What's Your pH-losophy?
Spectator Sport
Log-ically Speaking
Weak Excuses, Strong Acids
Shift Happens
100

This scientist defined an acid as a substance that produces H+ ions in water, and a base as one that produces OH- ions.

What is the Arrhenius definition?

100

In the reaction HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) → NaCl(aq) + H2O(l), these two ions are spectators.

What are Na+ and Cl-?

100

Calculate the pH of a solution made by dissolving 7.30 g of HCl in 0.500 L of water.

What is pH = 0.398?

100

HCl fully dissociates in water. HCH3COO only partially dissociates. This key difference makes HCl this type of acid.

What is a strong acid?

100

For HCl(aq) + H2O(l) → H3O+ + Cl-, adding more HCl shifts the equilibrium in this direction.

What is to the right (toward products)?

200

In the reaction HCl + H2O → H3O+ + Cl-, identify the conjugate base.

What is Cl-?

200

Write the net ionic equation for the neutralization of any strong acid with any strong base.

What is H+(aq) + OH-(aq) → H2O(l)?

200

If the pOH of a solution is 11.42, what is the pH?

What is pH = 2.58?

200

The double arrow (⇌) in HCH3COO + H2O ⇌ CH3COO- + H3O+ indicates this about the reaction.

What is that it is a reversible equilibrium?

200

For the same HCl reaction (HCl(aq) + H2O(l) → H3O+ + Cl-), removing H3O+ causes this shift.

What is to the right (toward products)?

300

Give the acid or base name for HCl dissolved in water.

What is hydrochloric acid?

300

In AgNO3(aq) + NaCl(aq) → AgCl(?) + NaNO3(aq), AgCl forms this type of product indicated by its state symbol.

What is a precipitate (solid)?

300

A solution has a pH of 2.58. Which indicator from this list best confirms it — Methyl Orange, Phenolphthalein, or Alizarin Yellow?

What is Methyl Orange?

300

NH3 is a weak base. In its reaction with water, it produces these two ions.

What are NH4+ & OH-?

300

Adding a catalyst to HCl(aq) + H2O(l) → H3O+ + Cl- causes this shift.

What is no change in equilibrium position?

400

In the reaction HCH3COO + H2O ⇌ CH3COO- + H3O+, H2O acts as this.

What is a base?

400

For the reaction KOH + CH3COOH → KCH3COO + H2O, this is the balanced coefficient for KOH.

What is 1? (1KOH + 1CH3COOH → 1KCH3COO + 1H2O)

400

Calculate the pOH of a solution made by dissolving 5.60 g of KOH in 0.700 L of water.

What is pOH = 0.846?

400

H3PO4 is a weak polyprotic acid. In its first dissociation step with water, it loses one H+ to form this ion.

What is H2PO4-?

400

For the reaction NH3 + H2O ⇌ NH4+ + OH-, adding more NH4+ to the solution shifts the equilibrium in this direction.

What is to the left (toward reactants)?

500

KOH is classified as this type of Arrhenius base, and its systematic name includes this word describing the metal.

What is potassium hydroxide?

500

In BaBr2 + H2SO4 → BaSO4 + HBr, balance the equation. State the coefficient in front of HBr.

What is 2? (1BaBr2 + 1H2SO4 → 1BaSO4 + 2HBr)

500

A NH3 solution has a pOH of 4.71. State the pH and the [H+] concentration.

What is pH = 9.29 & [H+] = 5.13 x 10-10 M?

500

HCl is written with a single arrow (→) in its reaction with water, while HCH3COO uses a double arrow (⇌). What does this difference in notation tell you about how each acid behaves in solution?

What is that HCl fully dissociates (strong acid) while HCH3COO only partially dissociates (weak acid)?

500

For the reaction NH3 + H2O ⇌ NH4+ + OH-, removing OH- from the solution shifts the equilibrium in this direction, and this is what happens to the concentration of NH4 as a result.

What is a shift to the right, causing NH4+ concentration to increase?

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