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16 Cards in this Set
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What did Arrhenius define an acid as?
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A substance that ionizes in water and produces hydrogen ions
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What did Arrhenius describe a base as?
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A substance that ionizes in water and produces hydroxide ions
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What did Bronsted and Lowry describe an acid as?
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A substance that is capable of donating a proton
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What did Bronsted and Lowry define a base as?
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A substance that is capable of accepting a proton
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___ is the tw species in which one is a species with the H^+ ion is the acid and the same species without the H^+ ion is the base
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Conjugate pair
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Learn weak acid formulas
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Learn strong acid and bases
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If a salt is composed of the conjugates of a strong base and a strong acid...
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Its solution will be neutral
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If a salt is composed of the conjugates of a weak base and a strong acid...
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The solution will be acidic
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If a salt is composed of the conjugates of a strong base and a weak acid...
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Its solution will be basic
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If a salt is composed of a weak base and a weak acid...
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The pH of its solution will depend on the relative strengths if the conjugate acid and the base of the specific ion in the salt
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A solution with a very stable pH
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Buffer
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How is a buffer created?
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By placing a large amount of a weak acid or base into a solution along with its conjugate
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Acids that can give up more than one hydrogen ions in a solution
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Polyprotic
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Substances that can act as either acids or bases
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Amphoteric
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A substance that combines with water to form an acid
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Acid anhydride
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A substance that combines with water to form a base
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Basic anhydride
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