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SS1: CHEMISTRY - 2ND TERM

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  1. Kinetic Theory of Matter | Week 1
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  2. Kinetic Theory of Matter & Gas Laws 1 | Week 2
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  3. Gas Laws II | Week 3
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  4. Gas Laws III | Week 4
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  5. Gas Laws IV | Week 5
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  6. Mole Concept | Week 6
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  7. Acid, Bases and Salts I | Week 7
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  8. Acid, Bases and Salts II | Week 8
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  9. Acid, Bases and Salts III | Week 9
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  10. Acid, Bases and Salts IV | Week 10
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  11. Acid, Bases and Salts V | Week 11
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Acids have long been associated with the sour taste of some fruits such as lime and lemon. However, the definition of an acid has now been modified to express and reflect the behaviour of acid in solution.

An Acid is defined as a substance which when dissolved in water produces hydrogen or hydroxonium ion as the only positive ion.

(i) HCl(aq) → H+(aq))   + OH(aq)

(ii) HCl(aq) → H3O+ (aq)     + OH(aq)

Definitions

Arrhenius definition of an Acid:

An Acid is a substance that dissociates in water to produce hydrogen ions (H+) or protons. 

HCl(aq) → H+(aq)  +  OH(aq)

Brønsted–Lowry Concept of Acids:

An acid is a proton donor e.g

HCl + NH3 → NH4+  + Cl

HCl donates its proton to form ammonium ion

Lewis Concept of Acid:

An acid is an electron-pair acceptor.

Lewis acids do not have hydrogen atoms in their molecules but have empty valence orbital on their central atoms e.g. BF3, AlCl3, FeCl3 etc.

AlCl3  + Cl → AlCl4

In the above reaction, the empty valence orbital on the aluminium atom in AlCl3 accepts a pair of electrons from Cl.

Types of Acid:

Two types of Acids are:

1. Organic Acid.

2. Inorganic Acid or Mineral Acids.

1. Organic Acid:

Organic Acids occur naturally in plants and animals. Most of the fruits we eat are acidic, for example, ethanoic acid is found in lemon and orange juice. The most common organic acids are the carboxylic acids, whose acidity is associated with their carboxyl group −COOH.

organic acids
Citric and malic acids are the primary organic acids found in fruit juices.

A list of common organic acids and their sources are in the table below.

2. Inorganic Acids:

Inorganic Acidsare called mineral acids since they can be prepared from mineral ores. e.g Hydrochloric acid (HCl)

Table: List of Common Organic Acids

Organic AcidSource
Ethanoic acidVinegar
Lactic acidMilk
Tartaric acidGrape
Citric acidLime, Lemon
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)Orange
Palmitic acidPalm oil
Amino acidProtein
Fatty acidFats and Oils
Methanoic acidBees and ants’ stings
Malic acidGrapes, Watermelons,
Cherries

Table: List of Organic Acids

The most common inorganic acids are;

Inorganic AcidFormula
Hydrochloric AcidHCl
Tetraoxosulphate (VI) AcidH2SO4
Trioxonitrate (V) AcidHNO3
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