Section 15.1- The Nature of Acids and Bases

Question 1

a substance that produces hydrogen ions when dissolved in water

Answer 1

acid

Question 2

a substance that produces hydroxide ions when dissolved in water

Answer 2

base

Question 3

Swedish chemist who developed the theory which defined an acid

Answer 3

Svante Arrhenius

Question 4

characteristics of acid

Answer 4

1. sour
2. produce H2 when a metal is dissolved
3. turn blue litmus paper to red

Question 5

characteristics of bases

Answer 5

1. bitter
2. slippery
3. neutralize acids
4. red litmus paper to blue

Question 6

two ways to classify acids and base

Answer 6

Arrhenius

Question 7

the __________________________ classifies acids as producing H+ and bases as producing OH- when these substances are dissolved in WATER

Answer 7

Arrhenius concept

Question 8

chemists usually assume the proton to exist as H+ x H2O and known as the

Answer 8

hydronium ion

Question 9

chemists who independently proposed an enlarged definition of acids and bases that focused on the transfer or exchange of a proton

Answer 9

Bronsted and Lowry

Question 10

a substance that can donate a proton to another substance

Answer 10

Bronsted-Lowry acid

Question 11

a substance that can accept a proton from some other substance

Answer 11

Bronsted- Lowry base

Question 12

when a Bronsted-Lowry acid loses its proton, it forms the

Answer 12

conjugate base

Question 13

when a Bronsted-Lowry base gains a proton, it forms the

Answer 13

conjugate acid

Question 14

compounds of hydrogen and one other element, generally another nonmetal but sometimes a semimetal

Answer 14

binary acids