CHEM Flashcards

(46 cards)

1
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refers to the state in a chemical reaction wherein the concentrations of the reactants and the products remain constant

A

Chemical Equilibrium

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Chemical equilibrium is also called as ___ ( in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same)

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Dynamic Equilibrium

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3
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enables the commercial production of ammonia from combining nitrogen gas with hydrogen gas (important reaction)

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Haber Process

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In 1864, two Norwegian scientists proposed the law of mass action to explain why chemical equilibrium occurs

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Cato Guldberg and Peter Waage

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5
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may shift in favor of either the reactants or the products depending on certain factors

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Chemical equilibria

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6
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Factors that may influence chemical equilibrium

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concentration, temperature, and pressure

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7
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describes the extent the reaction favors either the forward reaction or the reverse reaction at equilibrium

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magnitude of K

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8
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direction of the reaction that is favored can be determined by

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obtaining Q and then comparing it to K

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9
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If the reaction quotient is smaller than the equilibrium constant

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reaction shifts to the right side to give the products

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10
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equilibrium constant can be derived from the partial pressures of gaseous components instead of molar concentrations

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gaseous mixture at equilibrium

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one of the important concepts used in our everyday life, concepts of chemical equilibrium are applied to acid-base reactions

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Acid-base

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12
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compounds that have sour taste

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acids

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13
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compounds that have a bitter taste and slippery feel

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Bases or alkalis

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14
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most vital chemical processes in both chemical and biological systems involve acid-base reactions in ____

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aqueous solutions

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15
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formed when a proton is transferred to water (as a base)

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conjugate acid

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16
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formed after a proton is lost

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conjugate base

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17
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involve the transfer of protons from an acid to a base

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neutralization reactions

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18
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can act as both a base and an acid

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Water

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19
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measures how acidic or basic a substance is ; determined using a pH paper or a pH meter to express the acidity or basicity of a solution

20
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helps us understand how substances can be used and handled due to their corrosiveness

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pH of substance

21
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pertains to the amount of acid per liter of solution

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Concentration

22
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different from a strong acid

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concentrated acid

23
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gives the equilibrium position of its
dissociation reaction in aqueous solution

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acid strength

24
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completely dissociated in solution at equilibrium

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partially dissociated in an aqueous solution
weak acid
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acid containing one replaceable hydrogen ion
monoprotic acid
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acids that have multiple protonsa
polyprotic acids
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acid compounds wherein the replaceable hydrogen is always bonded to an oxygen
Oxoacids
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determined by the strongest substances in terms of their acidity or basicity
strength of the solution formed by salts
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break up into ions when dissolved in water
Salts or ionic compounds
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contains an electrolyte which conducts electricity and allows charges to move across the two solutions without allowing the solutions to mix
Electrolysis
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destruction of a metal surface
corrosion
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when the cell potential is positive
galvanic
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measured by its ionization constant
strength of a weak acid or weak base
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occurs in anode
Reduction
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occurs in cathode
Oxidation
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proton-donors
acids
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proton acceptors
bases
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occurs in galvanic cells
Electrolysis
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obtained by subtracting from the cathode half-reaction
Salt Bridge
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used as a measure of concentration of a solution
pH
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deals with interconversion of electrical and chemical energy
Electrochemistry
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can be determined by Handerson-Hasselbach equation
pH of a buffer solution
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can be balanced by the change in oxidation state method
redox reaction
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compound can be an ___ or ____
electrolyte or nonelectrolyte
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produces the current obtained from cells and batteries
Spontaneous reaction