ACID AND BASE

WORKSHEET
1) Using your knowledge of the Brnsted-Lowry theory of acids and bases,
write equations for the following acid-base reactions and indicate each
conjugate acid-base pair:
a) !"
#
$ "
-

b) %
#
!
&
$
&
"
c) "
-
$ '"
(
-&

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2) )he co*pound !a" is a base by all three of the theories we discussed
in class+ owe,er, each of the three theories describes what a base is in
different ter*s+ Use your knowledge of these three theories to describe
!a" as an -rrhenius base, a Brnsted-Lowry base, and a Lewis base+
3) .hen hydrogen chloride reacts with a**onia, a**oniu* chloride is
for*ed+ .rite the equation for this process, and indicate which of the
reagents is the Lewis acid and which is the Lewis base+
4) .rite an equation for the reaction of potassiu* *etal with hydrochloric
acid+
5) Borane /B
#
) is a basic co*pound, but doesn0t conduct electricity when
you dissol,e it in water+ 12plain this, based on the definitions of acids and
bases that we discussed in class+
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6) .rite the na*es for the following acids and bases:
a) 3" 444444444444444444444444444444444444
b)
&
5e 444444444444444444444444444444444444
c) %
&

#
"
&
444444444444444444444444444444444
d) 6e /")
&
444444444444444444444444444444444
e) %! 444444444444444444444444444444444444
7) .rite the for*ulas for the following che*ical co*pounds+
a) a**oniu* sulfate 4444444444444444444444444444444444
b) cobalt /777) nitride 44444444444444444444444444444444444
c) carbon disulfide 444444444444444444444444444444444444
d) alu*inu* carbonate 44444444444444444444444444444444
e) chlorine 444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
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ACID AND BASE WORKSHEET ANSWERS
1) Using your knowledge of the Brnsted-Lowry theory of acids and bases,
write equations for the following acid-base reactions and indicate each
conjugate acid-base pair:
a) !"
#
$ "
-
H
2
O + NO
3
-
HNO
3
and NO
3
-
make one pair
OH
-
and H
2
O make the other
b) %
#
!
&
$
&
" CH
3
NH
3
+
+ OH
-
CH
3
NH
2
and CH
3
NH
3
+
make one pair
OH
-
and H
2
O make the other
c) "
-
$ '"
(
-&
H
2
O + PO
4
-3
HPO
4
-2
and PO
4
-3
make one pair
OH
-
and H
2
O make the other
&) )he co*pound !a" is a base by all three of the theories we discussed
in class+ owe,er, each of the three theories describes what a base is in
different ter*s+ Use your knowledge of these three theories to describe
!a" as an -rrhenius base, a Brnsted-Lowry base, and a Lewis base+
NaOH is an Arrhenius ase e!ause it !reates OH
-
ions "hen
p#a!ed in "ater$
NaOH is a %r&nsted-'o"r( ase e!ause it a!!epts H
+
ions )rom
a!ids$
NaOH is a 'e"is ase e!ause the #one pairs on the h(dro*ide
ion !an e donated to other !ompounds$
#) .hen hydrogen chloride reacts with a**onia, a**oniu* chloride is
for*ed+ .rite the equation for this process, and indicate which of the
reagents is the Lewis acid and which is the Lewis base+
%l $ !
#
!
(
%l
NH
3
is a 'e"is ase e!ause it uses its #one pair e#e!trons to pu## a
h(dro+en atom )rom h(dro!h#ori! a!id$
HC# is a 'e"is a!id e!ause it a!!epts e#e!trons )rom NH
3
"hen the
H is trans)erred$
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() .rite an equation for the reaction of potassiu* *etal with hydrochloric
acid+
2 , + 2 HC# 2 ,C# + H
2
8) Borane /B
#
) is a basic co*pound, but doesn0t conduct electricity when
you dissol,e it in water+ 12plain this, based on the definitions of acids and
bases that we discussed in class+
%orane is a 'e"is ase- ut a ne+#i+i#( stron+ %r&nsted-'o"r(
ase$
9) .rite the na*es for the following acids and bases:
a) 3" potassium h(dro*ide
b)
&
5e h(drose#eni! a!id
c) %
&

#
"
&
a!eti! a!id
d) 6e/")
&
iron.//) h(dro*ide
e) %! h(dro+en !(anide or h(dro!(ani! a!id
:) .rite the for*ulas for the following che*ical co*pounds+
a) a**oniu* sulfate .NH
4
)
2
0O
4
b) cobalt /777) nitride CoN
c) carbon disulfide C0
2
d) alu*inu* carbonate A#
2
.CO
3
)
3
e) chlorine C#
2
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