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Details Title: Acids and Bases key terms Description: Chapter 15 key terms Total Flash Cards: 22 Created: 03/16/2004 05:20:44	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term alkaline Definition the solution formed when a base completley dissociates in water to yield aqueous OH- ions Term arrhenius acid Definition a chemical compound that increases the concentration of hydrogen ions, H+, in aqueous solutions Term arrhenius base Definition a substance that increases the concentration of hydroxide ions, OH-, in aqueous solutions Term binary acid Definition an acid that contains only two different elements: hydrogen and one of the more electronegtive elements Term oxyacid Definition an acid that is a compound of hydrogen, oxygen, and a third element, usually a nonmetal Term strong acid Definition one that ionizes completley in aqueous solutions Term weak acids Definition acids that are weak electrolytes Term amphoteric Definition any species that can react as either an acid or a base Term Bronsted-Lowry acid Definition is a molecule or ion that is a proton donor Term Bronsted-Lowry Base Definition is a molecule or ion that is a proton acceptor Term Bronsted-Lowry Acid-base reactions Definition protons are transferred from one reactant (the acid) to another (the base) Term monoprotic acid Definition an acid that can donate only one proton (hydrogen ion) per molecule Term polyprotic acid Definition ana tom that can donate more than one proton per molecule Term diprotic acid Definition can donate two protons per molecule Term triprotic acid Definition an acid able to donate three protons per molecule Term Lewis acid Definition an atom, ion, or molecule that accepts an electron pair to form a covalent bond Term Lewis base Definition an atom, ion, or molecule that donates an electron pair to form a covalent bond Term Lewis acid-base reaction Definition the formation of one or more covalent bonds between an electron-pair donor and electron pair acceptor Term conjugate base Definition the species left after a Bronsted-Lowry acid has given up a proton Term Conjugate acid Definition species left after a Bronsted-Lowry base gains a proton Term neutralization Definition the reaction of hydronium ions and hyroxide ions to form water molecules Term salt Definition ionic compound composed of a cation rom a base and an anion from an acid