Aqueous Solution Flashcards
is a homogenous mixture containing 2 or more substances uniformly dispersed as separate atoms, molecules, or ions throughout the substance
solution
is the component that determines the phase of the solution
solvent
any component is described as
solute
is a substance that conducts electricity when water is dissolved
electrolyte
- when ionic compounds dissolve in water, they dissociate into ions
- some molecular compounds form ions when dissolved in water = ionization
aqueous solution
- ionize completely when dissolved in water
- there is 100% ionization, so the principal series are the ions of the electrolytes in the solution
- high electrical conductivity
- Ostwald’s dilution law is not applicable
- strong acids, bases, and salts
- HCl. NaCl, NaOH
strong electrolyte
- ionize partially in water
- ionization is less, roughly 1-10%. The principal species in solution is the unionized electrolyte itself
- low electric conductivity
- Ostwald’s dilution law is applicable
- weak acids and bases
- HF, NH3
weak electrolytes
acid as a substance that increases the concentration of H^+ ions in aqueous solutions
Arrhenius definition
since the H^+ ion is simply a proton, acids can lose more than one H^+ are called
polyprotic acids
can be described as a substance that increase the concentration of OH^- ions in aqueous solution
base
- any ionic compound whose cation is not H^+ and whose anion is not OH^-
- is the product of an acid-base neutralization reaction
salt
any salt that dissolves in water is a ___ electrolyte
strong
occurs when 2 solutions containing ionic compounds combine to form an insoluble product called precipitate
precipitation reaction
will occur when two ions in solution are so strongly attracted by the electrostatic forces that they form a product that does not dissolve in water
precipitation
is a reaction between an acid and a base to form a salt plus water
neutralization reaction