Chemistry 'O' level syllabus: Acids, Bases & Salts
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4. STRONG VS WEAK
ACIDS
Strong acids IONIZED COMPLETELY in water
Weak acids IONIZED PARTIALLY in water
HCl
water
H+
H+
H+Cl-
Cl-
Cl-
Strong Acid
Dissociate completely
8. REACTIONS OF
DILUTE ACIDS
1. Some METALS to give SALT and HYDROGEN gas
Zn + 2HCL ZnCl2 + H2
2. Bases to give SALT and WATER only
2NaOH + H2SO4 Na2SO4 + H2O
3. Carbonates and hydrogencarbonates (insoluble or
soluble) to give salt, water and CO2 gas
CaCO3 + 2HCl CaCl2 + H2O + CO2
17. WHAT IF WE TRY TO
DISSOLVE AMMONIA
GAS?
NH3 + H2O NH4
+ + OH-
Do not forget OH-
18. AGAIN, WHAT IS A WEAK
ALKALI?
Weak Alkali when dissolved in water
NH3 + H2O NH4
+ + OH- NH3
water
OH-
OH-
NH4
+
NH4
+
NH3
19. NEUTRALIZATION
In neutralization, the H+ from the ACID and the OH- from the Alkali react to
form water
H+ + OH- H2O
Energy
Energy is being released:
EXOTHERMIC
20. OXIDES
ACIDIC OXIDES- OXIDES THAT ARE ACIDIC
BASIC OXIDES- OXIDES THAT ARE BASIC
AMPHOTERIC OXIDES- OXIDES THAT ARE ACIDIC AND BASIC
21. EXAMPLES OF OXIDES
BASIC ACIDIC
Na2O
CaO
Fe2O3
CO2
SO2
P4O10
Amphoteric
Al2O3
ZnO
H2O
CO, NO
Neutral
22. INDICATORS
Substances that change COLORS in acidic and alkaline solutions
Litmus indicator
Red
Blue
Acids
Bases
Phenolphthalein
Colorless
Red/Pink
Acids
Base
These are used in
TITRATION
23. PH SCALE
pH is a number to show how acidic or alkaline a solution is
0 14
Super
acidic
31 6 7 13108
Very
acidic
Becoming
Less acidic
Very
Little
acidity
neutral
Very
Less
alkaline
Getting
Less basic
Super
basic
Very
basic
25. APPLICATION: PH IN SOIL
Soil
Most plants
grow well almost
neutral
Plants grow poorly in
very high
Or very low pH
Soil can become
too acidic
because:
• Excessive use
of chemical
fertilizers
• Acid rain from
air pollution by
sulfur dioxide
and nitrogen
oxides
How to fix an acidic soil?
26. SALTS
A salt is obtained from an acid when the H+ is replaced by metal ion
or ammonium ion
H Cl
Acid
Na
Salt
27. SOLUBILITY OF SALTS:
MEMORIZE THIS PLEASE
Type of salts Soluble Insoluble
Carbonates (NH4)2CO3
Na2CO3
K2CO3
All the rest
Chlorides All the rest PbCl2
AgCl
Nitrates All -
Sulfates All the rest BaSO4
PbSO4
(CaSO4 is slightly soluble)
34. CASE 2: SOLUBLE
SALTS
• 1. acid + excess metal/insoluble metal oxide/carbonate
• 2. acid+ alkali
35. HOW TO PREPARE
SALTS
START
Is the salt
soluble?
NO
YES React acid with
metal/alkali/metal
oxide/metal carbonate
Product soluble?
YESNO
Mix acid with excess metal/ metal
oxide/metal carbonate