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3 years ago

Is it possible to change the strength of an acid? Explain how you would do this.

Chemistry

1 answer:

Verdich [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

Reducing or increasing the amount of H+ ions / hydronium (H3O+) ions

Explanation:

To reduce the pH (reducing the strength of the acid) can be done by adding a base (including a conjugate base such as bicarbonate ion) which will absorb the H+ ions either through adsorption or reaction.

Adding more H+ decreases the pH of the acid making it stronger. This can be done by adding HCL that will dissociate and increase the H+ ions.

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3 years ago

which of these species is most likely to be a lewis acid and is also least likely to be a bronsted acid

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Answer:

This question is incomplete but the completed question is below

Which Of These Species Is Most Likely To Be A Lewis Acid And Is Also Least Likely To Be A Brønsted Acid? (A) NH4⁺ (B) BF₃ (C) H₂O (D) OH⁻

The correct option is B

Explanation:

A lewis acid is a substance that accepts (or is capable of accepting) a pair of electrons. For example BF₃, while a lewis base is a substance that donates (or is capable of donating) a pair of electrons. For example OH⁻.

If we take a look at the boron (B) in BF₃, it has 3 electrons on it's outermost shell, each of which are bonded to flourine and can still accept a pair of electrons (lone pair). This makes it very likely to be a lewis acid.

Bronsted lowry acid is a substance that donates or can donate a proton or H⁺ (for example HCl) while bronsted lowry base is a substance that accepts or can accept a proton or H⁺ (for example NH₃).

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3 years ago

What is the molarity of a solution made by dissolving 14.8 g of ammonium hydroxide NH4OH, in enough water to make 250.0 mL of so

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Molarity= 1.69M

Explanation:

m= 14.8, Mm= 35, V= 0.25dm3, C= ?

Moles = m/M= C×V

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2 years ago

How many grams of h2 will be produced if 175g of HCI are allowed to react completely with sodium

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Answer:

4.8 grams of H₂ will be produced if 175g of HCI are allowed to react completely with sodium

Explanation:

By stoichiometry of the reaction (that is, the relationship between the amount of reagents and products in a chemical reaction) you can see that the following amounts in moles of each compound react and are produced:

HCl: 2 moles
Na: 1 mole
NaCl: 2 moles
H₂: 1 mole

You know the following masses of each element:

H: 1 g/mole
Cl: 35.45 g/mole
Na: 23 g/mole

So, the molar mass of each compound participating in the reaction is:

HCl: 1 g/mole + 35.45 g/mole= 36.45 g/mole
Na: 23 g/mole
NaCl: 23 g/mole + 35.45 g/mole= 58.45 g/mole
H₂: 2* 1 g/mole= 2 g/mole

Then, by stoichiometry of the reaction, the following amounts in grams of each of the compounds participating in the reaction react and are produced:

HCl: 2 moles* 36.45 g/mole= 72.9 g
Na: 1 mole* 23 g/mole= 23 g
NaCl: 2 moles* 58.45 g/mole= 116.9 g
H₂: 1 mole* 2 g/mole= 2 g

So, a rule of three applies as follows: if by stoichiometry, when reacting 72.9 grams of HCl 2 grams of H₂ are formed, when reacting 175 grams of HCl how much mass of H₂ will be formed?

$mass of H_{2} =\frac{175 g of HCl*2g ofH_{2} }{72.9 g of HCl}$

mass of H₂= 4.8 g

4.8 grams of H₂ will be produced if 175g of HCI are allowed to react completely with sodium

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