Chemistry Mid-Term - Acids/Bases
1 / 131
Term:
Definition:
Show example sentence
Show hint
Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Previous
  • Next
  • F Flip card

Complete list of Terms and Definitions for Chemistry Mid-Term - Acids/Bases

Terms Definitions
Amphoteric chemical species that acts as both an acid and base
What is the concentration of [H+] by itself found to be? 10^7
Strong bases make strong ______________ electrolytes
In catalytic cracking, what does CH3(CH2)CH3 become when "cracked"? 2CH3(CH2)5CH3
What is NaNO_3(s)? Sodium nitrate - soluble
Acid does what? Donates protons
Is H+ a strong or weak acid? strong acid
What happens if your body's pH gets below 7.35? acidosis develops
How is a Lewis acid defined? Electron pair acceptor
Is HCOOH a base or acid? acid - weak
Is NH_3 an acid or base? Base (weak)
NH_3 Ammonia
What is the formula to find pH? pH=-ln[H+]
What is generic formula for ka? Ka=[H+][A-]/[HA]
In salt hydrolysis: If have weak acid + strong base = ? basic (pH>7)
What is the concentration of [-OH] by itself found to be? 10^7
Give example of diprotic H_S_SO_4
What is barium hydroxide? Strong base
What is generic formula for kb? Kb=[HA][-OH]/[A-]
The higher the kb, the _____________ stronger the base
All organic acids are weak
CH3COO- is what? Acetate base
Salt product of neutralization reaction between acid and base
H2SO4 - what is it and weak or strong? Sulfuric acid and it is strong
How is a Bronsted-Lowry base defined? Proton acceptor
Is HCl and acid or base? Acid (strong)
In progressive ionization: as the Ka gets _________ the harder it becomes to break off and lose it's proton smaller
What is Na(+)(-)OAc? Sodium acetate
How is a Lewis base defined? Electron pair donor
NH_4(+) ammonium ion
Ammonia NH_3
What does ka represent? Measure of acid strength
When you add more salt to an equilibrium, what is this an example of> common ion effect
What is hydrochloric acid? strong acid - HCl
When there is a strong base in the reaction, what else will there be? Strong acid
Ammonium ion NH_4(+)
Higher ka = _______ pKa lower
HOAc; strong or weak? Weak
If value of pH is = 7, it is a(n) neutral
Is NH_3 a strong or weak base? Weak base
How is an Arrhenius acid defined? Increases [H+] in water
What is HOAc? Acetic acid
If value of pH is less than 7, it is a(n) acid
What is formic acid? HCOOH weak acid
In salt hydrolysis: If have strong acid + weak base = ? Acetic (pH<7)
Strong acids make strong _____________ electrolytes
What is HNO_3 and is it strong or weak? Nitric acid and it is very strong
Is acidic acid strong or weak? Weak acid
For what is this generic formula: ?=[H+][A-]/[HA] ka
What is nitric acid? HNO_3 - strong acid
Polyprotic acids acids that contain more than one proton
What is H_2_SO_4? Sulfuric acid - strong acid
What happens when a person has hysteria (is hysterical)? Their pH rises above 7.35
What happens if your body's pH gets above 7.35? alkalosis develops
What is Ba(OH)_2? Barium hydroxide, strong base
Is formic acid a weak or strong acid? weak acid
Vinegar is mostly built of __________ acetate
What is -OAc? Acetate base, CH3COO-
What does pH mean? Potency of hydrogen
What is -CN? Cyanide - strong base
What is a conjugate pair? An acid-base pair that differs by one proton in their formulas
Net ionic equation equation for a reaction which lists only those species participating in the reaction
When is Amphoteric seen? When dealing with polyprotic acids
What does kb represent? Measure of base strength
What is the pH of the body (physiological pH)? About 7.35
-ic is more or less than -ous more
The lower the pKa, the ________ the acid higher
When -OAc is dissociated into a base, what happens? He combines with H+ to make acetic acid (weak acid)
Is HNO_3 an acid or base? Acid - strong
What is HNO_3 nitric acid - strong acid
HNO3 - what is is and strong or weak? Strong acid - nitric acid
________ka = lower pKa higher
Triprotic contains three protons
