Unit 3 Flashcards
What pH range do acids have?
From below 7 (red)
What range does the pH scale have?
From below 0 to above 14
What pH range do alkali’s have?
More than 7 (blue)
What pH does water and other neutral substances have??
pH 7 (green)
What type of solution do non-metal oxides produce when dissolved in water?
Acid solutions
What type of solution do metal oxides and hydroxides produce when dissolved in water?
Alkaline solutions
What does ammonia dissolve in water to produce?
An alkali
Where can acids and alkalis be commonly used?
At home and in the laboratory
What solutions have the concentration of hydrogen ions equal to the concentration of hydroxide ions?
Water and other neutral solutions
What ions does an acidic solution contain?
More hydrogen ions than hydroxide ions
Which ions does an alkaline solution contain?
More hydroxide ions than hydrogen ions
How is the effect of dilution on the pH of an acid/alkali explained?
In terms of the decreasing concentration of hydrogen and hydroxide ions
Which solutions have an equilibrium between hydrogen and hydroxide ions?
Water and aqueous solutions
What happens when a reversible reaction is in equilibrium?
The concentrations of reactants and products remain constant although not necessarily equal
How is the concentration of a solution expressed?
Mol dm-3
Moles, concentration and volume can be found out from what??
M
V C
The triangle
What happens to strong acids in aqueous solutions? (In terms of dissolving and ionising)
They are completely dissolved and completely ionised
What happens to weak acids in aqueous solutions? (In terms of dissolving and ionising)
They are only partially dissolved and are only partially ionised
What are examples of strong acids? (3)
Hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, and nitric acid
What is an example of a weak acid?
Ethanoic acid
What do equimolar solutions of strong and weak acids/bases differ in?
pH, conductivity, rate of reaction
What’s an example of a strong BASE? (Type of solution)
Solutions of metal hydroxides
what’s a weak BASE?
Ammonia solution
What is neutralisation?
The reaction of acids with bases
What are examples of bases? (3)
Metal oxides, metal hydroxides, metal carbonates
Where does neutralisation move pH of an acid and an alkali?
Acid move up to 7, alkali moves down
What forms when a base dissolves in water?
Alkalis
What happens in a reaction of an acid and an alkali?
Hydrogen and hydroxide ions form water
What happens in the reaction of an acid with a metal oxide?
The hydrogen and oxide ions form water
What happens in a reaction of an acid with a metal carbonate?
The hydrogen and carbonate ions form water and carbon dioxide
What is given off when an acid reacts with some metals?
Hydrogen gas
What are every day examples of neutralisation?
The treatment of acid indigestion
And using Lime to reduce acidity in soil and lochs
What happens to hydrogen when it is formed in a reaction?
Hydrogen ions form hydrogen molecules
What is the test for hydrogen?
Burns with a pop
How is sulphur dioxide produced?
By the burning of fossil fuels
How is nitrogen dioxide produced?
By the sparking of air in car engines
How is acid rain made?
When sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide dissolves in water in the atmosphere
What does acid rain have a damaging effect on?
Buildings made from carbonate rock
Structures made of iron/steel
Plant/animal life
How can the concentration of acids/alkalis be calculated?
From the results of volumetric titrations