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6705014489aqueous solutiona solution in which the water is the dissolving medium0
6705014490solutionhomogeneous mixture of two or more substances1
6705014491solventsubstance present in the greatest quantity and the one the dissolves the other substances2
6705014492solutethe substances in a solution that are being dissolved (of the least quantity)3
6705014493dissociationthe separation into component ions that occurs when an ionic compound dissolves4
6705014494electrolytea substance whose aqueous solutions contain ions, commonly with ionic compounds5
6705014495nonelectrolytea substance that does not form ions in solution, commonly molecular compounds6
6705014496solvationprocess 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
6705014497strong 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
6705014498weak 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
6705014499chemical equilibriumbalance that produces a state in which the relative numbers of each type of ion or molecule in the reaction are constant over time10
6705014500precipitation reactionreaction that results in the formation of an insoluble product11
6705014501precipitatean insoluble solid formed by a reaction in solution12
6705014502solubilityamount of substance that can be dissolved in a given quantity of solvent at the given temperature (at a given temperature)13
6705014503insolubleA substance is described as ______ if they have a solubility less than 0.01 mol/L14
6705014505molecular equationan equation that shows the complete chemical formulas of the reactants and products without indicating ionic behavior15
6705014506ionic equationan equation written with all strong soluble electrolytes shown as ions16
6705014507spectator ionsions that appear in identical forms among both the reactants and products of a complete ionic equation17
6705014508net ionic equationan equation for a reaction in solution showing only those particles that are directly involved in the chemical change18
6705014509acidsubstance that ionizes in aqueous solutions to form hydrogen ions, thereby increasing the concentration of H+(aq) ions; often called proton donors19
6705014510monoprotic acidsacids that yield one H+ per molecule of acid ex) HCl, HNO320
6705014511diprotic acidsacids that yield two H+ per molecule of acid ex) H2SO421
6705014512basesubstance 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 NH422
6705014513strong acidsacids that are strong electrolytes (completes ionized in solution)23
6705014517weak acidsacids that are weak electrolytes (partly ionize in solution)24
6705014519neutralization reactionthe reaction that occurs when a solution of an acid and a solution of a base are mixed25
6705014520saltany ionic compound whose cation comes from a base and whose anion comes from an acid; ____ and water are the products of neutralization reactions26
6705014521oxidation-reduction (redox) reactionreaction in which electrons are transferred between reactants27
6705014522oxidationloss of electrons by a substance28
6705014523reductiongain of electrons by a substance, and therefore increase in negative charge29
6705014524oxidation numbereither the actual charge of a monatomic ion or the hypothetical charge assigned to an atom in a neutral molecule or charged species30
67050145250oxidation number of single elements31
6705014529molarity unitsmol/L32
6705014530molaritythe concentration of a solution33
6705014531dilutionprocess in which solutions of lower concentrations can be obtained by adding water34

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