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Define acid
dissociates in water and releases H+ ions
Define alkali
dissociates in water to release OH- ions
Neutralisation equation
H+ + OH-1 H2O
Bronsted Lowry Acid:
Proton donor
Bronsted Lowry Base:
Proton acceptor
pH = 1 (x 10 the concentration of H+ ions) pH =
2
What makes an acid strong?
It fully dissociates
As a Strong acid fully dissociates, pH of a strong acid can be calculated from
concentration of acid
pH =
-log10[H+]
Sulphuric acid is dibasic, what does this mean?
H2SO4 2H+ + SO42-
[H+] =
10-pH
Weak acids form an acid dissociation constant called
Ka
Ka =
[products] / [reactants]
[H+] = for weak acids
root([HA] Ka)
[HA] is what?
concentration of weak acid
HCl + H2O –>
H3O+ + Cl-
What is H3O+
A hydronium ion, also known as an oxonium ion
What is water acting as in the equation:HCl + H2O H3O+ + Cl-
a base
What is a bronsted-lowry base?
A Bronsted Lowry base is a substance which accepts protons in solution
What is a bronsted-lowry acid?
A Bronsted Lowry acid is a substance which releases or donates protons in solution
What does a bronsted-lowry acid-base reaction involve?
the transfer of a proton from one base to another
What does ammonia do in water? include equation
Ammonia, in water, accepts a protonNH3 + H2O NH4+ + OH-
In the equation,NH3 + H2O NH4+ + OH-, what is water acting as?
An acid
For a bronsted-lowry base, what is the pH of an acid?
So for the Bronsted Lowry theory, a base does not need to have a pH>7