An acid which completely dissociates in aqueous solution
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STEREOISOMER
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Species with the same structural formula but with a different arrangement of the atoms in space
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ENTHALPY CHANGE OF FORMATION
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The enthalpy change when one mole of a compound is formed from its constituent elements
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WEAK ACID
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An acid which partially dissociates in aqueous solution
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SECOND IONISATION ENERGY
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The enthalpy change when one mole of gaseous 2⁺ ions is formed from one mole of gaseous 1⁺ ions
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BRØNSTED-LOWRY ACID
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A proton (H⁺) donor
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ENTHALPY CHANGE OF ATOMISATION
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The enthalpy change when one mole of gaseous atoms is formed from its element in its standard state
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FIRST IONISATION ENERGY
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The enthalpy change when one mole of gaseous 1⁺ ions is formed from gaseous atoms
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SPONTANEOUS REACTION
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A reaction which can occur at the specified temperature without a constant input of energy (ΔG NEGATIVE)
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SALT
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Produced when the H⁺ ion of an acid is replace by a metal ion or the ammonium ion
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pKa
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-logKa
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ENTROPY
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The measure of disorder of a system
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FREE ENERGY (ΔG)
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ΔH - TΔS
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OVERALL ORDER OF REACTION
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The sum of the individual orders in the rate equation
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Le CHATELIER'S PRINCIPLE
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When a system in dynamic equilibrium is subject to a change, the system shifts to minimise the change
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ENTHALPY CHANGE OF NEUTRALISATION
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The energy change that accompanies the neutralisation of an aqueous acid by an aqueous base to form 1 mole of water
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pH
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-log[H⁺(aq)]
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ELECTRODE POTENTIAL
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The emf of a half cell compared with the standard hydrogen electrode
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BRØNSTED-LOWRY BASE
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A proton (H⁺) acceptor
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BUFFER SOLUTION
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A solution which minimises pH change when small amounts of acid or base are added
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LATTICE ENTHALPY
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The enthalpy change when one mole of a solid ionic lattice is formed from its gaseous ions
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HALF-LIFE
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The time taken for the concentration of a reactant to decrease by half
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Kc
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The equilibrium constant measured using equilibrium concentrations
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EQUIVALENCE POINT
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The point in a titration at which the volume of one solution has reacted exactly with the volume of the second solution
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CONJUGATE ACID-BASE PAIR
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A pair of two species which transform into each other by gain or loss of a proton
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FIRST ELECTRON AFFINITY
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The enthalpy change when one mole of gaseous 1- ions is formed from gaseous atoms
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HOMOGENEOUS EQUILIBRIUM
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An equilibrium where reactants and products are in the same physical state
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ORDER OF REACTION
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The power to which the concentration of a particular reactant is raised in the rate equation
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DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM
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Exists in a closed system when the rate of the forward reaction is equal to the rate of the reverse reaction and the concentrations of reactants and products remains constant
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INITIAL RATE
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The change in concentration of a reactant or product per unit time at the start of a reaction
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ENTHALPY CHANGE OF HYDRATION
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The enthalpy change when one mole of isolated gaseous ions is dissolved in water forming one mole of aqueous ions
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ENTHALPY CHANGE OF SOLUTION
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The enthalpy change when one mole of a compound is completely dissolved in water