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What is an acid?
What is a base? |
acid- proton donor
base- proton acceptor |
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What does amphoteric mean?
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a substance that can react as an acid or a base. no proton donated or accepted
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Arrhenius theory?
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an acid dissolved in water forms hydrogen ion (H+). a base dissolved in water forms hydroxide ions (OH-)
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Bronsted Lowry theory?
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acid is a proton donor, base is a proton acceptor. this is the theory we use.
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What is pH in mathematical terms?
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pH= -log (H3O+)
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acidic solution?
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less than 7
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basic solution?
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greater than 7 up to 14
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neutral solution?
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7
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strong acid?
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reaction with water is 100%
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weak acid?
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only a small % dissociates
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what is a buffer solution?
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resists the change in pH. made up of conjugate acid and its base.
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what is a blood buffer?
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bicarbonate and carbonic acid
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what is the formula for hydrochloric acid?
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HCL + H20---->H30 + Cl-
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what is the formula for nitric acid?
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HNO3 + H20---->H30 + NO3-
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what is the formula for sulfuric acid?
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H2SO4 + H20---->H30+ + H2SO4-
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what is the formula for sodium hydroxide?
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NaOH----> NA+ + OH-
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what is the formula for potassium hydroxide?
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KOH----> K+ +OH-
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what is the formula for carbonic acid?
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H2CO3 + H20------>H30+HCO3
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what is the formula for hydrobromic acid?
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HBr + Ca(OH)2---->CaBr2 + H20
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what is the formula for hydrofluoric acid?
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HF + H20---->H3O+ + F-
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what is the formula for phosphoric acid?
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H3PO4 +H2O---->H3O+H2PO4
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what is the formula for ammonium hydroxide?
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NH4OH
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what is the formula for hydrobromic acid?
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HBr + Ca(OH)2---->CaBr2 + H20
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what is the formula for hydrofluoric acid?
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HF + H20---->H3O+ + F-
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what is the formula for phosphoric acid?
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H3PO4 +H2O---->H3O+H2PO4
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what is the formula for ammonium hydroxide?
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NH4OH
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