Equilibrium
What term describes a chemical reaction in which the forward and reverse reactions occur at the same rate, resulting in no net change in the concentration of reactants or products?
What is dynamic equilibrium?
What is the name for a substance that can accept a proton (H+)?
What is a base?
What is the simplest hydrocarbon, consisting of only carbon and hydrogen atoms?
What is methane (CH4)?
In a redox reaction, which element is oxidized?
What is the element that loses electrons?
What is the term for a reaction in which two or more reactants combine to form a single product?
What is synthesis or combination?
According to Le Chatelier's Principle, if you increase the concentration of reactants in an equilibrium system, what will happen to the equilibrium position?
What is a shift toward the products?
What is the pH of a solution with a hydrogen ion concentration [H+] of 1 x 10^-9 M?
What is pH 9?
Which functional group is present in alcohols?
What is the hydroxyl group (-OH)?
What is the reducing agent in the following reaction: 2K(s) + Cl2(g) → 2KCl(s)?
What is potassium (K)?
What type of reaction involves the breakdown of a compound into simpler substances?
What is decomposition?
What is the equilibrium constant expression for the reaction: N2(g) + 3H2(g) ⇌ 2NH3(g)?
What is Kc = [NH3]^2 / [N2] * [H2]^3?
Name the type of reaction in which an acid reacts with a base to form salt and water.
What is neutralization?
Name the process used to convert alkenes into polymers.
What is polymerization?
In a redox reaction, if one substance is reduced, what happens to another substance?
What is that it is oxidized?
What is the chemical formula for sulfuric acid?
What is H2SO4?
In an endothermic reaction at equilibrium, what effect does increasing the temperature have on the equilibrium position?
What is a shift toward the products?
In the Bronsted-Lowry theory, what is an acid?
What is a proton (H+) donor?
What is the IUPAC name for the compound with the molecular formula C2H5OH?
What is ethanol?
In a galvanic cell, which electrode is the site of oxidation?
What is the anode?
What type of reaction occurs when an organic compound combines with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water?
What is combustion?
What does the value of the equilibrium constant (K) tell us about a reaction at equilibrium?
What is the ratio of products to reactants at equilibrium?
What is the common name for a solution with a pH greater than 7?
What is a basic or alkaline solution?
Which organic reaction converts an aldehyde or ketone into an alcohol using a reducing agent?
What is reduction?
What is the standard electrode potential for the hydrogen electrode under standard conditions?
What is 0.00 V?
What is the primary purpose of a catalyst in a chemical reaction?
What is to increase the rate of the reaction without being consumed in the process?