Chapter 4 rxns in aqueous solutions Flashcards
solution
homogeneous misture of 2 or more substances
solvent
substance with greatest quantity
solute
other substance, dissolved in the solvent
electrolyte
a substance whose aq solution contains ions
nonelectrolte
does no form ions in solutioon
solvation
helps stabilize the ions in solution and prevents cations and anions from recombing
strong electrolytes
those solutes that exist in solution completely or nearly completely as ions
weak electolytes
those solutes that exist in solution mostly in the form of neutral molecules with onlu a small fraction in the form of ions
chemical equillibrium
relative number of each type of ion or molecule in the rxn is constant over time
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represents ionization of strong electrolytes.
water soluable ionic cmpds are strong electrolytes
precipitation rxns
rxns that result in the formation of an insoluable product
solubility
the amount of the substance that can be dissolved in a given amount of solvent
exchange (metathesis) rxns
rxn in which cations and anions appear to exchange partners.
have to check solubilities, for precip to occur, 1 product must be insoluable in water
complete ionic equation
all soluble strong electrolytes shown as ions
spectator ions
plays no direct role in the rxn, are exactly the same on both sides of the equation