Topic 8.1: Theories of acids and bases Flashcards
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Bronsted-Lowry acid
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A substance behaves as an acid when it donates a proton
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Bronsted-Lowry base
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A substance behaves as a base when it accepts a proton from a base
3
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Conjugate acid-base pair definiton
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A pair of species differing by a single proton
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An acid becomes into a…
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conjugate base
5
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A base becomes into a…
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conjugate acid
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Amphiprotic definition
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Substance capable of accepting and donating H+, thus able to act as a Bronsted-Lowry acid and base
7
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Example of amphiprotic substance
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H2O (H3O+ / OH-)
8
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Amphoteric definiton
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A species that can act as an acid or base, including reactions that do not involve H+ transfer
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Relationship between amphoteric and amphiprotic reactions
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All amphiprotic species are also amphoteric but not all amphoteric species are amphiprotic.
