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1
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pH

A

A measure of how acidic or alkaline a solution is

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2
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pH scale

A

0-14

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3
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A low number on the pH scale is…

A

Acidic

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4
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A high number on the pH scale is….

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Alkaline

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5
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What pH are neutral substances

A

7

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6
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What is the pH of pure water?

A

7

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7
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What is an indicator?

A

Chemical dyes that change colour at different pH levels

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8
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What is the name of the most common indicator?

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Universal Indicator

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9
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If a substance is extremely acidic, what colour would the universal indicator show?

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Red

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10
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What colour would a universal indicator go if a substance is neutral?

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Green

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11
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What colour would a universal indicator go if a substance is very alkaline?

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Purple

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12
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Two ways to measure pH

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  • Indicator
  • pH probe
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13
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What is the benefit of using a pH probe in comparison to an indicator?

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Is more accurate and precise as it does not involve human judgement.

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14
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What is an acid?

A

Any substance that forms an aqueous solution with a pH of less than 7

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15
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Why are acids an aqueous solution?

A

They release hydrogen ions in water which makes the solution acidic

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16
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What is a base?

A

Any substance with a pH greater than 7

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17
Q

Alkalis are a subgroup of ________

A

Bases

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18
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What makes a base an alkali?

A

Soluble in water

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19
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What happens when we react an acid and a base together?

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We get a neutralization reaction

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20
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What does a neutralization reaction produce?

A

Salt and water

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21
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Hydroxide

A

HCI

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22
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HCI

A

Hydroxide

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23
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Sulfuric acid

24
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H2SO4

A

Sulfuric acid

25
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Nitric acid

26
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HNO3

A

Nitric acid

27
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Sodium Hydroxide

28
Q

NaOH

A

Sodium Hydroxide

29
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Calcium Carbonate

30
Q

CaCO3

A

Calcium Carbonate

31
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What do strong acids have in common?

A

The ionise completely

32
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What does it mean to ionise completely?

A

The reactants turn completely into products.

33
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What do weak acids have in common?

A

They don’t fully ionise

34
Q

The ionisation of a weak acid is ______________

A

reversable

35
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What is the strength of an acid

A

How much an acid DISSOCIATES

36
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What is the concentration of an acid?

A

How much acid there is in a certain volume

37
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As the concentration of Hydrogen ions gets a higher, the pH gets ________

38
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Each decrease of one on the pH scale represents Hydrogen ions ________________________

A

Increasing by a factor of 10

39
Q

If we moved from pH 5 to pH 3 the number of Hydrogen ions will _____________________________

A

increase x100

40
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If we moved to pH 8 to pH 11 the number of Hydrogen ions will _____________________________

A

decrease x1000

41
Q

A substance with a low pH will have a _____________ concentration of Hydrogen ions

42
Q

At any given concentration, a strong acid will always have a _____pH in comparison to a weak acid

43
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Metal Oxide + Acid =

A

Salt + water

44
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Metal hydroxides + Acids =

A

Salt + water

45
Q

HCl + Na2O =

A

2NaCl + H2O

46
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H2SO4 + 2KOH =

A

K2SO4 + 2H2O

47
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Acid + Metal carbonate =

A

Salt + water + CO2

48
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2HNO3 + CaCO3 =

A

Ca (NO)3 + H2O + CO2

49
Q

3 characteristics of bases

A
  1. Slippery to touch
  2. Bitter to taste
  3. pH of above 7
50
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What do bases do to red litmus paper?

A

Turn it blue

51
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3 characteristics of acids

A
  1. Burn skin
  2. Taste sour
  3. Have a pH of below 7
52
Q

What do acids do to blue litmus paper?

A

Turn it red

53
Q

What is the study of organic chemistry?

A

About compounds that contain Carbon

54
Q

Each atom of Carbon can form ___________ bonds

55
Q

What is a Hydrocarbon?

A

Any compound formed from Carbon and Hydrogen only

56
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What is the general formula for Alkanes?

A

Cn + H2n + 2

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