How is an Arrhenius base defined? Increases [-OH] in water
ka x kb = ____ kw
If value of pH is greater than 7, it is a(n) base
What is nitrous acid? HNO_2 - weak acid
Is bareium hydroxide a base or acid? Base (strong)
HNO2 - what is it and is strong or weak? Weak acid - nitrous acid
kw = ____ x ____ ka and kb
What is amino? Strong base - NH_3
What is the phosphate ion and is it strong or weak? Base - weak, PO_4_^-3
Buffer substance that keeps pH of solution relatively constant
Diprotic contains two protons
How is a Bronsted-Lowry acid defined? Proton donor
In equilibrium of weak acids/bases, by what thought do you gather information to determine where the equilibrium will shift? Stronger acids/bases want to donate/accept protons the most
When writing a kew equation, what is considered a what? Pure substance and do not include in formula
HFl - what is it and strong or weak? Weak acid - hydrofluoric
When there is a strong acid in the reaction, what else will there be? Strong base
How do you get pKa? Take -ln[ka]
Give example of triprotic acid H_3_PO_4
What does pOH measure? Basicity
The _______ the pKa, the higher the acid lower
What is HNO_2? Nitrous acid - weak acid
HBr what is it and is it strong or weak? Strong acid - hydrogen bromide
What is NH_2? Amino - strong base
Hydrolysis reaction of substance (ionic in this area) with water
What are acids called that contain more than one proton? Polyprotic acid
What is HCl? Hydrochloric acid - strong acid
Spectator ion ion present both before and after reaction takes place
What is the formula to find pOH? pOH=-ln[-OH]
What equation equals 14? pH + pOH
How do you get pKb? Take -ln[kb]
In are reaction where no compounds are particularly strong acids or bases, how do you determine in which direction it goes in? forward is more likely to happen if the reactants are strongER acids/bases than the products. They want to accept/donate the proton the most
Anything can be a strong electrolytes if what? Virtually all molecules dissociate
Is HNO_2 an acid or base? Acid - weak
The _________ the ka, the higher the acid higher
Vinegar is a __________ acid weak acid
Is vinegar an acid or base? Acid - weak
When working pH problem for strong acids/bases, what do you need to know to help, why? since strong acids/bases totally dissociate, there is no equilibrium. Because of this, whatever the [concentration] of the acid/base initially, that will be the [concentration] of the the products. Watch out for how many mols! - if two mols of something, make sure to x2 in equation before plugging into pH or pOH (I applicable)
Formic acid weak or strong acid? weak
pH + pOH = 14
Is NaNO_3(s) solube in water? Yes - any salt containing NO_3-
A base does what? Accepts protons
Autoionization is the chemical reaction in which two water molecules react to produce a hydronium ion (H3O+) and a hydroxide ion (OH−)
When have pH or pOH and need to find [ ], what do you do? Multiply the pH/pOH by the inverse log - FIRST MULTIPLY BOTH SIDES BY -1 SO THAT YOU TAKE INVERSE LOG OF A NEGATIVE NUMBER!
Why does a buffer keeping regenerate original acids and bases? Too keep the pH of solution relatively constant
For what is this generic formula: ?=[HA][-OH]/[A-] kb
Is amino a base or acid? base - strong
What is the equilibrium constant for water? 10^-14
Salt hydrolysis prediction whether the salt solution is acid, base or neutral
In salt hydrolysis: If have strong acid + strong base = ? neutral (pH (about) 7)
Is Na+ weak or strong? Strong base
Is H_2_SO_4 an acid or base? Acid - strong
When doing an assumption when finding pH/pOH of acid/bases, what are you leaving out? The (- x) from the denominator of written equation
Titrations produce a salt and water provided what? That the base is an oxylic one (OH)
The higher the ka, the ________ the acid higher
What is sulfuric acid? h_2_so_4 - strong acid
Is vinegar a weak or strong acid? weak
What is cyanide? -CN - strong base
What is a titration rxn? Strong acid + strong base = salt + H2O