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CHEM Acids and Bases
Acids and Bases Vocab CHEM
Term | Definition |
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Acid | A substance that increases the amount of hydrogen ions (H+) in an aqueous solution H+ > OH- |
Base | A substance that increases the concentration of hydroxide ions (OH-) in aqueous solution OH- > H+ |
pH | The "power of the hydrogen ion" . pH= (log H+)(-1) |
Neutral | A solution in which the H+ = OH- The pH = 7 |
pOH | pOH = (log OH-) (-1) |
Self-Ionization of Water | A process in which a water molecule breaks apart into ions HOH --> H+ and OH- |
Neutralization | The reaction of an acid with a base, producing water and a salt |
Acid-Base Indicator | A substance whose color changes when the pH changes |
Titration | A lab procedure that allows you to determine the molarity of an unknown acid or an unknown base using a neutralization reaction |
hydroxide ion | OH- |
hydrogen ion | H+ |
salt | any ionic compound (example: KBr, NaF, KNO3) |
hydronium ion | When a hydrogen ion (H+) joins up with a water molecule (H2O) it forms hydronium (H3O+) |
ionization | when an ionic substance is put into water and it breaks apart into ions (example: KBr --> K+ and Br- ) |
Molarity | the number of moles of a substance dissolved in 1 liter of solution |
Volume | the amount of substance, measured in liters (L) or milliliters (mL) |
dissociation | when an ionic compound is pulled apart by water molecules, forming individual ions (with charges) |
phenolphthalein | an indicator that is colorless when in an acid and pink when in a base |