Chemistry - Ch 4 Flashcards
Aqueous solution
a solution in which water is the dissolving medium
Solution
homogeneous mixture of 2+ substances
Solvent
substance present in the greatest quantity in a solution
Solutes
other substances in the solution, said to be dissolved in the solvent
Electrolyte
a substance whose aqueous solutions contain ions (ex. NaCl)
Nonelectrolyte
a substance that does not form ions in solution (ex. C12H22O11)
Dissociates
an ionic solid breaking up into its component ions as it dissolves
Solvation
process that helps stabilize the ions in solution and prevents cations and ions from recombining; water molecules surround the ions as an ionic compound dissolves (ions are solvated)
Strong electrolytes
solutes that exist in solution completely or nearly completely as ions (all soluble ionic compounds, like NaCl, and a few molecular compounds, like H20 are strong electrolytes)
Weak electrolytes
solutes that exist in solution mostly in the form of molecules with only a small fraction in the form of ions
Chemical equilibrium
relative numbers of each type of ion or molecule in the reaction are constant over time
Soluble ionic compounds are ___ electrolytes
strong
Precipitation reactions
reactions that result in the formation of an insoluble product
precipitate
insoluble solid formed by a reaction in solution
Solubility
amount of the substance that can be dissolved in a given quantity of solvent at the given temperature
Insoluble
any substance with a solubility less than .01 mol/L
all common ionic compounds of the ______ and of the ____ ion are soluble in water
alkali metal ions; ammonium
Exchange reactions (metathesis reactions)
reactions in which positive ions and negative ions appear to exchange partners (AX + BY –> AY + BX), like precipitation reactions
Molecular equation
equation showing the complete chemical formulas of the reactants and the products; shows the chemical formulas of reactants/products without indicating their ionic character
Complete ionic equation
equation written with all soluble strong electrolytes shown as ions
Spectator ions
ions that appear in identical forms among both the reactants and the products of a complete ionic equation (play no direct role in the reaction)
Net ionic equation
when spectator ions are omitted from the equation (cancel like algebraic quantities)
If every ion in a complete ionic equation is a spectator, then __ _______ ________
No reaction occurs
Acids
substances that ionize in aqueous solutions to form hydrogen ions, thereby increasing the concentration of H+ (aq) ions; AKA “proton donors”
Monoprotic acids
HCl & HNO3; yield one H+ per molecule of acid
Diprotic acid
Yields 2 H+ per molecule of acid (ex. sulfuric acid, H2SO4)