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What is the formula of hydrochloride acid?

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HCl

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What is an acid?

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A species that is a proton donator. It releases H⁺ ions in aqueous solutions.

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What is the formula of sulfuric acid?

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H₂SO₄

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What is the formula of nitric acid?

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HNO₃

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What is a base? What are common bases?

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A species that is a proton acceptor. It readily accepts H⁺ ions from an acid. Common bases are metal oxides, metal hydroxides and ammonia.

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What is an alkali?

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A soluble base that releases OH⁻ ions in aqueous solution.

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What is the formula of sodium hydroxide?

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NaOH

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What is the formula of potassium hydroxide?

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KOH

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What is the formula of aqueous ammonia?

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NH₃(aq)

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What is a salt?

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Any chemical compound formed from an acid when a H⁺ ion from the acid has been replaced by a metal ion or another positive ion.

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What is a cation?

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A positively charged ion.

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What is an anion?

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A negatively charged ion.

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What is an anhydrous substance?

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A substance that contains no water molecules.

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What is a hydrated compound?

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A crystalline compound containing water molecules.

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What is the water of crystallisation?

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Water molecules that form an essential part of the crystalline structure of compound, separated from the empirical formula of a compound by a dot.

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What is oxidation?

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The loss of electrons; the gain of oxygen; the increase in oxidation number.

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What is reduction?

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The gain of electrons; the loss of oxygen; the decrease in oxidation number.

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What is a redox reactions?

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A reaction in which both oxidation and reduction take place.

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What is a reducing agent?

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An agent that adds electrons to (reduces) another species.

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What is an oxidising agent?

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A reagent that takes electrons from (oxidises) another species.

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Describe the reaction of an acid with a carbonate.

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Acid + Carbonate → Salt + CO₂ + H₂O

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Describe the reaction of an acid with a base.

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Acid + Base → Salt + H₂O

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Describe the reaction of an acid with an alkali.

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Acid + Alkali → Salt + H₂O

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