Aim AB 1a - Properties of Acids/Bases Name ______________________________

Notes Worksheet AB 1a

Answer the following questions based on your notes:

1. What is an electrolyte?

2. Based on the definition in 1 above, if you were sitting in a tub of Gatorade, and you
accidently dropped your plugged in TV into the tub, what would happen?

3. Based on the definition in 1 above, if you were sitting in a tub of Gatorade, and you
accidently dropped your plugged in TV into the tub, what would happen?

Give one use for each of the following:

4. Acetic acid -
5. Sodium hydroxide -
6. Sulfuric acid -
7. Sodium bicarbonate -
8. Phosphoric acid -
For each of the phrases below, write the correct number next to the phrase that indicates
whether the compound described is:

(1) AN ACID ONLY (3) AN ACID OR A BASE

(2) A BASE ONLY (4) NEITHER AN ACID NOR A BASE.
9. Water _____
10. Feels slippery to the touch _____
11. Tastes bitter _____
12. Has a pH of 2 _____
13. Aqueous solution conducts electricity _____
14. Turns phenolphthalein colorless _____
15. The compound NaOH (aq) _____
16. Reacts with metals to produce hydrogen gas _____
17. Changes red litmus paper blue _____
18. Corrosive _____
19. Will react with acids to produce salt and water _____
20. The compound HNO3 _____
Aim AB 2b - Theoriesof Acids/Bases Name ______________________________
Notes Worksheet AB 2b

Answer the following questions based on your notes:

1. What do Arrhenius acids release when they dissolve in solution?
2. What do Arrhenius bases release when they dissolve in solution?
3. Write the formula for a hydronium ion. Is it an acid or a base?
4. Is methanol, CH3OH, an acid or a base? Why?

5. What is the difference between a Bronsted-Lowry acid and a Bronsted-Lowry base?

6. Why is ammonium, NH4+, a Bronsted-Lowry acid?

7. Why is ammonia, NH3, a Bronsted-Lowry base?

8. Water and ammonia are amphiprotic. What does that mean?

9. Which table in the Chemistry Reference Tables lists common acids?

10. Which table in the Chemistry Reference Tables lists common bases?
Circle the correct answer
11. The ion represented by the formula H3O+ is
(1) hydroxide (2) hydroxyl (3) hydronium (4) hydrogen III oxide

12. The compound, NaOH (aq), is best described as

(1) an acid (2) a base (3) neutral
13. The compound, HNO3(aq), is best described as
(1) an acid (2) abase (3) neutral
14. When added to water, which of the following will cause the hydroxide ion concentration to
increase?
(1) NaCl (2) HCl (3) NaOH (4) HOH
15. Which of the following is NOT an acid?
(1) HCl (2) HNO3 (3) H2SO4 (4) H2O
Aim AB 3c - pH scale Name ______________________________
Notes Worksheet AB3c

Answer the following questions based on your notes:

1. What is pH ?
2. What is the pH of a solution with a hydrogen ion (H+) concentration of 10 -7? Is this an
acidic or basic pH?
3. What is the pH of a solution with a hydrogen ion (H+) concentration of 10 -5? Is this an
acidic or basic pH?
4. The OH- (hydroxide) concentration of a solution is 10 -5. What is the H+ concentration for
this solution? What is its pH?
Circle the correct answer
5. In pure water, 10–7 M represents the concentration of
(1) hydroxide only (3) both hydroxide and hydronium
(2) hydronium only (4) neither hydroxide nor hydronium

6. The fact that the concentration of hydronium and hydroxide are equal in pure water
accounts for the fact that water is
(1) neutral (2) an acid (3) a base

7. The pH of pure water is

(1) 0 (2) 5 (3) 7 (4) 11

8. As the concentration of hydronium ions increases in water, the hydroxide ion concentration
(1) increases (2) decreases (3) remain the same

9. When added to water, which of the following will cause the hydroxide ion concentration
to increase?
(1) NaCl (2) HCl (3) NaOH (4) HOH

10. An acid could have a pH of

(1) 1 (2) 7 (3) 9 (4) 13

11. A solution with a pH of 9 is

(1) an acid (2) a base (3) neutral (4) a salt

12. Which of the following is NOT an acid?

(1) HCl (2) HNO3 (3) H2SO4 (4) H2O

13. Which of the following solutions has the highest pH?

(1) 1 M NaOH (2) 0.01 M NaOH (3) 1 M NaCl (4) 0.0001 M HCl

14. What is the pH of a solution if [OH-] = 10-4 M?

(1) 9 (2) 10 (3) 5 (4) 4
Aim AB 4d - Neutralization Name ______________________________
Notes Worksheet AB 4d

Answer the following questions based on your notes:

1. What kind of chemical reaction is neutralization?
2. What two substances are required to have a neutralization reaction occur?

3. What two are produced in a neutralization reaction?

Determine the products of each of the following neutralization reactions.
4. NaOH + HCl -->
5. KOH + HBr -->
6. Mg(OH)2 + HI -->
7. K.H.F - Riddle - which letter is not found in the Periodic Table?
8. What is a spectator ion? What do positive and negative spectator ions form in a
neutralization reaction?

9. What is an indicator?
10. Which Chem Reference Table describes indicators?
11. What color does methyl orange change in a solution with pH of 2?
12. What is the possible pH of a solution that changes phenolphthalein pink?
13. What color does thymol blue change in HCl?
14. Bromocresol green is blue in a given solution. Is it an acid, a base, or neutral? Explain
your answer.

15. During the following acid-base neutralization, H 2SO4 + Mg(OH)2 <=> 2H2O + MgSO4
what are the spectator ions?
(1) H+ and OH– (3) Mg2+ and SO4 2–
(2) H3O+ and OH– (4) 2 H2O
16. The table below shows the color of an indicator in specific pH ranges.
Color pH Range If this indicator is used when titrating an
Red 1-4 unknown strong base by adding a strong
Orange 5-6 acid, the color of the indicator will
Green 6-7 change from
Blue 8 - 10 (1) blue to green (3) orange to green
Violet 11 - 14 (2) green to blue (4) green to orange
Aim AB 5e - Titration Name ______________________________
Notes Worksheet AB 5e

Answer the following questions based on your notes:

1. What is the technique of titration used for?
2. What is the endpoint of a titration?

3. What three things do you need to calculate the molarity of an unknown acid?

4. What is the titration formula and what does each letter stand for?

5. The molarity of a known base is 2.0 M. A total of 22.0 mL of base are used to titrate and
neutralize 66.0 mL of the acid. What is the molarity of the acid?

6. The molarity of a known acid is 0.50 M. A total of 12.0 mL of acid are used to titrate and
neutralize 84.0 mL of the base. What is the molarity of the base?

7. Liquid Plumber is spilled in the classroom. The Liquid Plumber is a 6.00 M NaOH
solution and 1,350 mL is all over the place. If you have a 0.500 M solution of vinegar
(HCH3COO) at your disposal for cleanup, how much of will you need to neutralize all the
Liquid Plumber?

8. BONUS - NOOOOOO! Aliens exist! And they have

20.0 M acid for blood! You are on the medical team that
must determine how much of the Alien Neutralizer (a
base solution) must be sprayed to keep the blood from
corroding equipment and people. It is a weak 3.00 M
solution so that it does not harm the user. If 25.0 mL of the
acid blood gets on you, how much of the Alien Neutralizer is
required to turn the acid to salt and water?