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Acids and Bases

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  • What two products are formed when you have an acid and base react?
    Water and salt
  • Substances with a pH higher than 7 are considered ___________.
    Bases
  • The pH scale ranges from ____-_____.
    0-14
  • The lower the H+ ion concentration, the more _________ a substance is.
    basic
  • What can be added to neutralize an extreme acid?
    Strong base
  • What type of compounds are acids and bases?
    Ionic
  • What is another term for base?
    alkaline
  • What is the formula for nitric acid?
    HNO3
  • Substances with a pH lower than 7 are considered _________.
    Acids
  • Which formula solves for pOH?
    pOH = -log[OH-]
  • What does and indicator do?
    Shows if a solution is basic or acidic
  • Which formula solves for [OH-]?
    [OH-] = 10^-pOH
  • What is the name of the following base: NaOH
    sodium hydroxide
  • Which formula solves for [H+]?
    [H+] = 10^-pH
  • What is the difference between a monoprotic and diprotic acid?
    Mono dissociates into 1 H and Di dissociates into 2 H.
  • What word describes something that can "eat through material"?
    corrosive or caustic
  • Which is more basic? lemon Juice or bleach
    bleach
  • If we add hydrochloric acid to water, what happens to the pH of the solution?
    More acidic
  • What ions do acids dissociate into?
    H+
  • What ions do bases dissociate into?
    OH-
  • What is the typical taste of an acid?
    sour
  • Which formula solves for pH?
    pH = -log[H+]
  • The more [H+] the ___________ the pH.
    lower
  • What does pH stand for?
    potential hydrogen
  • What type of acid is only made of two elements?
    Binary
  • The more [OH-] the ___________ the pH.
    higher
  • What is the pH level of water?
    7 (neutral)
  • What is the name of the following acid: HCl
    hydrochloric acid
  • If we add sodium hydroxide to water what happens to the pH of the solution?
    Becomes more basic
  • What type of acid has oxygen in it?
    Oxyacid
  • What is the bridge formula for acids and bases?
    pH + pOH = 14
  • The higher the H+ ion concentration, the more _________ a substance is.
    acidic
  • What is the difference between a binary acid and an oxyacid?
    Binary is made of two elements, oxyacid has a polyatomic ion and oxygen in it.
  • What is the pH of a solution when [OH-] and [H+] are equal?
    Neutral, 7
  • What is the formula for hydrosulfuric acid?
    H2S
  • Why do we not learn a whole new naming scheme for bases?
    They use the polyatomic ion compound naming scheme.
  • What happens to the pH of an acid if it is diluted?
    pH increases, becomes more basic