module 2-2 Acids, Bases and Classifying Reactions Chapter 5

Learning Goals:
• Identify the major species present in strong and weak acid and base solutions.
• Describe the nanoscale composition of a solution.
• Identify chemical reactions as dissolution, precipitation, acid-base neutralization, or combustion
given descriptions or chemical equations.

Useful Information:

Notes: (strong and weak electrolytes)

1. Classify the following substances as either an acid, a base or neither.

a. NaCl (aq) acid base neither

b. HCl (aq) acid base neither

c. Mg(OH)2 (aq) acid base neither

d. CaCO3 (s) acid base neither

e. H3PO4 (aq) acid base neither

2. Create nanoscale pictures to show what a solution of the following acids or bases would look like in
solution.

a. HCl b. HF

c. NaOH d. NH3

3. Indicate whether the following reactions are dissolution, precipitation, neutralization, or combustion
reactions.

a. H2SO4 (aq) + 2 LiOH (aq) → 2 H2O (l) + Li2SO4 (aq) __________________________________

b. Cu(NO3)2 (aq) + Na2S (aq) → CuS (s) + 2 NaNO3 (aq) __________________________________

c. 2 C2H6 (g) +7 O2 (g) → 4 CO2 (g) + 6 H2O (g) __________________________________

c. 2 HNO3 (aq) + Na2CO3 (aq) → H2O + CO2(g) + 2NaNO3 (aq) _____________________________

d. NaOH (s) → NaOH (aq) __________________________________

e. 2 Mg (s) + O2 (g) → 2 MgO (s) __________________________________

Further practice: end of chapter 5 problems: 39.