Acids and Bases

Conjugate Acids and Bases

100

The stronger the acid?

The weaker the conjugate base

200

What is the conjugate base of HSO₄^-?

SO₄^2-

300

What is NH₄⁺ acting as in the following example?

HNO₃ + NH₃ -> NO₃^- + NH₄⁺

The conjugate acid

400

What is the conjugate acid of HSO₄^-?

H₂SO₄

500

What can HSO₄^- be considered, in relation to Bronsted-Lowry acids and bases?

It is amphoteric

Strong or Weak, Acid or Base?

100

HNO₃

Strong Acid (Nitric acid)

200

Ba(OH)₂

Strong Base

300

CH₃COOH

Weak Acid (Acetic Acid)

400

Water

Amphoteric

500

Mg(OH)₂

Weak Base

General

100

This species produces H+ ions when added to water

Arrhenius Acid

200

What do acids taste like? What about bases?

Acids are sour, bases are bitter and slippery.

300

What is transferred between a Lewis acid and Lewis base? Which is the donor and which is the acceptor? 

Lewis bases donate electron pairs to Lewis acids. 

400

My litmus paper turns from red to blue. My solution is...

Basic

500

What does an Arrhenius base produce in water? 

OH^- (Hydroxide)