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4921514223aqueous solutiona solution in which the water is the dissolving medium0
4921514224solutionhomogeneous mixture of two or more substances1
4921514225solventsubstance present in the greatest quantity and the one the dissolves the other substances2
4921514226solutethe substances in a solution that are being dissolved (of the least quantity)3
4921514227dissociationthe separation into component ions that occurs when an ionic compound dissolves4
4921514228electrolytea substance whose aqueous solutions contain ions, commonly with ionic compounds5
4921514229nonelectrolytea substance that does not form ions in solution, commonly molecular compounds6
4921514230solvationprocess that helps stabilize the ions in solution and prevents the cations and anions from recombining; this process is symbolized by aq in reactions and causes ions to become dispersely uniform throughout a solution7
4921514231strong electrolytessolutes that exist in solution completely or nearly completely as separate ions; fully or almost fully dissociate; in chemical equations, represented by a full arrow8
4921514232weak electrolytessolutes that exist in solution mostly in the form of molecules with only a small fraction in the form of ions; do not completely dissociate; in a chemical equation, represented by two half arrows9
4921514233chemical equilibriumbalance that produces a state in which the relative numbers of each type of ion or molecule in the reaction are constant over time10
4921514234precipitation reactionreaction that results in the formation of an insoluble product11
4921514235precipitatean insoluble solid formed by a reaction in solution12
4921514236solubilityamount of substance that can be dissolved in a given quantity of solvent at the given temperature (at a given temperature)13
4921514237insolubleA substance is described as ______ if they have a solubility less than 0.01 mol/L14
4921514238metathesis reactionAx + By -> Ay + Bx; these reactions include both single and double replacement reactions15
4921514239molecular equationan equation that shows the complete chemical formulas of the reactants and products without indicating ionic behavior16
4921514240complete ionic equationan equation written with all strong soluble electrolytes shown as ions17
4921514241spectator ionsions that appear in identical forms among both the reactants and products of a complete ionic equation18
4921514242net ionic equationan equation for a reaction in solution showing only those particles that are directly involved in the chemical change19
4921514243acidsubstance that ionizes in aqueous solutions to form hydrogen ions, thereby increasing the concentration of H+(aq) ions; often called proton donors20
4921514244monoprotic acidsacids that yield one H+ per molecule of acid ex) HCl, HNO321
4921514245diprotic acidsacids that yield two H+ per molecule of acid ex) H2SO422
4921514246basesubstance that accepts (reacts with) H+ ions and produce hydroxide ions (OH-) when they dissolve in water; there are common ____s that do not contain hydroxide, however, like NH423
4921514247strong acidsacids that are strong electrolytes (completes ionized in solution)24
4921514248strong basesbases that are strong electrolytes (completely ionized in solution)25
4921514249strong acidsHCl, HBr, HI, HClO3, HClO4, HNO3, H2SO426
4921514250strong basesAll Group 1A metal hydroxides (LiOH, NaOH, KOH, RbOH, CsOH) and heavy Group 2A metal hydroxides (Ca(OH)2, Sr(OH)2, Ba(OH)2)27
4921514251weak acidsacids that are weak electrolytes (partly ionize in solution)28
4921514252weak basesbases that are weak electrolytes (partly ionize in solution)29
4921514253neutralization reactionthe reaction that occurs when a solution of an acid and a solution of a base are mixed30
4921514254saltany ionic compound whose cation comes from a base and whose anion comes from an acid; ____ and water are the products of neutralization reactions31
4921514255oxidation-reduction (redox) reactionreaction in which electrons are transferred between reactants32
4921514256oxidationloss of electrons by a substance33
4921514257reductiongain of electrons by a substance, and therefore increase in negative charge34
4921514258oxidation numbereither the actual charge of a monatomic ion or the hypothetical charge assigned to an atom in a neutral molecule or charged species35
49215142590oxidation number of elemental ions36
4921514260charge of the ionoxidation number for monatomic ions37
4921514265displacement reactionreactions in which the ion in solution is displaced/replaced through oxidation of an element38
4921514266activity serieslist of metals arranged in order of decreasing ease of oxidation; active metals are top and noble metals bottom; any metal on the list can be oxidized by the ions of elements below it39
4921514267concentrationterm used by scientists to designate the amount of solute dissolved in a given quantity of solvent or solution40
4921514268molaritythe concentration of a solution expressed as the number of moles in a liter of solution (mol/L)41
4921514269dilutionprocess in which solutions of lower concentrations can be obtained by adding water42

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