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+]