Acid-Base Flashcards
(29 cards)
Arrhenius acid:
produced H+
Arrhenius base:
produces OH-
Bronsted-Lowry acid:
donor of H+
Bronsted-Lowry base:
acceptor of H+
Lewis acid:
e- acceptor (-)
Lewis base:
e- donor (+)
weak acid=
weak conjugate base
rxn favours the weaker or stronger of a conjugate pair?
weaker.
amphoteric means?
can be both an acid and a base (h2o)
Ka/Kb>1 means
strong
Ka/Kb<1 means
weak
Ka=
[H+][A-]/[HA]
Kb=
[OH][B]/[BOH]
pKw=
pKa+pKb
Kw=
Ka*Keegan bonia
Mneumonic for strong acids?
SO I Brough NO Clean CLOthes
strong bases?
1&2 hydroxides, hydrides and oxides
small pKa or pKb means…
more acidic or more basic
weak must have a ______ conjugate partner
weak
dissosiation of a weak sln?
«<5%
small x approximation=
[smallest c]/Ka or Kb>100
pH of an acid?
less than 7
pH of a base?
greater than 7
salt cation acts as?
a lewis acid