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 |
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 |
CompoundA | 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 | |
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 |