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1
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Is benzocaine acidic or basic?

A

basic

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is amphetamine acidic or basic?

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basic

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is acetaminophen acidic or basic?

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acidic

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is clotrimazole acidic or basic?

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basic

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T/F any drug with acid-base character will always exist in both acidic and basic forms

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True

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The amount of drug in either unionized or ionized form depends on the ___ of the acid and the ___ of the medium

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pka, ph

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T/F acids/bases both exist in both charged and uncharged forms

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True

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the ionized form of a drug is more _____ soluble than the unionized form

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water

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the unionized form of a drug is more _____ soluble than the ionized form

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lipid

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the acidic form of a drug is greater when pH is?

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less than 7

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the basic form of a drug is greater when pH is?

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greater than 7

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define drug absorption

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movement of drug from site of administration into the bloodstream

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in order for drugs to cross lipophilic barriers, some of it is requires to be in its _____ form. Why?

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unionized

unionized form is more lipid soluble, so it can cross the lipid bilayer

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drug absorption is greatly dependent on? (what form of drug)

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amount of drug in unionized form at site of absorption

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Define renal drug excretion

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elimination of drug from the body by the kidney

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if a drug is being excreted from the body, which soluble form is more easily excreted?

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water soluble compounds

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if a drug is in its unionized form in the kidneys, what outcome can happen a part from excretion?

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Unionized drug can be reabsorbed into circulation to provide its therapeutic effect again

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if a drug is in its ionized form in the kidneys, what is the outcome?

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ionized drug is excreted in the urine

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who’s concept describes an acid as a substance which generates a hydrogen proton (H+)?

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Arrhenius Concept

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who’s concept describes a base as a substance which generates a hydroxide anion (OH-)

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Arrhenius Concept

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who’s concept describes a neutralization reaction as resulting in the formation of water and salt?

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Arrhenius Concept

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what is the flaw in the Arrhenius Concept?

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some basic substances do not have OH-

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who’s concept describes an acid as a substance which is capable of donating a hydrogen proton to a conjugate base?

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Bronsted-Lowry Concept

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who’s concept describes a base as a substance which is capable of accepting a hydrogen proton (H+) producing a conjugate acid?

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Bronsted-Lowry Concept

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who's concept describes a neutralization reaction being when the reaction between acid and base results in the formation of a conjugate base and conjugate acid?
Bronsted-Lowry Concept
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what does it mean to say water is amphoteric
can function as both a proton acceptor and proton donor
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who's concept describes an acid as a substance which is capable of accepting an electron pair?
Lewis Concept
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who's concept describes a base as a substance which is capable of donating an electron pair?
Lewis Concept
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who's concept describes a neutralization reaction as a reaction between an acid and base forming an addition product as the electrons from the electron donating base are picked up by the electron accepting acid?
Lewis Concept
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Reaction between an acid and base results in the formation of a?
conjugate base and | conjugate acid
31
what is molarity?
concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution
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what does the pH tell you about an aqueous solution?
``` the concentration of a hydrogen proton (H+) or hydronium anion (H3O+) already in the medium ```
33
each whole pH value is ___ times more acidic/basic than the following value, for example, an acid with a pH of 2 is ____ times more acidic than a solution with a pH of 5
ten, 1000
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what information does the pOH scale provide?
the concentration of OH- ions in a solution
35
how do you calculate pOH given the pH?
pOH= 14-pH
36
T/F almost every acid and base encountered in pharmacy is a strong acid or strong base
False, weak acid or weak base
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what is Le Chatelier's principle?
if a chemical system at equilibrium experiences a change, than the equilibrium shifts to counteract the change and a new equilibrium is established
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a larger Ka means that the acid has a ______ tendency to donate its H+, meaning its a stronger or weaker acid?
stronger, stronger acid
39
the lower the pKa value the ____ the acid
stronger
40
the higher the pKa value the ____ the acid
weaker
41
what does the pKa value tell you? is it a value that is changeable?
how willing/unwilling an acid is to donate a proton when dissolved in water no
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what does the pH value tell you? is it a value that is changeable?
the concentration of hydrogen proton in the solution | yes
43
what is a polyprotic compound?
a molecule that contains several different ionizable groups
44
how many protons can a diprotic acid donate?
two hydrogen protons
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how many protons can a triprotic acid donate?
three hydrogen protons
46
the stronger an acid, the ____ its conjugate base will be
weaker
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the weaker an acid, the ____ its conjugate base will be
stronger
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the weaker the acid, the ___ time it spends in acid form and ____ time it spends in conjugate base form
more, less
49
an aliphatic carboxylic group (R-COOH) is a common weak acid or base?
acid
50
an aromatic carboxylic group (benzene ring with COOH attached) is a common weak acid or base?
acid
51
a phenol group (benzene ring with OH attached) is a common weak acid or base?
acid
52
a sulfonamide group (R-SOONH2) is a common weak acid or base?
acid
53
an imide group (O=C-NH-C=O) is a common weak acid or base?
acid
54
a thiol group (R-SH) is a common weak acid or base?
acid
55
what is the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation?
pH = pKa + log [Conj, Base] / [Acid]
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when the pH of the medium is equal to the pKa of the acid, the drug exists __% in the ionized form and __% in the unionized form
50,50
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a primary amine (R-NH2) is a common weak acid or base?
weak base
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a secondary amine (R-NH-R) is a common weak acid or base?
weak base
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a tertiary amine (R-N-R) I R is a common weak acid or base?
weak base
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a pyridine (benzene ring with one carbon replaced by N) is a common weak acid or base?
weak base
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an imidazole (pentagon ring with two Ns replacing C) is a common weak acid or base?
weak base
62
what does Kb measure?
weak base strength
63
the pKa for a weak base is actually the pKa of the ________ of that base
conjugate acid
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the lower the pKa the ___ the acid and the ___ the base
stronger, weaker
65
the higher the pKa value the ___ the acid and the ___ the base
weaker, stronger
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The stronger an acid, the ____ its conjugate base will be
weaker
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the stronger a base, the ____ its conjugate acid will be
weaker
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a pKa less than two is a strong or weak acid?
strong
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a pKa greater than 12 is a strong or weak base?
strong
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a pKa greater than 3 is a strong or weak acid?
weak
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a pKa less than 11 is a strong or weak base?
weak

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