| a. Alkali — dissociates yielding hydroxyl ions | |
| 16. Sodium hydroxide | NaOH [aq.] ⇌ ............... + ............... |
| 17. Ammonium hydroxide | NH4OH [aq.] ⇌ ............... + ............... |
| b. Classification | |
| 18. Monoacidic base [Acidity = 1 ] | KOH [aq.] ⇌ ............... + ............... |
| 19. Diacidic base [Acidity = 2] | Cu(OH)2 [aq.] ⇌ ............... + ............... |
| c. Preparation of bases | |
| 20. From metals | Na + O2 ⟶ ............... |
| 21. From metallic oxides and metals | K2O + H2O ⟶ ............... |
| | K + H2O ⟶ ............... + ............... |
| 22.From salts | AlCl3 + NaOH ⟶ ............... + ............... ↓ |
| | FeSO4 + NaOH ⟶ ............... + ............... ↓ |
| 23. By thermal decomposition | ZnCO3 ⟶ ............... + ............... [g] |
| | Pb(NO3)2 ⟶ ............... + ...............[g] + .............. [g] |
| c. Properties of bases | |
| 24. Neutralizes acids | PbO + HNO3 ⟶ ............... + ............... |
| | Fe(OH)2 + HCl ⟶ ............... + ............... |
| Reaction with | |
| 25. Metallic salt solution | CuCl2 + NaOH ⟶ ............... + ............... ↓ |
| | FeCl3 + NaOH ⟶ ............... + ............... ↓ |
| 26. Ammonium salts | NH4Cl + NaOH ⟶ ............... + ............... + ............... [g] |
| | NH4Cl + Ca(OH)2 ⟶ ............... + ............... + ............... [g] |