BLOCK 8: Acids, Bases and Salts

Acids, Bases and Salts (Chap. 19)

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Introduction: From foods to medicines to health and beauty products, it is literally impossible to escape the influence of acids, bases and salts in our lives. 

This unit will illustrate the breadth and depth of how these substances insect our lives. 

Sometimes we automatically associate danger with acids and safety with bases, but either one can be either safe or dangerous, depending on the circumstances in which they are used

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LESSON 1: Acid-Base Theories

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LESSON 2: Hydrogen Ions and Acidity

Hydrogen Ions & Dissociation of Water

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LESSON 3: Strengths of Acids and Bases

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LESSON 4: Vocabulary

After finishing the videos you should create a list of definitions of the following terms.

Acidic Solution
Amphoteric
Basic Solution
Buffers
Conjugate Acid
Conjugate Acid-Base Pair

Diprotic Acid
Lewis Acid
Lewis Base
Monoprotic Acid
Triprotic Acid
Conjugate Base

pH
Strong Acid
Strong Base
Weak Acid
Weak Base
Dissociation Constant

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LESSON 5: Learning Check