Acids and Bases

Flashcards for Acids and Bases Review

Arrhenius Definition of Acids and Bases

Acids produce H+ in solution; bases produce OH- in solution.

Brønsted-Lowry Acids & Bases

Deals with the exchange of protons (H+).

B-L Acids

Donate protons (H+).

Hydronium

Ions that aqueous acids contain.

B-L Bases

Accept protons (H+).

Conjugate Acid

The product made when a species acts like a base.

Conjugate Base

The product made when a species acts like an acid.

Oxyacid

A species where the protons donated are attached to an oxygen atom.

Organic acids (carboxylic acids)

Acids which have a carbon atom backbone and a carboxyl group; all are weak.

Percent Ionization

The percent of an acid or molecular base that has ionized at equilibrium.