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Acid Base Worksheet

The worksheet covers the properties of acids and bases, including their conductivity, taste, and reactions with metals and carbonates. It also includes identification and naming of various acids and bases, their chemical formulas, and equations for their dissolution in water. Additionally, it presents balanced equations for reactions involving the formation of acids and bases from oxides and their reactions with metals and carbonates.

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Acid Base Worksheet

The worksheet covers the properties of acids and bases, including their conductivity, taste, and reactions with metals and carbonates. It also includes identification and naming of various acids and bases, their chemical formulas, and equations for their dissolution in water. Additionally, it presents balanced equations for reactions involving the formation of acids and bases from oxides and their reactions with metals and carbonates.

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Acids and Bases Worksheet

1. Acids and bases share some properties but are different in others. Use the samples
at the side of the class to complete the chart. If both acids and bases share the
property, place it in both columns.

Property Acids Bases


Conductivity in Aqueous Yes, they can Yes, they can
Solution
Taste Sour Bitter
Feel Burning sensation (corrosive) Soapy

Reaction with Metal Salt, hydrogen gas No reaction

Reaction with Carbonate Water, carbon dioxide, salt Limited reaction/almost no reaction

Colour on Litmus Paper Red Blue


Colour with Universal Red (0-2), orange (3-4), Blue (8-9), Dark blue (10-11),
Indicator yellow (5-6) Violet (12-14)

Colour with phenolphthalein Pink Colourless

2. Indicate if each compound is an acid or base and name it.

Acid/Base? Name

HNO3 ________
Acid __________________________________
Nitric acid

Mg(OH)2 ________
Base __________________________________
Magnesium hydroxide

H3PO4 ________
Acid __________________________________
Phosphoric acid

H2CO3 ________
Acid __________________________________
Carbonic acid

HF ________
Acid __________________________________
Hydrofluoric acid

Fe(OH)3 ________
Base Ferric hydroxide
__________________________________

3. Write the formula for each of the following acids/bases:

hydrochloric acid _________


HCl hydrochloric acid ________
HCl

aluminum hydroxide _________


Al(OH)3 sodium hydroxide ________
NaOH

lithium hydroxide _________


LiOH calcium hydroxide ________
Ca(OH)2

sulfuric acid _________


H2SO4 sulfurous acid _________
H2SO3
4. Write chemical equations showing how each of the following dissolves in water:

HNO3 NO3- (aq) + H+ (aq)

Mg(OH)2 Mg2- (aq) + OH- (aq)

H3PO4 PO4 3- (aq) + H+ (aq)

H2S S 2- (aq) + H+ (aq)

5. For each reaction type, complete the equations and balance them.

a) Making Acids from Non-metal Oxides

General form: non-metal oxide + water acid

SO3 + H2O H2SO4 (aq)

CO2 + H2O H2CO3 (aq)

b) Making Bases from Metal Oxides:

General form: metal oxide + water base

Li2O + H2O LiOH (aq)

MgO + H2O Mg(OH)2 (s)

c) Reactions of Acids 1: Reaction with Metals

General form: metal + acid salt + hydrogen

Na + HCl NaCl (aq) + H2 (g)

Na + H2SO4 Na2SO4 (aq)+ H2 (g)

Be + HNO3 Be(NO3)2 (aq) + H2 (g)

d) Reactions of Acids 2: Reaction with Carbonates

General form: acid + carbonate salt + water + carbon dioxide

H2SO4 + Na2CO3 H2O (l) + CO2 (g) + Na2SO4 (aq)

H3PO4 + Na2CO3 H2O (l) + CO2 (g) + Na3PO4 (aq)

HBr + CaCO3 H2O (l) + CO2 (g) + CaBr2 (aq)

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