Questions tagged [acid-base]
This tag should be applied to questions concerning acid and base reactions. An acid is capable of donating a hydron/ proton (Brønsted acid) or capable of forming a covalent bond with an electron pair (Lewis acid). A base on the other hand is a chemical species/ molecular entity having an available pair of electrons capable of forming a covalent bond with a hydron/ proton (Brønsted base) or with the vacant orbital of some other species (Lewis base).
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PREPARATION OF SALTS [closed]
A liquid turns white anhydrous copper sulfate blue and has a boiling point of 103°C.
Which could be the identity of the liquid?
A alcohol
B petrol
C salt solution
D pure water
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Question regarding comparison of acidic and basic nature of oxides
I understand that in general metal oxides are basic and that non metals oxides are acidic and i also understand that certain exceptions do exist.
However i do not understand how i should go about ...
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Only the Hydrogen ions bonded to oxygen are replaceable in Phosphorous acid. Why?
The basicity of Phosphorous acid is 2 though it has 3 Hydrogen ions. I heard that it is because only the hydrogen ions bonded to Oxygen (Only 2 H ions) are replaceable. Why is it so?
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Algebraic method for modelling sodium acetate in solution
For a solution of sodium acetate ($NaA$), I want to find the concentrations of $H^+$, $OH^-$, $HA$ and $A^-$ via the algebraic method, being the total concentration of $NaA$ $C_A=0.25~\text{M}$, the ...
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H+ concentration of the mixture of a strong and weak acid
I reviewed the complete solution (hand-written) to the problem at Calculation of the pH of a mixture of a strong acid and weak acid.
My question is why it is okay to apply the K1 value for the weak ...
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How can adding a strong base to a weak base be the same as a strong base in solution problem?
In professor's lecture on acid-base titration, professor says (at this point of the video, link should start about the time she says it)
"adding a strong base to a weak base should be treated as ...
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Stability of carbenes
For predicting the order of formation of carbenes from the following compounds (CHI3, CHBr3, CHF3), we can take a look at the stability of the halide anion that is formed (I- vs. Br- vs. F-) and the ...
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Why would the theoretical pH not match the measured pH when performing a titration of NH4OH with HCl?
I ran a weak base - strong acid titration experiment using an automatic titrator. I started with an aqueous ammonia stock solution (somewhere in the range of 0.1 - 2.5 wt.%) that was left open to ...
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Irreversible uncharged acid/base indicator
I am conducting a process in an electrochemical cell where at the cathode or anode surface the pH might be acidic or basic. To figure out if either one is correct I would like to find a reaction that ...
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Alkaline + Sweat + heat = cat piss? [closed]
Back in the 70s my Army unit spent three days in the Arizona desert, temperatures reached over 110°, we only told to only bring one set of camouflage fatigue. After the maneuvers we were bussed to the ...
