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| 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 compose of only two different elements |
| Bond | An attractive force between two or more atom or molecules that holds them together in 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 | The act or process of dissolving into parts or elements |
| 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 | A Group of at least two covalently bonded atoms. |
| 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 |
| Neutral | An uncharged subatomic particle in the nucleus |
| 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 covalently bonded together |
| Reactant | One of the starting materials in a chemical reaction |
| Salt | An ionic compound composed of positively charged cation and negatively charged anions |
| Strong Electrolytes | Substance that dissociates completely into its long when added to water and conducts electrically well |