Unit 3 Flashcards
What pH range do acids have?
From below 7 (red)
What range does the pH scale have?
From below 0 to above 14
What pH range do alkali’s have?
More than 7 (blue)
What pH does water and other neutral substances have??
pH 7 (green)
What type of solution do non-metal oxides produce when dissolved in water?
Acid solutions
What type of solution do metal oxides and hydroxides produce when dissolved in water?
Alkaline solutions
What does ammonia dissolve in water to produce?
An alkali
Where can acids and alkalis be commonly used?
At home and in the laboratory
What solutions have the concentration of hydrogen ions equal to the concentration of hydroxide ions?
Water and other neutral solutions
What ions does an acidic solution contain?
More hydrogen ions than hydroxide ions
Which ions does an alkaline solution contain?
More hydroxide ions than hydrogen ions
How is the effect of dilution on the pH of an acid/alkali explained?
In terms of the decreasing concentration of hydrogen and hydroxide ions
Which solutions have an equilibrium between hydrogen and hydroxide ions?
Water and aqueous solutions
What happens when a reversible reaction is in equilibrium?
The concentrations of reactants and products remain constant although not necessarily equal
How is the concentration of a solution expressed?
Mol dm-3
Moles, concentration and volume can be found out from what??
M
V C
The triangle
What happens to strong acids in aqueous solutions? (In terms of dissolving and ionising)
They are completely dissolved and completely ionised
What happens to weak acids in aqueous solutions? (In terms of dissolving and ionising)
They are only partially dissolved and are only partially ionised
What are examples of strong acids? (3)
Hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, and nitric acid
What is an example of a weak acid?
Ethanoic acid
What do equimolar solutions of strong and weak acids/bases differ in?
pH, conductivity, rate of reaction
What’s an example of a strong BASE? (Type of solution)
Solutions of metal hydroxides
what’s a weak BASE?
Ammonia solution
What is neutralisation?
The reaction of acids with bases