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Findlay Chemistry- Ch 4 Key Terms
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11th Grade
11/21/2010

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Activity Series
Definition
A list of metals in order of decreasing ease of oxidation
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Aqueous Solution
Definition
A solution in which water is the solvent
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Dilution
Definition
The process of preparing a less concentrated solution from a more concentrated one by adding solvent
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Base
Definition
a substance that is a H+ acceptor; produces an excess of OH-(aq) ions when it dissolves in water
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Concentration
Definition
the quantity of solute present in a given quantity of solvent or solution
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Displacement Reaction
Definition
a type of oxidation-reduction chemical reaction where one ion or element moves from one compound into another
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Strong Base
Definition
A base that ionizes completely in water
Ex: NaOH, KOH, LiOH, Ba(OH)2, and Ca(OH)2
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Electrolyte
Definition
a liquid or gel that contains ions and can be decomposed by electrolysis
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Equivalence Point
Definition
Occurs when the moles of acid equal the moles of base in a solution
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Chemical Equilibrium
Definition
A condition in which a chemical reaction is occurring at equal rates in its forward and reverse directions, so that the concentrations of the reacting substances do not change with time
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Indicator
Definition
A substance added to a solution that changes color when the added solute has reacted with all the solute present in the solution
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Metathesis (exchange) Reaction
Definition
A reaction in which two substances react through an exchange of their component ions:
AX + BY ----> AY + BX
Precipitation and acid-base neutralization reactions are examples of metathesis reactions
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Molarity
Definition
The concentration of a solution expressed as moles of solute per liter of solution
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Net Ionic Equation
Definition
A chemical equation for a solution reaction in which soluble strong electrolytes are written as ions and spectator ions are emitted
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Salt
Definition
ionic compounds that can result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base
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Neutralization Reaction
Definition
a reaction in which an acid is added to a base (or a base is added to an acid) in order to form water and an inorganic salt
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Nonelectrolyte
Definition
a substance that does not ionize in water and consequently gives a nonconducting solution
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Oxidation
Definition
the process in which a substance loses one or more electrons
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Oxidation Number(oxidation state)
Definition
A positive or negative whole number assigned to an element in a molecule or ion on the basis of a set of formal rules
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Precipitate
Definition
the formation of a solid in a solution or in another solid during a chemical reaction
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Precipitation Reaction
Definition
A reaction that occurs between substances in solution in which one of the products is insoluble
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Reduction
Definition
a process in which a substance gains one or more electrons (loses charge)
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Solute
Definition
a substance dissolved in a solvent to form a solution; it is normally the component of a solution present in the smaller amount
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Weak Base
Definition
a chemical base that does not fully ionize in an aqueous solution; NH3 (ammonia), C5H5N (pyridine), and several more, all containing "N"
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Solution
Definition
a mixture of substances that has a uniform composition
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Solvent
Definition
The dissolving medium of a solution; it is normally the component of a solution present in the greater amount
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Spectator Ions
Definition
ions that are both reactants and products in an ionic equation
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Standard Solution
Definition
a solution of known concentration
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Strong Acid
Definition
An acid that ionizes completely in water
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Strong Electrolyte
Definition
a sola solute that mostly or completely ionizes or dissociates in a solution. conductive in a solution
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Titration
Definition
The process of reacting a solution of unknown concentration with one of known concentration
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Weak Acid
Definition
an acid that only partly ionizes in water
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weak electrolyte
Definition
An electrolyte that does not completely dissociate in a solution
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