process 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 solution
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insoluble
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A substance is described as ______ if they have a solubility less than 0.01 mol/L
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oxidation number of single elements
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oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction
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reaction in which electrons are transferred between reactants
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strong acids
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acids that are strong electrolytes (completes ionized in solution)
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spectator ions
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ions that appear in identical forms among both the reactants and products of a complete ionic equation
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chemical equilibrium
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balance that produces a state in which the relative numbers of each type of ion or molecule in the reaction are constant over time
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neutralization reaction
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the reaction that occurs when a solution of an acid and a solution of a base are mixed
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monoprotic acids
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acids that yield one H+ per molecule of acid
ex) HCl, HNO3
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oxidation number
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either the actual charge of a monatomic ion or the hypothetical charge assigned to an atom in a neutral molecule or charged species
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precipitate
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an insoluble solid formed by a reaction in solution
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solubility
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amount of substance that can be dissolved in a given quantity of solvent at the given temperature (at a given temperature)
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salt
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any ionic compound whose cation comes from a base and whose anion comes from an acid; ____ and water are the products of neutralization reactions
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solvent
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substance present in the greatest quantity and the one the dissolves the other substances
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base
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substance 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 NH4
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ionic equation
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an equation written with all strong soluble electrolytes shown as ions
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strong electrolytes
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solutes that exist in solution completely or nearly completely as separate ions; fully or almost fully dissociate; in chemical equations, represented by a full arrow
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molecular equation
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an equation that shows the complete chemical formulas of the reactants and products without indicating ionic behavior
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nonelectrolyte
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a substance that does not form ions in solution, commonly molecular compounds
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dilution
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process in which solutions of lower concentrations can be obtained by adding water
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solution
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homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
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solute
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the substances in a solution that are being dissolved (of the least quantity)
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oxidation
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loss of electrons by a substance
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acid
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substance that ionizes in aqueous solutions to form hydrogen ions, thereby increasing the concentration of H+(aq) ions; often called proton donors
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reduction
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gain of electrons by a substance, and therefore increase in negative charge
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weak electrolytes
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solutes 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 arrows
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molarity units
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mol/L
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molarity
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the concentration of a solution
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diprotic acids
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acids that yield two H+ per molecule of acid
ex) H2SO4
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dissociation
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the separation into component ions that occurs when an ionic compound dissolves
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weak acids
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acids that are weak electrolytes (partly ionize in solution)
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net ionic equation
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an equation for a reaction in solution showing only those particles that are directly involved in the chemical change
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aqueous solution
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a solution in which the water is the dissolving medium
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Solid
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precipitation reaction
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reaction that results in the formation of an insoluble product
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electrolyte
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a substance whose aqueous solutions contain ions, commonly with ionic compounds