Fresh Chemist of Bel-Air
A nerd's version of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Disclaimer: not a cool nerd) Thank you Mrs. Blair for being able to tolerate me in AP Chemistry, and as always, shout out to the Bradways! Lyrics: Now this is a story 'bout bases and acids: Which takes the electron and which one passes? And how they react to H₂O, so stay right there, Here we go. In H₂O strong bases dissociate makin' hydroxide (OH⁻), Nothin' to debate. This OH ion with a negative charge gets attached to all of SrNaCsCaKLiBaRb. These are all eight strong bases made of Strontium, Sodium, Cs, and Ca. After Cesium and Calcium you've got K and Li, or Potassium and Lithium - you followin' guys? Now there's only two left, so don't you elude, It's just Barium and Rb - it's Rubidium dude! There are three of these you need to note: Strontium, Barium, and Calcium float away from the though of a single charge, All three of these need a plus 2 charge. So OH minus (OH⁻) has to match it up - One and one make two, don't they? Yup. I still need your attention so don't you yawn, But we're done with bases, let's move on. Remembering strong acids may be much harder, just be sure to know they ionize in water. There's only seven of these so don't feel blue, You've got Cl⁻, Br⁻, and SO₄²⁻. You've got NO₃⁻, I⁻, and ClO₄⁻, after ClO₃⁻ that's it - there's no more. Remember to attach all to an H⁺, All except Sulfate (SO₄²⁻), which needs two H⁺. Now this is all you need to know 'Bout strong bases and acids See you later, BrO. Eight Strong Bases (use acronym SrNaCs CaKLiBaRb): Sr(OH)₂ - strontium hydroxide NaOH - sodium hydroxide CsOH - cesium hydroxide Ca(OH)₂ - calcium hydroxide KOH - potassium hydroxide LiOH - lithium hydroxide Ba(OH)₂ - barium hydroxide RbOH - rubidium hydroxide Seven Strong Acids: HCl - hydrochloric acid HBr - hydrobromic acid H₂SO₄² - sulfuric acid HNO₃ - nitric acid HI - hydroiodic acid HClO₄ - perchloric acid HClO₃ - chloric acid
A nerd's version of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Disclaimer: not a cool nerd) Thank you Mrs. Blair for being able to tolerate me in AP Chemistry, and as always, shout out to the Bradways! Lyrics: Now this is a story 'bout bases and acids: Which takes the electron and which one passes? And how they react to H₂O, so stay right there, Here we go. In H₂O strong bases dissociate makin' hydroxide (OH⁻), Nothin' to debate. This OH ion with a negative charge gets attached to all of SrNaCsCaKLiBaRb. These are all eight strong bases made of Strontium, Sodium, Cs, and Ca. After Cesium and Calcium you've got K and Li, or Potassium and Lithium - you followin' guys? Now there's only two left, so don't you elude, It's just Barium and Rb - it's Rubidium dude! There are three of these you need to note: Strontium, Barium, and Calcium float away from the though of a single charge, All three of these need a plus 2 charge. So OH minus (OH⁻) has to match it up - One and one make two, don't they? Yup. I still need your attention so don't you yawn, But we're done with bases, let's move on. Remembering strong acids may be much harder, just be sure to know they ionize in water. There's only seven of these so don't feel blue, You've got Cl⁻, Br⁻, and SO₄²⁻. You've got NO₃⁻, I⁻, and ClO₄⁻, after ClO₃⁻ that's it - there's no more. Remember to attach all to an H⁺, All except Sulfate (SO₄²⁻), which needs two H⁺. Now this is all you need to know 'Bout strong bases and acids See you later, BrO. Eight Strong Bases (use acronym SrNaCs CaKLiBaRb): Sr(OH)₂ - strontium hydroxide NaOH - sodium hydroxide CsOH - cesium hydroxide Ca(OH)₂ - calcium hydroxide KOH - potassium hydroxide LiOH - lithium hydroxide Ba(OH)₂ - barium hydroxide RbOH - rubidium hydroxide Seven Strong Acids: HCl - hydrochloric acid HBr - hydrobromic acid H₂SO₄² - sulfuric acid HNO₃ - nitric acid HI - hydroiodic acid HClO₄ - perchloric acid HClO₃ - chloric acid