Labster Acids And Bases Answers
Question: What was transferred from the hydrochloric acid to the water molecule?
Answer: H+
Question: Based on what you have seen, which is the best definition for an acid?
Answer: Acids donate protons in aqueous solution
Question: What results from a reaction of a base (NaOH) and a hydronium ion (H3O+)?
Answer: 2 H2O and Na+
Question: So what is the definition of a base?
Answer: Bases accept protons
Question: What makes an acid acidic?
Answer: Chemical structure
Question: Which unit is used to express the acidity of an acid or alkaline solution?
Answer: pH
Question: What precautions should you take when working with strong acids and bases?
Answer: Always wear goggles and gloves
Question: What is the pH of water?
Answer: 7
Question: If you have a glass of pure water, without any acids or bases, how many hydronium ions
(H3O+) do you expect?
Answer: The same number as OH-
Question: Remember the Bronsted-Lowry definition of acids and bases? What is water according to this definition?
Answer: An acid and a base