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6303030283aqueous solutiona solution in which the water is the dissolving medium0
6303030284solutionhomogeneous mixture of two or more substances1
6303030285solventsubstance present in the greatest quantity and the one the dissolves the other substances2
6303030286solutethe substances in a solution that are being dissolved (of the least quantity)3
6303030287dissociationthe separation into component ions that occurs when an ionic compound dissolves4
6303030288electrolytea substance whose aqueous solutions contain ions, commonly with ionic compounds5
6303030289nonelectrolytea substance that does not form ions in solution, commonly molecular compounds6
6303030290solvationprocess 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
6303030291strong 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
6303030292weak 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
6303030293chemical equilibriumbalance that produces a state in which the relative numbers of each type of ion or molecule in the reaction are constant over time10
6303030294precipitation reactionreaction that results in the formation of an insoluble product11
6303030295precipitatean insoluble solid formed by a reaction in solution12
6303030296solubilityamount of substance that can be dissolved in a given quantity of solvent at the given temperature (at a given temperature)13
6303030297insolubleA substance is described as ______ if they have a solubility less than 0.01 mol/L14
6303030298metathesis reactionAx + By -> Ay + Bx; these reactions include both single and double replacement reactions15
6303030299molecular equationan equation that shows the complete chemical formulas of the reactants and products without indicating ionic behavior16
6303030300complete ionic equationan equation written with all strong soluble electrolytes shown as ions17
6303030301spectator ionsions that appear in identical forms among both the reactants and products of a complete ionic equation18
6303030302net ionic equationan equation for a reaction in solution showing only those particles that are directly involved in the chemical change19
6303030303acidsubstance that ionizes in aqueous solutions to form hydrogen ions, thereby increasing the concentration of H+(aq) ions; often called proton donors20
6303030304monoprotic acidsacids that yield one H+ per molecule of acid ex) HCl, HNO321
6303030305diprotic acidsacids that yield two H+ per molecule of acid ex) H2SO422
6303030306basesubstance 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
6303030307strong acidsacids that are strong electrolytes (completes ionized in solution)24
6303030308strong basesbases that are strong electrolytes (completely ionized in solution)25
6303030309strong acidsHCl, HBr, HI, HClO3, HClO4, HNO3, H2SO426
6303030310strong 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
6303030311weak acidsacids that are weak electrolytes (partly ionize in solution)28
6303030312weak basesbases that are weak electrolytes (partly ionize in solution)29
6303030313neutralization reactionthe reaction that occurs when a solution of an acid and a solution of a base are mixed30
6303030314saltany ionic compound whose cation comes from a base and whose anion comes from an acid; ____ and water are the products of neutralization reactions31
6303030315oxidation-reduction (redox) reactionreaction in which electrons are transferred between reactants32
6303030316oxidationloss of electrons by a substance33
6303030317reductiongain of electrons by a substance, and therefore increase in negative charge34
6303030318oxidation numbereither the actual charge of a monatomic ion or the hypothetical charge assigned to an atom in a neutral molecule or charged species35
63030303190oxidation number of elemental ions36
6303030320charge of the ionoxidation number for monatomic ions37
6303030321displacement reactionreactions in which the ion in solution is displaced/replaced through oxidation of an element38
6303030322activity 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
6303030323concentrationterm used by scientists to designate the amount of solute dissolved in a given quantity of solvent or solution40
6303030324molaritythe concentration of a solution expressed as the number of moles in a liter of solution (mol/L)41
6303030325dilutionprocess in which solutions of lower concentrations can be obtained by adding water42

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