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Acids and Bases Webquest                                                                        NAME: __________________________

Use this link to answer the following questions: http://www.files.chem.vt.edu/RVGS/ACT/notes/Notes_on_acids_and_bases.html

1.)    List the metals that acids react with to form H2 gas:___________________________________

2.)When acids react with react with compounds containing CO32- what products are formed?________________________________________________

3.)Acids turn litmus ________________ .

4.)Bases turn litmus _______________ .

5.) Bases react with most cations to precipitate _________________________.

6.) How can pH be determined experimentally? __________________________________________ .

7.)List the six strong acids: ___________________________________________________________ .

8.)Why do we use a double arrow in(  ) the dissociation equation for a weak acid? _________________________________________________________________________________ .

9.) Why is only one arrow (    ) required for the dissociation of a strong acid? _____________________________________________________________________ .

10.) List the 3 scenarios for a substance being classified as a weak acid:

     a.) _______________________________________________________________ .

     b.)________________________________________________________________ .

     c.) _______________________________________________________________ .

11.) Describe strong bases: ______________________________________________ .

12.) Which are the strong bases?__________________________________________________ .

13.) How many moles of OH ions are produced from the hydroxides of Group II metals for every mole of base that dissociates? _________________ .

14.) Give the general equation for the reaction of a weak base with water:

_____________________________________________________________________

Use this link to answer the following questions:

http://www.wwnorton.com/college/chemistry/gilbert2/tutorials/interface.asp?chapter=chapter_16&folder=acid_rain

15.) Rain that has a very low pH is called ____________________________ .

16.) Natural rainwater has a pH of ______________ .

17.) Sulfur dioxide reacts with atmospheric oxygen to form ______________ .

18.) Name the two acids in pollution that make rain acidic: _____________________ .

19.) Fish in a lake will die if the pH drops below _____________ .

Use this link to answer the following questions:

http://www.wwnorton.com/college/chemistry/gilbert2/tutorials/interface.asp?chapter=chapter_16&folder=strong_titrations

20.) A titration is the ___________________________________________________ .

21.) The solution of known concentration is called the _________________________ .

22.) The initial volume is read from the bottom of the _________________________ .

23.) The equivalence point of a titration is when______________________________ .

24.) The course of the reaction during a titration can be followed by plotting the pH on a _________________________________ .

25.) The pH of the solution at the equivalence point is determined by ________________________________________ .

26.) What is an indicator? ______________________________________________ .

27.) What color is methyl red at pH = 8? ______________ .

28.) In acidic solutions ________________________ is colorless.

29.) When base is added, phenolphthalein will remain colorless until the pH = _____ .

30.) At the equivalence point of the titration, the color of the solution will be _________________________ .

 

1.)    Normality:

a.       Give a definition of normality.

b.      How does normality relate to molarity?

c.       Give a formula for this relationship.

d.      How is this used in neutralization reactions?

Use these links to answer above questions:

Molarity, Molality and Normality (EnvironmentalChemistry.com) (http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/chemistry/MolarityMolalityNormality.html)

Concentration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration)