Memory Quiz Definitions Flashcards
Electron affinity
the energy change that occurs when a gas phase atom or anion gains an electron
Ionization energy
the energy required to remove an electron from a gas phase atom or cation
Electronegativity
the measure of an atom’s ability to attract electrons to itself in a molecule or complex ion
Polarizability
the measure of the distortability of a species’ electron cloud
Bronsted base
a proton acceptor
Bronsted acid
a proton donor
Conjugate acid
the newly protonated species that is a product of a Bronsted acid-base reaction
Conjugated base
the newly deprotonated species that is a product of a Bronsted acid-base reaction
Lewis acid
an electron pair acceptor
Lewis base
an electron pair donor
Hard (in context of Lewis definitions)
difficult to polarize
Soft (in context of Lewis definitions)
readily polarized
