Test 1 Flashcards
Solvent
The dissolver (usually water)
Solute
The dissolved particles
Solvation
The process of water dissolving an ionic substance by surrounding the cations with anions
Electrolyte
Compound that conducts electricity when dissolved or melted
Nonelectrolyte
Compound that does not conduct electricity when dissolved or melted
All ionic compounds are…
Electrolytes (they produce ions)
Most molecular compounds are…
Non electrolytes
Ionic compounds with strong electrolytes are
Completely solvable
Ionic compounds with weak electrolytes are
Slightly soluable
Ionic compounds with nonelectrolytes
Don’t exist
Molecular compounds with strong electrolytes are
Strong acids
Molecular compounds with weak electrolytes are
Weak acids
Molecular compounds with nonelectrolytes are
Most molecular compounds
Surface tension
Inward pull of water molecules that tends to reduce he surface area of water
Surfacent
Any substance that increases surface area of water (by disrupting hydrogen bonding)