Acid-Base Equilibria

pH less than 7

• Acid

• Base

pH greater than 7

• Acid

• Base

An acid is a substance that, when dissolved in water, increases the concentration of.

• hydrogen [H+]

• hydroxide ions [OH-]

A base is a substance that, when dissolved in water, increases the concentration of?

• hydrogen [H+]

• hydroxide ions [OH-]

According to Johannes Brønsted and Thomas Lowry that acid is a?

• Proton donor

• Proton acceptor

According to Johannes Brønsted and Thomas Lowry, that base is a?

• Proton donor

• Proton acceptor

If a solution is neutral

• [H+] = [OH-]

• [H+] > [OH-]

• [H+] < [OH-]

If a solution is acidic

• [H+] = [OH-]

• [H+] > [OH-]

• [H+] < [OH-]

If a solution is basic

• [H+] = [OH-].

• [H+] > [OH-]

• [H+] < [OH-]

A method of reporting hydrogen ion concentration

• [OH-]

• pH

• [H+]