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10. Acids and Bases - Part 1 of 2
10. Acids and Bases / Acid-Base Introduction / Problem 3

Fill in the blanks for the following statements.
Choices: HBr, H3PO4,  2, 1, CH3NH2, HClO, HCOOH, HCN, 3, KOH, Sr(OH)2, H2SO4


Strong acids can be identified as
  • Hydrophilic acids such as ___
  • Oxyacids with ___ or more oxygen atoms than the number of ionizable protons such as ___

Weak acids can be identified as
  • Hydrofluoric acid
  • Acids with no oxygen nor halogen atom such as ___
  • Oxyacids with ___ less or equal number of an oxygen atom to the number of ionizable protons such as ___
  • Carboxylic acids such as ___


Strong bases can be identified as
  • Hydroxides of group ___ metals such as ___
  • Hydroxides of group ___ metals such as ____
  • Oxides of the same metals


Weak bases can be identified as
  • Nitrogen atoms that have ___ bond(s) and ___ lone pair(s) such as

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