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) !"#
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% #!
-

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

') *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,
$) /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,
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)) /rite an equation for the reaction of potassiu+ +etal with hydrochloric
acid,
0) Borane 1B!
$
) is a basic co+pound, but doesn2t conduct electricity when
you dissol-e it in water, 34plain this, based on the definitions of acids and
bases that we discussed in class,
5) /rite the na+es for the following acids and bases
a) 6#! 777777777777777777777777777777777777
b) !
'
8e 777777777777777777777777777777777777
c) &
'
!
$
#
'
! 777777777777777777777777777777777777
d) 9e1#!)
'
777777777777777777777777777777777777
e) !&" 777777777777777777777777777777777777
:) /rite the for+ulas for the following che+ical co+pounds 1re+e+ber,
you2-e still got a pop qui; co+ing up before the end of ne4t week<)
a) a++oniu+ sulfate 777777777777777777777777777777777777
b) cobalt 1===) nitride 777777777777777777777777777777777777
c) carbon disulfide 777777777777777777777777777777777777
d) alu+inu+ carbonate 777777777777777777777777777777777777
e) chlorine 777777777777777777777777777777777777
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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 base because it creates OH
-
ions when
paced in water!
NaOH is a Br"nsted-#owr$ base because it accepts H
+
ions %rom
acids!
NaOH is a #ewis base because the one pairs on the h$dro&ide
ion can be donated to other compounds!
$) /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 #ewis base because it uses its one pair eectrons to pu a
h$dro'en atom %rom h$drochoric acid!
HC is a #ewis acid because it accepts eectrons %rom NH
3
when 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
0) Borane 1B!
$
) is a basic co+pound, but doesn2t conduct electricity when
you dissol-e it in water, 34plain this, based on the definitions of acids and
bases that we discussed in class,
Borane is a #ewis base) but a ne'i'ib$ stron' Br"nsted-#owr$
base!
5) /rite the na+es for the following acids and bases
a) 6#! potassium h$dro&ide
b) !
'
8e h$droseenic acid
c) &
'
!
$
#
'
! acetic acid
d) 9e1#!)
'
iron*++, h$dro&ide
e) !&" h$dro'en c$anide or h$droc$anic acid
:) /rite the for+ulas for the following che+ical co+pounds 1re+e+ber,
you2-e still got a pop qui; co+ing up before the end of ne4t week<)
a) a++oniu+ sulfate *NH
4
,
2
-O
4
b) cobalt 1===) nitride CoN
c) carbon disulfide C-
2
d) alu+inu+ carbonate A
2
*CO
3
,
3
e) chlorine C
2
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