Acids and base basics

11The Chemistry The Chemistry of Acids and of Acids and BasesBases

The Chemistry The Chemistry of Acids and of Acids and BasesBases

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Acid and BasesAcid and Bases

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Acid and BasesAcid and Bases

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Acid and BasesAcid and Bases

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Have a sour taste. Vinegar is a solution of acetic acid. CitrusHave a sour taste. Vinegar is a solution of acetic acid. Citrusfruits contain citric acid.fruits contain citric acid.

React with certain metals to produce hydrogen gasReact with certain metals to produce hydrogen gas..

React with carbonates and bicarbonates to produce carbon React with carbonates and bicarbonates to produce carbon dioxide gasdioxide gas

Have a bitter taste.Have a bitter taste.

Feel slippery. Many soaps contain bases.Feel slippery. Many soaps contain bases.

Bases

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Some Properties of Acids

þ Taste sour

þ Corrode metals

þ Electrolytes

þ React with bases to form a salt and water

þ pH is less than 7

þ Turns blue litmus paper to red “Blue to Red A-CID”

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Some Properties of Bases

Taste bitter, chalkyTaste bitter, chalky

Are electrolytesAre electrolytes

Feel soapy, slipperyFeel soapy, slippery

React with acids to form salts and waterReact with acids to form salts and water

pH greater than 7pH greater than 7

Turns red litmus paper to blue “Turns red litmus paper to blue “BBasic asic BBlue”lue”

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Some Common Bases

NaOHNaOH sodium hydroxidesodium hydroxide lyelye

KOHKOH potassium hydroxidepotassium hydroxide liquid soapliquid soap

Ba(OH)Ba(OH)22 barium hydroxidebarium hydroxide stabilizer for plasticsstabilizer for plastics

Mg(OH)Mg(OH)22 magnesium hydroxidemagnesium hydroxide “MOM” Milk of magnesia“MOM” Milk of magnesia

Al(OH)Al(OH)33 aluminum hydroxidealuminum hydroxide Maalox (antacid)Maalox (antacid)

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Acid/Base definitions

• Definition #1: Arrhenius (traditional) Acids – produce H+ ions (or hydronium ions

H3O+)

Bases – produce OH- ions

(problem: some bases don’t have hydroxide ions!)

1010Arrhenius acid is a substance that produces H+ (H3O+) in water

Arrhenius base is a substance that produces OH- in water

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Acid/Base Definitions

• Definition #2: Brønsted – Lowry

Acids – proton donor

Bases – proton acceptor

A “proton” is really just a hydrogen atom that has lost it’s electron!

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A Brønsted-Lowry acid is a proton donorA Brønsted-Lowry base is a proton acceptor

acidconjugate

basebase conjugate

acid

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ACID-BASE THEORIESACID-BASE THEORIESACID-BASE THEORIESACID-BASE THEORIES

The Brønsted definition means NHThe Brønsted definition means NH33 is is aa BASEBASE in water — and water is in water — and water is itself anitself an ACIDACID

BaseAcidAcidBaseNH4

+ + OH-NH3 + H2OBaseAcidAcidBase

NH4+ + OH-NH3 + H2O

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Conjugate PairsConjugate Pairs

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Learning Check!

Label the acid, base, conjugate acid, and Label the acid, base, conjugate acid, and conjugate base in each reaction:conjugate base in each reaction:

HCl + OHHCl + OH--   Cl   Cl-- + H + H22OO HCl + OHHCl + OH--   Cl   Cl-- + H + H22OO

HH22O + HO + H22SOSO44   HSO   HSO44-- + H + H33OO

++ HH22O + HO + H22SOSO44   HSO   HSO44-- + H + H33OO

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