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The “Basics” of Acids and Bases
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Before Beginning Video Reminder: Are your Acid Rain Antacid Reading Questions Done (Pages 33-34)? Procure a Writing Utensil Turn in Your Unit 3 Packets to Page 35
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Acids & Bases are all around us Car batteries use concentrated sulfuric acid! Alkaline batteries use KOH (a base)
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Acids & Bases are all around us Drano uses concentrated sodium hydroxide!
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Acids & Bases are all around us Nair uses Calcium HydroxideHair dyes use ammonia Bases are used to break down hair!
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Dangers of Acids & Bases Most acids are dilute or weak enough to be fairly harmless We eat some acids Vinegar is acetic acid Citrus fruits contain citric acid and vitamin C (ascorbic acid) Our stomach “gastric juices” are HCl pH can vary from 1 to 3 can get to as concentrated as 0.15M HCl
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Dangers of Acids & Bases Concentrated HCl – exposure to it for a minute or less if rinsed and dried thoroughly afterward will probably result in no serious effects. Nitric Acid attacks proteins, so exposure would turn your skin yellow and cause it to peel from damage. Sulfuric Acid – can severely burn your skin. Hydrofluoric Acid can be fatal if breathed in or even with a small spill on your skin.
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What is an acid or base? Arrhenius Definition Acids dissociate in water to produce hydrogen ions HCl H + + Cl - Bases dissociate in water to produce hydroxide ions KOH K + + OH -
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What is an acid or base? Bronsted-Lowry Definition Acids are proton donors H + is a proton HCl H + + Cl - HCl + H 2 O Cl - + H 3 O + Bases are proton acceptors OH - + HCl H 2 O + Cl - NH 3 + HNO 3 NH 4 + + NO 3 -
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Bronsted-Lowry NH 3 C2H3O2-C2H3O2- NH 4 + CH 3 CO 2 H Arrhenius The Acid-Base Umbrella HCl HNO 3 H 2 SO 4 KOH Ba(OH) 2 NaOH
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What about water? Water is amphiprotic can behave as acid or base When water gives up a hydrogen ion, it is ______ Water as an acid: H 2 O + CO 3 -2 OH - + HCO 3 - When water accepts a hydrogen ion, it is ________: Water as a base H 2 O + HCl H 3 O + + Cl - acidic basic
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Learning Check 1 For each rxn below, label whether water is acting an acid or base H 2 O + PO 4 -3 OH - + HPO 4 -2 H 2 O + HNO 3 NO 3 - + H 3 O + H 2 O + NH 3 OH - + NH 4 + Acid Base
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Learning Check 1 Beside each of the following, label as AA,AB, BA, or BB Ca(OH) 2 H 2 SO 4 NH 3 HNO 3 KOH CO 3 -2 HC 2 H 3 O 2 NH 4 + So, if hydroxide is the negative ion, and it dissolves in water, it is an Arrhenius Base ! So, if hydrogen is the positive ion, and it dissolves in water, it is an Arrhenius Acid ! So, if something has a negative charge, it would probably behave as a base! AA BA AB BB AB AA
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Occurs when an acid and base are mixed Hydronium (H + ) combines with hydroxide (OH - ) Neutralization Reactions
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If equal amounts are mixed, the final solution will no longer have properties of acid or base Examples: When pools get too acidic, a base is added to bring up the pH levels If strong acid is spilled in lab, add baking soda Antacid is taken for a stomach ulcer
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Neutralization Reactions An acid-base titration is a reaction where the amount of acid needed to neutralize a base is measured An indicator is often used to tell when neutralization has been reached. This is called the equivalence point. The pH at which an indicator changes color is called the endpoint. An indicator should be chosen whose endpoint is at the equivalence point for the reaction. How do I know when it is neutralized ?
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Indicators and their Endpoints What is the endpoint for litmus? Litmus has an endpoint of 7
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Acid-Base Titration (Neutralization)
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Indicators and their Endpoints What is the endpoin t for phenolp hthalein ? Phenolphthalein has an endpoint of 8
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Neutralization Reactions Neutralization rxns are Products are always water and a salt H 2 SO 4 (aq) + NaOH(aq) Phosphoric Acid (aq) + Magnesium hydroxide (aq) Double Replacement Rxns
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Measuring the Strength of Acids The strength of an acid is determined by the concentration of H + ions present Strong acids completely dissociate in water, while weak acids only partially dissociate. The higher the concentration of H + ions, the stronger the acid Nitric, Hydrochloric, & Sulfuric Acids are strong acids
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Measuring the Strength of Acids The pH Scale Ranges from ___________ ___ is neutral (equal amount of H+ and OH-) pH lower than 7 = ______ pH higher than 7 = _____ The lower the pH, the __________ the acid. 1-14 7 acidic basic stronger
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Measuring the Strength of Acids The pH Scale pH is a measure of the concentration of H + ions pH = -log[H + ] Concentration log pH 1 x 10 -7 1 x 10 -3 1 x 10 -9 -77 -3 3 -99 Those are weird looking numbers I thought we said high H + concentrations were strong acids How can strong acids have pH of 1 if they have high H + amounts? Which one of those is the highest?
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