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4.S: Reactions in Aqueous Solution (Summary)

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    • aqueous solutions – solutions in which water is the dissolving medium

    4.1: General Properties of Aqueous Solutions

      • electrolyte – substance whose aqueous solution contains ions
      • nonelectrolyte – substance that does not form ions in solution

    4.2.1 Ionic Compounds in Water

      • dissociate – when ions separate from a solid being dissolved

    4.2.2 Molecular Compounds in Water

      • the molecular structure is maintained

    4.2.3 Strong and Weak Electrolytes

      • strong electrolytes – ionic compounds that exists entirely of ions in solution
      • weak electryolytes – molecular compounds that produce a small amound of ions
      • chemical equilibrium – equilibrium of forming ions and recrystalizing ions

    4.2: Precipitation Reactions

    \[AX + BY \rightarrow AY + BX\]

      • for methathesis to occur:
      • 1) the formation of an insoluble product
      • 2) the formation of either a weak electrolyte or a nonelectrolyte
      • 3) the formation of a gas that escapes from solution

    4.5.1 Precipitation Reactions

      • precipitate – insoluble solid formed by a reaction in solution
      • solubility – amount of substance that can be dissolved in a given quantity

    4.5.2 Solubility Guidelines for Ionic Compounds

      • all common ionic compounds of the alkali metal ions and of the ammonium ion are soluble in water

    4.5.3 Reactions in Which a Weak Electrolyte or Nonelectrolyte Forms

      • hydrogen and hydroxide react to form water
      • insoluble metal oxides react with acids

    4.3: Acid-Base Reactions

    4.3.1 Acids

      • substances that ionize to form hydrogen ions
      • proton donors

    4.3.2 Bases

      • substances that ionize to form hydroxide ions

    4.3.3 Strong and Weak Acids and Bases

      • strong acid, strong base – strong electrolyte
      • weak acid, weak base – weak electrolyte

    4.3.4 Neutralization Reactions and Salts

      • neutralization reaction – when an acid and base are mixed
      • produces water and a salt

    4.4 Ionic Equations

      • molecular formula – and equation written to show the complete chemical formulas of reactants and products
      • spectator ions – ions that do not play a role in a reaction
      • net ionic equation – equation where the spectator ions are removed
      • only soluble strong electrolytes are written in ionic form

    4.4: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions

    4.6.1 Reactions in Which a Gas Forms

      • carbonates and bicarbonates

    4.6.2 Oxidation and Reduction

      • oxidation – loss of electrons
      • reduction – gain of electrons

    4.6.3 Oxidation of Metals by Acids and Salts

      • whenever one substance is oxidized, some other substance must be reduced
      • metals react with acids to form salts and hydrogen gas

    4.6.4 The Activity Series

      • activity series – list of metals arranged in order of decreasing ease of oxidation
      • active metals – alkali metals and alkaline earth metals
      • any metla on the list can be oxidized by ions of elements below it

    4.5: Concentration of Solutions

      • solution – homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
      • solvent – component that is present in greatest quantity
      • solutes – substances dissolved in the solvent

    4.1.1 Molarity

      • concentration – the amount of solute dissolved in a given quantity of solvent or solution
      • molarity – number of moles of solute in a liter of solution

    4.1.2 Dilution

      • dilution - obtaining a lower concentration of a solution by adding water
      • moles solute before dilution = moles solute after dilution

    4.6: Solution Stoichiometry and Chemical Analysis

    4.7.1 Titrations

      • statndard solution – solution of known concentration
      • titration – a known solution that undergoes a specific chemical reaction of known stoichiometry with the solution of unknown concentration
      • equivalence point – stoichiometrically equivalent quantities of reactants are brought together
      • indicator – used to show the endpoint of the titration

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