the basics
The substance present in the greatest quantity in a solution
What is a solvent?
A substance whose aqueous solutions contain ions
What is an electrolyte?
Reaction that results in the formation of an insoluble product
What is a precipitation reaction?
Substances that ionize in aqueous solutions
What are acids?
A reaction in which electrons are transferred from one reactant to another
What are oxidation-reduction reactions/redox reactions?
The substance that is dissolved in a solution
What is a solute?
A substance that does not form ions in a solution
What is a nonelectrolyte?
An insoluble solid formed by a reaction in a solution
What is a precipitate?
Substances that accept H+ ions in reactions
What are bases
The loss of electrons by a substance
What is oxidation?
A solution in which water is the dissolving medium
What is an aqueous solution?
Solutes that exist in a solution completely or nearly completely as ions
What are strong electrolytes?
The amount of substance that can be dissolved in a given quantity of solvent at a given temperature.
What is solubility?
Strong acids and bases are also assumed to be these
What are strong electrolytes?
The gain of electrons by a substance
What is reduction?
A homogenous mixture of two or more substances
What is a solution?
Solutes that exist in solutions mostly in the form of neutral molecules with only a small fraction in the form of ions
What are weak electrolytes?
What are exchange or metathesis reactions?
This is produced by bases when dissolved in water
What are hydroxide ions?
A way to keep track of the electrons gained by the substance being reduced and electrons lost by the substance being oxidized
What are oxidation numbers?
What is water?
This symbol signifies that a reaction is significant in both directions
What is half-arrows pointing in opposite directions?
We must note the ions present in a reaction, consider possible cation-anion combinations and know soluble and insoluble ionic compounds in order to predict this
What is whether a precipitate will form?
What is a neutralization reaction?
Reaction between a metal and either an acid or metal salt
What are displacement reactions?