ch 7 - stoichiometry of chemical reactions Flashcards
chemical equation
symbolic representation of a chemical reaction
precipitation reaction
double displacement;
forms two new compounds, one or both of which may be insoluble
acid-base reactions
reaction involving the transfer of a hydrogen ion between reactant species
oxidation-reduction reactions
reaction involving a change in oxidation number for one or more reactant elements
stoichiometry
relationships between amounts of reactants and products of a chemical reaction
reaction yield
amount of product formed in a reaction
theoretical yield
amount of product that may be produced from a given amount of reactants according to the reaction stoichiometry
% yield
measure of the efficiency of a reaction, expressed as a percentage of the theoretical yield
ionic equations
chemical equation in which all dissolved ionic reactants and products, including spectator ions, are explicitly represented by formulas for their dissociated ions
net ionic equation
dissolved ionic compounds are broken into their ingredients, forms and charges;
1. excludes ions that stay dissolved / the state of which does not change;
2. excludes ions that aren’t changed by the process;
solubility
the extent to which a substance may be dissolved in a solvent
strong acid
acid that reacts completely when dissolved in water to yield hydronium ions
strong base
base that reacts completely when dissolved in water to yield hydroxide ions;
must be both an ionic compound and soluble in water;
Contains a metal from group 1 or 2:
LiOH, NaOH, KOH, RbOH, CsOH, Ca(OH)2, Sr(OH)2, Ba(OH)2
weak acid
acid that only reacts slightly to release hydronium ions
weak base
base that only reacts slightly to release hydroxide ions
neutralization reactions
reaction between an acid and a base that produces salt and water
oxidization
process in which an element’s oxidation number is increased by a loss of electrons
reduction
process in which an element’s oxidation number is decreased by gain of electrons