Q1: Write some key features of acids and base.
Q2: Explain Arrhenius concept on acids and bases with the help of examples
Q3: Which substances in the following reactions are acids or bases?
Q4: Write the uses of some common acids.
Q5: Write the uses of some common bases.
Q6: Explain the Bronsted-Lowry theory of acids and bases, and provide examples of each. (Cantab Exercise Question)
Identify Bronsted acids and Bronsted bases in the following reactions.
(1) H2SO4 + H2O ⇌ HSO4- + H3O+
(II) CH3COOH + H2O ⇌ CH3COO- + H3O+
(III) H2S + NH3 ⇌ NH4+ + HS-
1. What is a Bronsted Lowry acid?
2. Define a Bronsted-Lowry base?
3. Can water act as both a Bronsted-Lowry acid and base? Provide a reason for your answer.
4. Give an example of a Bronsted-Lowry acid-base reaction and identify the acid and the base in the reaction.
5. Why is ammonia considered a Bronsted-Lowry base
Q7: Discuss the concept of strong and weak acids and bases, including examples and their behavior in aqueous solutions (Cantab Exercise Question)
1. What defines a strong acid in an aqueous solution?
2. How is a weak base different from a strong base in terms of dissociation in water?
3. Write the dissociation equation for hydrochloric acid (HCl) in water.
Q8: Discuss the characteristic properties of acids, including their reactions with metals, bases and carbonates.
Q9: Discuss some characteristic properties of bases
Q10: Not all bases are considered alkalis, but all alkalis are bases. Comment on it.
Q11: Recognize that bases are oxides or hydroxides of metals and that alkalis are water-soluble bases. (Relevant SLO in curriculum)
Q12: Describe the process of neutralization and its applications in everyday life and industry. (Cantab Exercise Question)
1. What are bases typically made of?
2. How do alkalis differ from other bases?
3. Give an example of a metal oxide and a metal. What happens when a base reacts with an acid?
4. Describe the relation between a base and ammonium salts.
Q13: Define acid rain discuss the effects of acid rain and relate them with the properties of acids (Relevant SLO in curriculum)
1. What is acid rain and how is it formed?
2. List two effects of acid rain on the environment.
3. How does acid rain affect buildings and statues?