Acid-Base Reactions - AP Chemistry

Acid strength of an oxy acid increases with increasing electronegativity on the halogen.

For a solution to be acidic, it must have a pH between 1 and 6.99, since 7 is neutral; pH is –log(hydrogen ion concentration), the range of possible values is between 10–1 and 10–6.999.

For a solution to be basic, it must have a pH between 8 and 14, since 7 is neutral; pH is –log(hydrogen ion concentration); the range of possible values is between 10–13 and 10–7.001.

A Lewis base is an electron-pair donor. N atoms have a valence of 5, and in the NH2NH2 compound, it is only bonded to another N atom and 2 H, so it's only using 3 of its 5 valence electrons to form these bonds. Thus, each nitrogen has a pair of unbonded electrons and can act as a Lewis base.

NH3 should be the clear correct choice, since it is the only one having a pair of electrons that are available. The rest of the answer choices are all Lewis acids.

The conjugate base of an acid will be the same compound, short one H atom. ClO4– is the only one that meets this criterion.

A Lewis base is an electron-pair donor. Only PH3 has a pair of nonbonding electrons and can act as a donor.

The conjugate base has one less H atoms and one unit greater negative charge because of this. Thus, the correct answer is HC2O4–

Acid strength of an oxy acid increases with increasing electronegativity on the halogen.

For a solution to be acidic, it must have a pH between 1 and 6.99, since 7 is neutral; pH is –log(hydrogen ion concentration), the range of possible values is between 10–1 and 10–6.999.

For a solution to be basic, it must have a pH between 8 and 14, since 7 is neutral; pH is –log(hydrogen ion concentration); the range of possible values is between 10–13 and 10–7.001.

A Lewis base is an electron-pair donor. N atoms have a valence of 5, and in the NH2NH2 compound, it is only bonded to another N atom and 2 H, so it's only using 3 of its 5 valence electrons to form these bonds. Thus, each nitrogen has a pair of unbonded electrons and can act as a Lewis base.

NH3 should be the clear correct choice, since it is the only one having a pair of electrons that are available. The rest of the answer choices are all Lewis acids.

The conjugate base of an acid will be the same compound, short one H atom. ClO4– is the only one that meets this criterion.

A Lewis base is an electron-pair donor. Only PH3 has a pair of nonbonding electrons and can act as a donor.

The conjugate base has one less H atoms and one unit greater negative charge because of this. Thus, the correct answer is HC2O4–

For a solution to be acidic, it must have a pH between 1 and 6.99, since 7 is neutral; pH is –log(hydrogen ion concentration), the range of possible values is between 10–1 and 10–6.999.

For a solution to be basic, it must have a pH between 8 and 14, since 7 is neutral; pH is –log(hydrogen ion concentration); the range of possible values is between 10–13 and 10–7.001.

A Lewis base is an electron-pair donor. N atoms have a valence of 5, and in the NH2NH2 compound, it is only bonded to another N atom and 2 H, so it's only using 3 of its 5 valence electrons to form these bonds. Thus, each nitrogen has a pair of unbonded electrons and can act as a Lewis base.