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Chapter 3
Chemical Reactions
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
09/21/2008

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Acid
Definition
a substance which when dissolved in water increases the concentration of the hydrogen ion in solution. Proton Donor.
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Acid-base reaction
Definition
a reaction in which an acid and base neutralize each other, forming water.
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Base
Definition
a substance which when dissolved in water increases the concentration of the hydroxide ion. Proton Acceptor.
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Electrolyte
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A substance whose aqueous solution conducts electricity well, because the solution contains ions.
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Law of Conservation of Matter
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matter is neither created nor destroyed in ordinary chemical and physical process.
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Oxidation
Definition
the loss of electrons.
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