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Unit 3: Presentation D Acids and Bases
AP Chemistry Slide 3 / 33 Acid/Base Reactions
CaCO3(s) + 2H+(aq) --> H2O(l) + CO2(g) + Ca2+(aq) Caves are formed by the acid/base reaction of limestone with acid which causes the limestone rock to dissolve away.
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The most widely used definition of acids and bases in the Bronsted- Lowry definition. ACID BASE H+ Donor H+ acceptor NH4+(aq) + H2O(l) --> NH3(g) + H3O+(aq) Acid: H+ Donor Base: H+ Acceptor
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After an acid donates an H+ ion, the resulting species can always behave as a base and grab the H+ back again. NH4+(aq) + H2O <--> NH3(g) + H3O+(aq) Acid: H+ Donor Base: H+ Acceptor Therefore, NH3 acts as the conjugate base of NH4+ and H3O+ acts as the conjugate acid of H2O.
NH4+(aq) + H2O(l) <--> NH3(g) + H3O+(aq)
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Predicting the formula of a conjugate acid or base involves writing the formula
- f the species
produced after the donation or acceptance of an H+ ion.
CN-(aq) --> HCN(aq) HCO3-(aq) --> CO32-(aq) CH3NH2(aq) --> CH3NH3+(aq) CH3COOH(aq) --> CH3COO-(aq)
base base
- Conj. acid
- Conj. acid
acid acid
- Conj. base
- Conj. base