8+18 acids and bases

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Front (Question)

what is arrhenius’ theory of acids?

Back (Answer)

a substance that releases H+ ions when dissolved in water

Front (Question)

what is arrhenius’ theory of bases?

Back (Answer)

a substance that releases OH- ions when dissolved in watr

Front (Question)

what is the bronsted-lowry theory of acids?

Back (Answer)

an acid is a substance that can donate a proton to another substance

Front (Question)

what is the bronsted-lowry theory of bases?

Back (Answer)

a base is a substance that can accept a proton from another substance

Front (Question)

what are amphiprotic species?

Back (Answer)

substances that can act both as a bronsted-lowry base and acid i.e. both donate and accept a proton

Front (Question)

what are amphoteric substances?

Back (Answer)

substances that act as an acid and a base

Front (Question)

what is the lewis theory of acids?

Back (Answer)

an acid is an electron pair acceptor

Front (Question)

what is the lewis theory of bases?

Back (Answer)

a base is an electron pair donor

Front (Question)

label the types of acids/bases A: can donate a proton B: releases OH- ions when dissolved in water C: electron pair donor

Back (Answer)

A: B-L acid B: arrhenius base C: lewis base

#10

Front (Question)

lewis acids and bases form ______ bonds

Back (Answer)

dative

#11

Front (Question)

recall transition metals: in complexes, the transition metal acts as a lewis ______ and the ligand acts as a lewis _______

Back (Answer)

acid, base

#12

Front (Question)

in aqueous solution, acids: taste ______ have a pH of ____ to _____ react with _____ to form salt and water react with carbonates to form ____, ______ and _____ react with ______ to form salt and hydrogen releases ____ when dissolved in water

Back (Answer)

sour 1-7 bases salt, water, CO2 metals H+

#13

Front (Question)

alkalis are ________ bases

Back (Answer)

soluble

#14

Front (Question)

alkalis: taste ______ have a pH of _____ to _____ react with acids to form ____ and ____ releases ___ when dissolved in water

Back (Answer)

bitter 7-14 salt, water OH-

#15

Front (Question)

water can can act as both a _________ acid and base

Back (Answer)

bronsted lowry

#16

Front (Question)

does pure water get more acidic as temperature increases?

Back (Answer)

yes

#17

Front (Question)

is water always neutral?

Back (Answer)

yes!

#18

Front (Question)

what is Kw?

Back (Answer)

the ionic product constant of water

#19

Front (Question)

at 25ºC, Kw =…

Back (Answer)

1.00 x 10^-14

#20

Front (Question)

self-ionisation of water is [exo/endo]thermic

Back (Answer)

endo

#21

Front (Question)

what are neutral solutions?

Back (Answer)

solutions where [H+] = [OH-]

#22

Front (Question)

the larger the pH value, the ________ the [H+]

Back (Answer)

smaller

#23

Front (Question)

fill in the equation for pH: 14 = …

Back (Answer)

14 = pH + pOH

#24

Front (Question)

weak acids form [strong/weak] conjugate bases

Back (Answer)

strong