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Acids and bases

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Total cards: 13•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Define an acid in terms of the Lowry-Brønsted model

Back (Answer)

A proton donor

#2
Front (Question)

Define a base in terms of the Lowry-Brønsted model

Back (Answer)

A proton acceptor

#3
Front (Question)

Define ionisation

Back (Answer)

The reaction of a molecular substance with water to produce ions

#4
Front (Question)

Define a strong acid

Back (Answer)

An acid that ionises almost completely in an aqueous solution

#5
Front (Question)

Define a weak acid

Back (Answer)

An acid that only ionises partially in an aqueous solution

#6
Front (Question)

Define dissociation

Back (Answer)

The splitting of an ionic compound into its ions

#7
Front (Question)

Define a strong base

Back (Answer)

A base that dissociates almost completely in an aqueous solution

#8
Front (Question)

Define a weak base

Back (Answer)

a base that only ionises partially in an aqueous solution

#9
Front (Question)

Define an amphiprotic (or amphoteric) substance

Back (Answer)

A substance that can act as either an acid or a base

#10
Front (Question)

Define a salt

Back (Answer)

a substance in which the hydrogen of an acid has been replaced by a cation

#11
Front (Question)

Define hydrolysis of a salt

Back (Answer)

a reaction of an ion (from a salt) with water

#12
Front (Question)

Define neutralisation

Back (Answer)

A chemical reaction in which an acid and a base react so that neither is in excess

#13
Front (Question)

Define standard solution

Back (Answer)

A solution of known concentration