Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Activity 7: Acids and Bases


1. Review the Content Slides Acids and Bases on the D2L site.

2. Complete the Teaching Idea “Concept Questions for Chemistry using PhET” posted by Trish Loeblein on the pH Scale simulation at PHET (http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/ph-scale). On your blog post the answers with your scientific explanations from the “Clicker Questions pH Scale” posted by Trish.
Clicker Questions pH Scales
1)      The color of a solution identifies if it is an acid, base, or neutral solution.
a.       False.  Many acids, base, or neutral solutions comes in different colors, for example, orange juice, lemon juice and soda are acids but they are different colors.
2)      Which solution is basic?
a.       D. More than one.  Both the solutions B (blood) and C (custom liquid) have a pH above 7 making them basic.
3)      Which solution is acidic?
a.       C. Acid solution form hydrogen ions (H+), while basic solution forms hydroxide (OH-).
4)      Which solution is basic?
a.       B. Solution B have more OH-
5)      Which solution is acidic?
a.       D. More than one.  Solution A is Soda pop while solution B is Coffee, both of which is acidic
6)      How will adding water affect the pH?
a.       A. Increase the pH.  By adding water, it is diluting the acidic solution, which makes the pH go up.
7)      How will equal amount of water affect the pH?
a.       B.Decrease the pH. By adding water to the basic solution, it is diluting the solution, making the pH go down.
8)      What is the order from most acidic to most basic?
a.       A. A (6.50pH) B (7.40 pH) C(12.06 pH).
9)      What is the order from most acidic to most basic?
a.       E. CAB. On the pH scale 7 is neutral, anything below 7 is considered acidic, and anything above 7 is basic.
10)   If spit has a pH = 7.4, what does that tell you about the water equilibrium? 2H2O « OH- + H3O+
a.       A. Something was added that made the equilibrium shift left.  The equilibrium is shifted left because the pH of the spit is 7.4 which means that something was added to the water.

3. Complete the Teaching Idea “Intro to Strong and Weak Acids and Bases” posted by Chris Bires on the Acid-Base Solutions simulation (http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/acid-base-solutions) and post on your blog your data and answers to the questions posed.


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