4. Acids & Bases | warm-up
How many household acids and bases can you name?
One half of the class
will write acidic
substance, the other
half, basic.
Consider:
- foods
- drinks
- cleaning products
ACIDS BASES
coffee... olive oil...
5. Proton
1 H+
Acids & Bases | acids
Acids donate protons.
A proton is a hydrogen atom
without an electron.
The more protons, the
stronger the acid.
6. Acids & Bases | bases
Bases attract protons.
A base has a negative charge to
attract positive protons.
Hydroxide ions are a strong attractor
of protons.
When hydroxide ions come together
with protons they form neutral water.
This type of reaction is called neutralisation.
8. Neutralisation | naming salts
A salt name depends on the acid and metal that they are
made from.
Acid Naming
• sulfuric acid → ...sulfate
• nitric acid → ...nitrate
• hydrochloric acid → ...chloride
Metal Naming
The metal name stays the
same.
zinc... iron... sodium...
• zinc + hydrochloric acid -> ______________ + hydrogen
• sodium + nitric acid -> ______________ + hydrogen
• iron + sulfuric acid -> ______________ + hydrogen
zinc chloride
sodium nitrate
iron sulfate
14. pH Scale | introduction
pH stands for “power of hydrogen” and is a measure of
the concentration of protons.
If a
substance
has a pH
less than 7,
then it is
acidic.
If a
substance
has a pH
more than
7, then it
is basic.
15. pH Scale | acid / base strength
strong
acid
weak
acid
weak
base
strong
base
neutral
Define the following substances by their strength.
16. pH Scale | indicator types
pH indicators show a change in colour at specific pHs.
Universal indicators show a
gradual change in colour.
Acid / Alkali indicators
change between 2 colours.
17. pH Scale | universal indicator
Universal indicator shows a greater range of pH values,
but can be less accurate.
Universal indicator
needs to be used
with a colour
chart, to help
identify the pH of
something.
Which pHs do you
think it would be
difficult to tell the
difference
between?
18. pH Scale | acid / alkali indicators
Acid / Alkali indicators only identify 1 pH level (sometimes 2),
but they are more accurate.
Three common acid / alkali indicators are:
Indicator Name Colour in Acid Colour in Base
19. pH Scale | digital indicators
Digital pH indicators can identify a range of pH values and
they are accurate.
A pH meter converts the
potential difference between
2 electrodes into a pH value.
21. Titration | evaluating risk (labels)
Hazard symbols inform about
the specific risks of chemicals.
toxic
irritant /
harmful
corrosive
danger to the
environment
flammable
22. Titration | evaluating risk (other)
Wearing appropriate clothing and your behaviour
determine your level of risk.
The student’s hair is loose.
Identify the risks in the picture.
The chemicals are on fire.
Fumes are produced by the
reaction.
23. Titration | evaluating risk (other)
Wearing appropriate clothing and your behaviour
determine your level of risk.
Too much exposed skin.
Identify the problems with this outfit.
Clothes are too loose.
Unstable footwear.
Face is unprotected.
24. Titration | evaluating risk (other)
Wearing appropriate clothing and your behaviour
determine your level of risk.
Tripping Hazards
Identify the problems.
Food & Drink
Playing
25. Titration | identifying hazards
Complete Activity 1 of your Investigation Handout.
a. Look around the classroom and write down something
that could be dangerous when conducting the
experiment.
Answers will vary but may include...
- Bags left on the ground. - Some crazy student.
- Student with untied hair. - Inapropriate clothing.
- Some food or drink.
26. Titration | identifying hazards
Complete Activity 1 of your Investigation Handout.
b. Write down a possible solution to the hazard.
Answers will vary but may include...
- Tidy away all bags / food / drink.
- Tie up the hair.
- change the clothes / keep inappropriately dressed
student away from the experiment.
- Put the overly excited student in the corner.
27. Titration | identifying hazards
Complete Activity 1 of your Investigation Handout.
c. Share this hazard and your solution with the teacher. Did
the teacher agree with your solution?
__________________
d. If not, what did the teacher suggest?
Answers will depend on the teacher.
28. Titration | identifying hazards
Complete Activity 1 of your Investigation Handout.
e. Hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide are used in this
experiment. The bottles contain the following two labels:
What do they mean?
corrosive harmful / irritant
29. Titration | identifying hazards
Complete Activity 1 of your Investigation Handout.
f. Name two things that should be done to protect yourself
when working with strong acids / bases?
• wear gloves
• cover areas of exposed skin
• wear goggles (if splashing could happen)
30. Titration | introduction
You will make observations of 3 different indicators while
performing a neutralisation reaction.
Get into your
groups now.
31. Titration | materials
Collect the following materials from the teacher.
- 4 plastic cups
- 1 pipette
- 3 stirring sticks
- 60 ml of sodium hydroxide
- 5 ml of hydrochloric acid
- 5 drops of each indicator
(methyl orange / universal / phenolphthalein)
32. Titration | experimental setup
Complete Activity 2.
1. Measure 20 ml of sodium hydroxide solution into three of the plastic cups.
2. Measure 5 ml of hydrochloric acid into the 4th cup.
3. Add 5 drops of each indicator into the 3 NaOH filled cups separately.
4. Complete the table to show your observations of the indicators in the
basic solution.
Indicator Type methyl orange universal phenolphthalein
Observation Yellow Purple Pink
Your answers may differ slightly, that’s ok.
33. Titration | experimental setup
Complete Activity 3.
• From the pipette add one drop of acid to one cup.
• Stir the cup and observe if there is a colour change.
• If no colour change, go back and repeat steps a) and b) until there is.
Indicator Type methyl orange universal phenolphthalein
Observation
Drops Number
orange green transparent
Your answers may differ slightly, that’s ok.
10 - 15
34. Titration | experimental setup
Complete Activity 4.
1. Divide the remaining acid among the three cups, write down if there is
any further changes to their colour in the table below:
Indicator Type methyl orange universal phenolphthalein
Observation red red no change
Your answers may differ slightly, that’s ok.
35. Titration | experimental setup
Complete Activity 5.
“One drop of HCl is approximately 0.05 ml.”
1. If the above statement is true, how many ml of hydrochloric acid
neutralised 20 ml of sodium hydroxide according to your observations?
• If 10 drops, 1 ml + (0.05 ml x 10) = 1.5 ml
• If 11 drops, 1 ml + (0.05 ml x 11) = 1.55 ml
• If 12 drops, 1 ml + (0.05 ml x 12) = 1.6 ml
• If 13 drops, 1 ml + (0.05 ml x 13) = 1.65 ml
• ...
36. Titration | experimental setup
Complete Activity 5.
2.a) According to your results, which indicator showed a change in colour (to
green for universal) at the lowest pH?
Answers will vary, but...
methyl orange changes between yellow and orange at ≈ pH 5
phenolphthalein changes between pink and transparent at ≈ pH 8
universal indicator changes to green at ≈ pH 7
... if you put methyl orange, you conducted your experiment like a pro!
Hint: the one that
needed the most acid.
37. Titration | experimental setup
Complete Activity 5.
2.b) Which indicator showed the greatest range of pH values in its colour
changes?
universal indicator
38. 3. Below are 3 diagrams that represent the ions of each cup at three
different stages of the experiment. Match the correct method part to
each diagram.
Titration | experiment reflection
Complete Activity 5
[PART 1]
[PART 2] [PART 3]