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what does pH and pOH stand for?
pH is the potential of hydrogen ions. pOH is the potential of hydroxide ions.
whats a solution?
what is molar mass?
mass in grams of one mole of a substance
what are intermolecular forces?
attractive and repulsive forces that arise between the molecules of a substance
what are properties of matter?
Any characteristic that can be measured, such as an object's density, colour, mass, volume, length, malleability, melting point, hardness, odour, temperature
what is le chateliers principle?
principle of chemistry used to predict the effect of a change in conditions on chemical equilibrium
whats an acid?
any hydrogen containing substance that is capable of donating a proton to another substance
whats a limiting reactant?
reactant that gets consumed first in a chemical reaction and therefore limits how much product can be formed
what is composition of matter?
instrument formed by the intermixture of two or more ingredients, and possessing properties which belong to none of these ingredients in their separate state
what is a chemical property?
any of a material's properties that becomes evident during, or after, a chemical reaction
what is ocean acidification?
on going decrease in the pH of the Earth's ocean
whats a base?
a substance that can neutralize the acid by reacting with hydrogen ions
whats a reactant?
reaction is a process that leads to the chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another
what is hydrogen bonding?
electrostatic force of attraction between a hydrogen atom
what is a physical property?
any property of a physical system that is measurable
why did the ocean surface fall from 8.15 to 8.05?
Carbon dioxide emissions from human activities
what is equilibrium?
state in which both the reactants and products are present in concentrations
whats a mole ratio?
ratio between the amounts in moles of any two compounds involved in a balanced chemical reaction
what do dipole interactions do?
molecules with permanent dipoles attract each other electrostatically
what are sig figs?
Significant figures, also referred to as significant digits or sig figs, are specific digits within a number written in positional notation that carry both reliability and necessity in conveying a particular quantity
how do you define pH?
negatice logarithm of H^+
whats molarity?
#of moles in a solute dissolved in a liter of solution
whats a mole?
unit of measurement that is part of the International System of Units
what does a London dispersion do?
temporary attractive force due to the formation of temporary dipoles in a nonpolar molecule
what are the ideal gas laws?
(PV = nRT) relates the macroscopic properties of ideal gases.