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Introduction to Chemistry: Acids, Bases & Organic Chemistry

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  • What is an acid and a base in terms of protons?

    An acid can give away a proton (H+), and a base can take a proton.

  • What ions indicate acidic, neutral, and basic solutions in water?

    Acidic: more H3O+ than OH−; Neutral: equal amounts of H3O+ and OH−; Basic: more OH− than H3O+.

  • How do acids affect litmus paper?

    Acids turn blue litmus paper red, while bases turn red litmus paper blue.

  • Difference between strong and weak acids?

    Strong acids give up nearly all their protons in water; weak acids give up only some protons, with many molecules remaining intact.

  • What does 'concentrated' and 'dilute' mean for acid solutions?

    Concentrated means a lot of dissolved substance in a volume; dilute means less dissolved substance in that volume.

  • What is a monoprotic, diprotic, and triprotic acid?

    Monoprotic: donates one proton per molecule; diprotic: donates two protons in separate steps; triprotic: donates three protons in separate steps.

  • What is the pH scale and what does it indicate?

    pH measures acidity: below 7 is acidic, 7 is neutral, above 7 is basic. Lower pH means more hydronium ions.

  • What are the formulas relating pH and hydronium ion concentration?

    \(\mathrm{pH} = -\log_{10}[\mathrm{H_3O^+}]\) and \([\mathrm{H_3O^+}] = 10^{-\mathrm{pH}}\).

  • What is a conjugate acid-base pair?

    Two species that differ by one proton (H+), such as an acid and the particle left after it donates a proton.

  • What products form when an acid reacts with a metal hydroxide base?

    Water and a salt (an ionic compound) are formed in acid-base neutralization.

  • What happens when acids react with suitable metals?

    They produce a salt and hydrogen gas.

  • What is titration used for in chemistry?

    Titration uses a solution of known concentration to find the concentration of an unknown solution by reacting them and using the balanced equation.

  • What is the general formula for alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes?

    Alkane: \(\mathrm{C_nH_{2n+2}}\), Alkene: \(\mathrm{C_nH_{2n}}\), Alkyne: \(\mathrm{C_nH_{2n-2}}\).

  • What does 'saturated' and 'unsaturated' mean in hydrocarbons?

    Saturated hydrocarbons have only single bonds; unsaturated have one or more double or triple bonds.

  • How do you name a branched alkane?

    Find the longest chain, number it giving multiple bonds lowest numbers, identify branches and their positions, then combine branch names alphabetically with the main chain name and appropriate suffix.

  • What are structural isomers?

    Compounds with the same molecular formula but different connections between atoms.

  • What is benzene and why is it special?

    Benzene is a six-carbon ring with shared electrons, formula \(\mathrm{C_6H_6}\), and is called aromatic.

  • What is a functional group in organic chemistry?

    A small group of atoms that controls how a molecule behaves, e.g., alcohol (R–OH), ether (R–O–R), carboxylic acid (R–C(=O)–OH).

  • What is an addition reaction in hydrocarbons?

    Atoms add across a carbon–carbon double or triple bond, such as hydrogenation where H2 is added.

  • What is the general equation for complete combustion of hydrocarbons?

    Hydrocarbon + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water.