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Chemistry Chapter 16
Key terms of Chapter 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First person to recognize the essential nature of acids and bases was_____________. | Svante Arrhenius |
| Acid | Produces hydrogen ions in aqueous solution. |
| Base | Produces hydroxide ions in aqueous solution. |
| Strong acid | Doesn't dissociate in solution. |
| Weak acid | Completely dissociates in solution. |
| Arrhenius acid | Hydrogen ions separate out |
| Arrhenius base | Hydroxide ions separate out |
| Bronsted-Lowry acid | Proton donor - hydrogen ions |
| Bronsted-Lowry base | Proton accepter - hydrogen ions |
| Conjugate acid | An acid donating a proton to a water molecule to form a new acid |
| Conjugate base | An acid donating a proton to a water molecule to form a new base |
| Conjugate acid - base pair | 2 substances related to each other by donating and accepting of a single proton |
| Hydronium ion | When H is transferred to water, forming H(little3)O |
| Oxyacid | Acid containing oxygen |
| Organic acid | Acid with a carbon-atom backbone |
| Amphoteric substance | Can act as an acid or a base |
| Ionization of water | Involves the transfer of a proton from one water molecule to another to produce a hydroxide ion and a hydronium ion |
| Ion - product constant | 1.0 x 10^-14 |
| Finding pH | -log(H) |
| Finding pOH | -log(OH) |
| pH scale | Acid: 1-6 Base: 8-14 |
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