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Acids, Bases and Salts

Maharashtra Board · Class 9 · Science

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Card 1Arrhenius Theory

What is the Arrhenius definition of an acid?

Answer

According to Arrhenius theory (1887), an acid is a substance which on dissolving in water gives rise to H+ ion as the only cation. Examples: HCl, H₂SO₄, HNO₃

Card 2Arrhenius Theory

What is the Arrhenius definition of a base?

Answer

According to Arrhenius theory, a base is a substance which on dissolving in water gives rise to OH- ion as the only anion. Examples: NaOH, Ca(OH)₂, KOH

Card 3Acid-Base Classification

What is the difference between strong and weak acids?

Answer

Strong acids dissociate almost completely in water (HCl, H₂SO₄, HNO₃). Weak acids do not dissociate completely and contain mostly undissociated molecules (CH₃COOH, CO₂).

Card 4Acid-Base Classification

What is basicity of an acid? Give examples.

Answer

Basicity is the number of H+ ions obtainable from one molecule of acid. Monobasic: HCl (1 H+), Dibasic: H₂SO₄ (2 H+), Tribasic: H₃PO₄ (3 H+)

Card 5Acid-Base Classification

What is acidity of a base? Give examples.

Answer

Acidity is the number of OH- ions obtainable from one molecule of base. Monoacidic: NaOH (1 OH-), Diacidic: Ca(OH)₂ (2 OH-), Triacidic: Al(OH)₃ (3 OH-)

Card 6pH Scale

What is pH and what does it measure?

Answer

pH (power of hydrogen) is a scale from 0 to 14 that measures H+ ion concentration. pH 7 = neutral, pH < 7 = acidic, pH > 7 = basic. Introduced by Sorensen in 1909.

Card 7Indicators

What is a universal indicator?

Answer

A universal indicator is made by mixing several synthetic indicators in specific proportions. It shows different colors at different pH values (0-14), helping to determine the exact pH of solutions.

Card 8Neutralization

Write the general equation for neutralization reaction.

Answer

Acid + Base → Salt + Water. Example: HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H₂O. The net ionic equation is: H+ + OH- → H₂O

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