Acids and Alkalis Flashcards
(10 cards)
Name common acids
HCL - Hydrochloric acid
H2SO4 - Sulfuric acid
HNO3 - Nitric acid
CH3COOH - Ethanoic acid
What can bases be?
- Metal oxides
- Metal carbonates
- Alkalis
What does an acid + alkali produce?
Salt + water
How can an acid and alkali be written?
Acid - H+
Alkali - OH-
What is oxidation?
- The addition of oxygen
- Loss of elections
- Increase in oxidation number
What is reduction?
- Loss of oxygen
- Gain of electrons
- Decrease in oxidation number
How can we remember oxidation and reduction?
OIL RIG
Oxidation is loss of electrons
Reduction is gain of elections
What does a metal + acid produce?
Salt + hydrogen
Define titration
A technique were an acid and alkali are added together until they neutralise one another
What can titration be used to find?
The concentration and volume of one solution or the find out the reacting volume of the other solution