properties of acids and bases

Question 1

properties of acids

Answer 1

• release H+ ions
• strong acids fully dissociate to release H+ ions in an aqueous solution (hydrochloric, nitric, sulfuric)
• weak acids partially dissociate to release H+ ions in an aqueous solution (carbonic, ethanoic, citric)
• stronger acid=lower pH for a given concentration of an aqueous solution
• as the pH decreases by 1 unit the H+ ions increases by a factor of 10

Question 2

properties of bases

Answer 2

• release OH- ions
• strong bases fully dissociate to release OH- ions in an aqueous solution
• weak bases partially dissociate to release OH- ions in an aqueous solution
• the stronger the base the higher the pH