THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS Flashcards
produced in the reaction of an
acid with a base
Salt
form ions when dissolved in
water and thus produce solutions that
conduct electricity
Electolytes
ionize essentially
completely
Strong electrolytes
ionize only partially
Weak Electrolytes
proposed independently a
theory of acid/base behavior that is
particularly useful in analytical chemistry.
J. N. Brønsted (Denmark) & J. M. Lowry
(England)
Proton theory of acid and base
Brønsted-Lowry Theory
a substance that donates
protons
Acid
a substance that accepts
protons
Base
The species forms
when an acid loses a proton
Conjugate Base
The species formed
when a base accepts a proton.
Conjugate Acid
completely
dissociated into HSO4
– and H3O+ ions and
for this reason is classified as a strong
analyte
Sulfuric Acid (H₂SO₄)
conjugate base of the acid
HNO2
Nitrite ion
conjugated acid of
water is hydrated proton written as H3O+
Hydronium ion
Strong Classification of Electrolytes
- Most Salts
- Alkali and alkalineearth hydroxide
Weak Classification of Electrolytes
- Most organic acids
- most organic gases and ammonia
when an acid and a
base react to form water and a salt and
involves the combination of H+ ions and
OH- ions to generate water.
Neutralization reaction: ( acid1 + base2 ⇌
base1 + acid2 )
an ion that bears both a
positive and a negative charge.
Zwitterion
can act as either an acid or as a
base
Water
behave as acids in
the presence of basic solutes and bases
in the presence of acidic solutes.
Amphiprotic solvents
– involves
the spontaneous reaction of molecules of
a substance to give a pair of ions
Autoprotolysis (autoionization)