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Salts and electrolysis Flashcards

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What is an aqueous solution?

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A substance dissolved in water

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2
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What are alkalis?

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Soluble hydroxides

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3
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What are bases?

A

Substances that can neutralise acids

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4
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What is neutral?

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Pure water

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5
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What makes a solution acidic?

A

H+ ions

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6
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What ions do all alkalis form when we add them to water?

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OH- ions

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7
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How do we make salts?

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acid + metal ——> a salt + hydrogen

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8
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When salts are formed by neutralising hydrochloric acid what are they?

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Chlorides

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9
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When an acid reacts with an alkali what reaction takes place?

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A neutralisation reaction

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10
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Give the general equation for a neutralisation reaction

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Acid + Alkali —–> salt + water

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11
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When a neutralisation reaction happens what two ions react with eachother?

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H+ and OH-

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12
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When we react an acid with an alkali how do we know when the acid is completely reacted?

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We use an indicator

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13
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Name a salt that is used as a fertiliser to provide crops with nitrogen?

A

Ammonium nitrate

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14
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What is an insoluble solid?

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A precipitate

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15
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How are soluble salts made?

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Acids reacting with either; metals, insoluble bases or alkalis

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16
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What’s the problem with reacting acids and metals?

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Not all metals are suitable, some are too reactive and some are not reactive enough

17
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When an insoluble base is added to the acid what happens?

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It’s added until no more can react and the excess solid is filtered off

18
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What shows that an the acid and alkali have completely reacted to produce a salt solution?

A

An indicator

19
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What can we do to salt solutions to produce solid salts?

A

Crystalise them

20
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How are insoluble salts made?

A

Mixing solutions of ions so precipitate is formed

21
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Name two bases.

A

Metal oxides and hydroxides

22
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The salt produced in any reaction between

an acid and a base or alkali depends on…

A

The acid used and the metal in the base

23
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When ammonia dissolves in water what does it produce?

A

An alkaline solution

24
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Why are ammonium salts important?

A

For fertilisers

25
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What kind of ion is H+

A

Hydrogen ions

26
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What kind of ion is OH-

A

Hydroxide ions

27
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Which ion makes solutions acidic?

A

Hydrogen ions

28
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Which ion makes solutions alkaline?

A

Hydroxide ions

29
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What happens in neutralisation reactions?

A

Hydrogen ions react with Hydroxide ions to produce water

30
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What happens to the ions when an ionic substance is melted or dissolved in water?

A

The ions are free to move around in the solution

31
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What is electrolysis?

A

Passing an electric current through ionic substances

that are molten to break them down into elements

32
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During electrolysis where to positively and negatively charged ions go?

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Positively charged ions move to the negative electrode

Negatively charged ions move to the positive electrode

33
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What is an electrolyte?

A

A substance broken down by electrolysis

34
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What is electrolysis used for?

A

To electroplate objects

35
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At the negative electrode what happens to positive ions?

A

Gain electrons (reduction)

36
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At the positive electrode what happens to negative ions?

A

Lose electrons (oxidisation)

37
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How is aluminium constructed?

A

By the electrolysis of aluminium oxide and cryolite (molten mixture)

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