ex: calcium hydroxide, barium hydroxide
strong bases
11
Q
NH3
A
ammonia
weak base
12
Q
Methyl amine
A
CH3NH2
weak base
13
Q
RNH2
A
any amines
R stands for any alkyl group
weak bases
14
Q
alkyl group
A
methyl, ethyl, etc.
15
Q
hydronium or ROH2+ pKa
A
<0
16
Q
HCl, HBr, HI pKa
A
< -8
17
Q
RCOOH (carboxylic acid) pKa
A
5
18
Q
ammonium ion, protonated amines pKa
A
9-11
19
Q
pyridinium ion pKa
A
5
20
Q
phenol
A
10
21
Q
ROH or H2O pKa
A
15
22
Q
NH3 pKa
A
38
23
Q
CH3CH3 pKa
A
50
24
Q
CH2CH2 pKa
A
44
25
HCCH pKa
25
