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4.1 study stack
flash card 4.1 key term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acidic | A solution whose pH is less than 7. |
| Alloy | A metallic solution or a mixture of two or more metals. |
| Anhydrous | A compound from which the water has been removed. |
| Anion | A negatively charged ion. |
| Arrhenius acid | A substance that produces hydrogen ions when dissolved in water |
| Arrhenius base | Substance that produces hydroxide ions when dissolved in water. |
| Aqueous A solution where water is the solvent. Abbreviated as (aq). | |
| Aqueous salt | The product in a neutralization reaction in which the salt is disassociated in water |
| Basic | A solution whose pH is greater than 7 |
| Binary Molecular Compound | A substance composed of only two different elements |
| Bond | An attractive force between two or more atoms or molecules that holds them together in a compound or in solution. |
| Brønsted-Lowry acid | A proton donor. |
| Brønsted-Lowry base | A proton acceptor |
| Cation | A positively charged ion |
| Compound | A form of matter containing two or more elements |
| Dissociate | To separate a compound into its ions in water |
| Electrically Neutral | Having no positive or negative charge |
| Empirical Formula | A chemical formula that shows the relative number of each type of atom in a molecule |
| Hydrate | A compound in which a specific number of water molecules is associated with each formula unit |
| Molecule | The amount of a substance that contains as many particles as there are atoms in exactly 12 grams of carbon-12. |
| Molecular Compound | A compound made up of molecules |
| Molecular Formula | A representation of a compound which shows the absolute number of atoms of each element in a molecule |
| Monatomic Ion | An ion formed from a single atom |
| Neutral | A solution whose pH equals 7. |
| Neutralization Reaction | A reaction in which an acid and a base react to form water and a salt. |
| pH Scale | A scale that indicates the acidity of a solution; it is based on the concentration of hydrogen ions |
| Polyatomic Ion | An ion composed of two or more atoms |
| Product Material produced during a chemical reaction | |
| Reactant | One of the starting materials in a chemical reaction. |
| Salt | An ionic compound composed of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions. One type |
| Strong Electrolytes | Substance that dissociates completely into its ions when added to water and conducts electricity well. |