Annie Termaat and Christopher Talbot Solutions for Chapter: What are the Impacts of Chemical Industry?, Exercise 11: ACTIVITY: Clarifying your understanding of acids and bases

Outline common properties of acids and bases listed in the table. Suggest how you might define acids and bases from your interpretations of the pattern.

Predict which acids and bases in the table will be the best electrolytes, assuming the same number of molecules is dissolved in water for comparison.

Discuss whether strong acids and bases are simply special examples of ionic solutions.

Explain, using diagram, why a proton $\left({\mathrm{H}}^{+}\right)$ is another name for a hydrogen ion.

Predict the result of the interactions between ions, if you mixed equal volumes and concentrations of acid and base. Complete (and balance) the equation to find out.

$\mathrm{HCl}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+\mathrm{NaOH}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)\to \mathrm{\_\_\_\_\_} + \mathrm{\_\_\_\_\_}$

Predict the result of the interactions between ions, if you mixed equal volumes and concentrations of acid and base. Complete (and balance) the equation to find out.

${\mathrm{HNO}}_3\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+\mathrm{KOH}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)\to \mathrm{\_\_\_\_\_} + \mathrm{\_\_\_\_\_}$

Predict the result of the interactions between ions, if you mixed equal volumes and concentrations of acid and base. Complete (and balance) the equation to find out.

${\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+\mathrm{Mg}{\left(\mathrm{OH}\right)}_2\left(s\right)\to \mathrm{\_\_\_\_\_} + \mathrm{\_\_\_\_\_}$

Identify the pH of the reaction products in the following reaction.

${\mathrm{HNO}}_3\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+\mathrm{KOH}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)\to {\mathrm{KNO}}_3\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)$