topic 4 - chemical changes Flashcards
how to measure the pH
- indicator - changes colour
- pH probe attatched to a pH meter
acids
- pH less than 7
- form H+ ions in water
base
- pH greater than 7
- alkali is a base that dissolves in water
- alkalis form OH- ions in water
neutralisation reaction equation
acid + base –> salt and water
apparatus to titration
- pipette - volume of solution
- burette - drop by drop
- concile flask
what colour will titration go
- phenolphthalein is pink in alkali
- colourless in acid
how to increase accuracy of titration
- do a rough titration first so that when you know roughly where it will change colour then you can do much smaller and closer intervals
- remove anomalous results
- repeat multiple times
strong acids
- ionise completely in water
- all particles dissociate to release H+ ions
weak acids
- don’t fully ionise
- small amounts dissociate and release H+ ions
- equilibrium lies to the left
the science behind what the pH is a measure of
the concentration of H+ ions in a solution
what is the strength of an acid
what proportion of the acid molecules ionise in water
what is the concentration of an acid
how much acid there is in a certain volume of water
- the larger amount of acid - the more concentrated
equation for neutralisation reaction of metal oxides and metal hydroxides
acid + metal oxide —> salt + water
acid + metal hydroxide —> salt + water
equation for the reaction of metal carbonates
acid + metal carbonate —> salt + water + carbon dioxide
reactivity series
Potassium
Sodium
Lithium
Calcium
Magnesium
Carbon
Zinc
Iron
Hydrogen
Copper