I ELECTROLYTES
An electrolyte is a compound, that when dissolved in
water, conducts electricity
How?
Ions (charges) produced are free to move
Movement of charge is conductivity
Examples
Acids
Bases
“Salts”
Soluble Ionic compounds
II PROPERTIES
Acids
Good conductors
Dissolve metals
Table J--Metals above “H
2
” dissolve in acid
Taste sour
Turns litmus paper red
Turns phenolphthalein clear
II PROPERTIES
Bases
Good conductors
Dissolve fats
Feels slippery
Taste bitter
Turns litmus paper blue
Turns phenolphthalein pink
III DEFINITIONS
A.Arrhenius
Acids
An Arrhenius acid contains H
+
ions
When dissolved in water these H
+
ions combine to
form hydronium ion (H
3O
+
)
Examples: HCl H
2
SO
4
HC
2
H
3
O
2
Bases
An Arrhenius base contains OH
-
ions (hydroxide ion)
bonded to NH
4
+
or a metal
Examples: NaOH Ca(OH)
2
III DEFINITIONS
B. Brönsted-Lowry
Acids
A Brönsted-Lowry acid loses or donates protons to its
conjugate (substance that differs by an H
+
)
HCl + NH
3 → Cl
-
+ NH
4
+
HCl and Cl- are conjugate pairs; HCl is the acid
and Cl
-
is its conjugate base
Bases
A Brönsted-Lowry base gains or accepts protons from its
conjugate
HCl + NH
3 → Cl
-
+ NH
4
+
NH
3
and NH
4
+
are conjugate pairs; NH
3
is the base
and NH
4
+
is its conjugate acid
IV NOMENCLATURE
A. Naming Compounds
Binary Acids
A binary acid contains hydrogen and a nonmetal
To name a binary acid
Use “hydro-”
Add nonmetal root word
End with “ic acid”
Ex. HCl
Hydrochloric acid
Ex. H
2
O
Hydroxic acid
IV NOMENCLATURE
Ternary Acids
A ternary acid contains hydrogen and a polyatomic
ion
To name a ternary acid
Determine the polyatomic that is present
using Reference Table E
If the polyatomic ion ends in “ate” change the
ending to “ic”
If the polyatomic ion ends in “ite” change the
ending to “ous”
Ex. HClO
3
Chlorate becomes Chloric acid (no hydro is used)
Ex. HNO
2
Nitrite becomes Nitrous acid
IV NOMENCLATURE
Bases
To name a base, name as you would any compound
Write the first element
Write the polyatomic
Add a Roman numeral if needed
Ex. NaOH
Sodium hydroxide
Ex. Cu(OH)
2
Copper II hydroxide
IV NOMENCLATURE
B.Writing Formulas
- Acids
•If binary
•Write H
+
and the other element present
•Assign charges and criss-cross
Ex. Hydrochloric acid
H
+1
Cl
-1
HCl
IV NOMENCLATURE
•If ternary
•Identify the polyatomic present using ending
•Write H
+
and the polyatomic ion
•Assign charges and criss-cross
•Ex. Chloric acid
•chloric comes from chlorate
ClO
3
-1
•H
+1
ClO
3
-1
•HClO
3
V REACTIONS
A Neutralization
Mixing of acid and base
HCl + NaOH →
Makes salt and water
Break (ionize) the acid and base
H
+1
Cl
-1
Na
+1
OH
-1
Join H to OH (H
2
O)
Join metal to nonmetal (assign charges and crisscross)
HCl + NaOH → H
2O + NaCl
Lab technique for neutralization is called Titration
Occurs when moles of acid equals moles of base
For 1:1 acid–base reactions
Moles acid = Moles base
M
A
V
A
= M
B
V
B
EXAMPLES OF TITRATION PROBLEMS
Given the balanced equation:
HCl + NaOH H
→
2O + NaCl
How many milliliters of 3.0M NaOH are needed to neutralize
20 milliliters of 2.5M HCl?
M
B
= 3.0M NaOH
M
A= 2.5M HCl
V
A= 20 mLs HCl
Ratio is 1:1 so M
AV
A = M
BV
B can be used
2.5M x 20 mLs = 3.0M x V
B
50 = 3V
B
V
B=16.7 mLs NaOH
EXAMPLES OF TITRATION PROBLEMS
Given the balanced equation:
H
2SO
4 + 2 NaOH 2 H
→
2O + Na
2SO
4
How many milliliters of 1.2 M NaOH are needed to
neutralize 23 milliliters of 1.9 M H
2SO
4?
M
B= 1.2 M NaOH
M
A= 1.9 M H
2SO
4
V
A= 23 mLs H
2SO
4
Ratio is NOT 1:1 so M
A
V
A
= M
B
V
B
CANNOT be used
23mL H
2SO
4 x 1L x 1.9 mole H
2SO
4 x 2 mole NaOH x 1L x 1000 ml
1000 mL 1 L 1 mole H
2SO
4 1.2 mole NaOH 1L
V
B
= 72.8 mLs NaOH
IV REACTIONS
B Hydrolysis
Mixing of salt and water
Makes parent acid and base of the salt
NaCl + HOH →
HCl + NaOH
Reverse of neutralization
VI STRENGTH
Acid and base strength depend on number of ions in solution
More ions; stronger acid or base
Some acids ionize 100% (strongest acids)
HCl HBr HI
H
2
SO
4
HNO
3
HClO
4
Some bases ionize 100% (strongest bases)
LiOHNaOHKOH
RbOHCsOHNH
4
OH
A.pH
Every aqueous solution contains H
+
and OH
-
•Acids have more H
+
than OH
-
•Bases have more OH
-
than H
+
pH represents the amount of H
+
in a solution
1 7 14
Strong Weak Neutral Weak Strong
acid acid base base
Most H
+
Equal H
+
and OH
-
Least H
+
Least OH
-
Most OH
-
pH Scale is logarithmic
•Values change by factors of 10
•ex. pH = 3 vs. pH = 5
•Difference in pH
•2 units
•10 x 10
•pH 3 is 100 times stronger than pH 5
•pH 5 is 1/100
th
as strong as pH 3
B.Acid Base Indicators
Compounds that change color over pH ranges
Table M Common Acid–Base Indicators
• methyl orange 3.2–4.4 red to yellow
• bromthymol blue 6.0–7.6 yellow to blue
• phenolphthalein 8.2–10 colorless to
pink
• litmus 5.5–8.2 red to blue
• bromcresol green 3.8–5.4 yellow to blue
• thymol blue 8.0–9.6 yellow to blue