HSC Study

Module 6: Acid/Base Reactions

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Lessons

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What the syllabus asks

Properties of Acids and Bases

What is an acid and what is a base?

  • investigate the correct IUPAC nomenclature and properties of common inorganic acids and bases (ACSCH067)ACSCH067

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  • conduct an investigation to demonstrate the preparation and use of indicators as illustrators of the characteristics and properties of acids and bases and their reversible reactions (ACSCH101)ACSCH101

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  • predict the products of acid reactions and write balanced equations to represent:

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    • acids and bases

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    • acids and carbonates

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    • acids and metals (ACSCH067)ACSCH067

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  • investigate applications of neutralisation reactions in everyday life and industrial processes

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  • conduct a practical investigation to measure the enthalpy of neutralisation (ACSCH093)ACSCH093

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  • explore the changes in definitions and models of an acid and a base over time to explain the limitations of each model, including but not limited to:

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    • Arrhenius’ theory

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    • Brønsted–Lowry theory (ACSCH064, ACSCH067)ACSCH064 ACSCH067

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Using Brønsted–Lowry Theory

What is the role of water in solutions of acids and bases?

  • conduct a practical investigation to measure the pH of a range of acids and bases

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  • calculate pH, pOH, hydrogen ion concentration ([H+]) and hydroxide ion concentration ([OH–]) for a range of solutions (ACSCH102)ACSCH102

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  • conduct an investigation to demonstrate the use of pH to indicate the differences between the strength of acids and bases (ACSCH102)ACSCH102

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  • write ionic equations to represent the dissociation of acids and bases in water, conjugate acid/base pairs in solution and amphiprotic nature of some salts, for example:

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    • sodium hydrogen carbonate

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    • potassium dihydrogen phosphate

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  • construct models and/or animations to communicate the differences between strong, weak, concentrated and dilute acids and bases (ACSCH099)ACSCH099

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  • calculate the pH of the resultant solution when solutions of acids and/or bases are diluted or mixed

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Quantitative Analysis

How are solutions of acids and bases analysed?

  • conduct practical investigations to analyse the concentration of an unknown acid or base by titration

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  • investigate titration curves and conductivity graphs to analyse data to indicate characteristic reaction profiles, for example:

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    • strong acid/strong base

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    • strong acid/weak base

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    • weak acid/strong base (ACSCH080, ACSCH102)ACSCH080 ACSCH102

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  • model neutralisation of strong and weak acids and bases using a variety of media

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  • explore acid/base analysis techniques that are applied:

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    • in industries

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    • by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

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    • using digital probes and instruments

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  • conduct a chemical analysis of a common household substance for its acidity or basicity (ACSCH080) , for example:ACSCH080

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    • soft drink

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    • wine

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    • juice

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    • medicine

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  • conduct a practical investigation to prepare a buffer and demonstrate its properties (ACSCH080)ACSCH080

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  • describe the importance of buffers in natural systems (ACSCH098, ACSCH102)ACSCH098 ACSCH102

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Wording is the official syllabus, read from the NESA document by a parser. The full document.