Quiz 2 Flashcards
What is an acid (Arrhenius theory)?
a substance containing H+ and whose aqueous solution contains more H+ ions than OH- ions. Disolves “HA” in water
Acid equation (Arrhenius theory)
HA (aq) = H+ (aq) + A- (aq)
What is a base? (Arrhenius theory)
a substance containing OH- and whose aqueous solution contains more OH- ions than H+ ions. Dissolves “BOH” in water
Base equation (Arrhenius theory)
BOH (aq) = B+ (aq) + OH- (aq)
Neutralization (Arrhenius theory)
Produces water and an aqueous salt
Acid (Bronsted-Lowry Theory)
Proton-donor (H+ ion donor)
Base (Bronsted-Lowry Theory)
Proton-acceptor (H+ ion acceptor)
When does water act as a base?
When an acid gives its proton to water
Acid (Lewis Acids)
Electron pair acceptor
Base (Lewis Acids)
Electron pair donator
What is the driving force in all three acid/base schemes?
The formation of covalent bonds
What happens when we put an acid in water?
Acid donates a proton to water
What happens when we put a base in water?
The base grabs a proton from water
Conjugate acid
Formed when a proton is transferred to the base
Conjugate base
Everything that remains of the acid molecule after a proton is lost
Conjugate acid-base pair
Consists of two substances related to each other by donating and accepting a single proton
Are small K values weak or strong acids?
Weak
Are large K values weak or strong acids?
Strong
What is the magnitude of Ka?
A measure of how likely the acid is to dissociate in water
Do strong acids dissociate completely in water?
Yes
Do weak acids dissociate in water?
No
What approaches 0 in a dilute solution of a strong acid?
[HA]
What approaches 0 in a dilute solution of a weak acid?
[H3O+]
Stronger the acid, the higher the _______ at equilibrium
[H3O+]
The weaker an acid, the stronger its _____________
Conjugate base
Strong acids
HCl, HBr, HI, HNO3, H2SO4, HClO3, HClO4
Are large Kb values strong or weak bases?
Strong
Are small Kb values strong or weak bases?
Weak
Do strong or weak bases completely dissociate in water?
Strong bases
Strong bases
M2O or MOH (M= group 1A metals) and MO or M(OH)2 (M=group 2A metals)