Chem Key Words
Arrhenius base
a substance that releases hydroxide ions when dissolved in water
proton donor
a term used interchangeable with hydrogen ion doner
proton accepter
a term used interchangeably with hydrogen ion acceptor
strong electrolyte
an aqueous solution that is a good conductor of electricity
weak electrolyte
an aqueous solution that is a poor conductor of electricity
Bronsted-Law Base
A substance that accepts a proton in an acid-base reaction
Arrhenius Acid
A substance that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water
net ionic equation
a chemical equation that represents an ionic reaction after spectator ions have been canceled
total ionic equation
a chemical equation that represents highly ionized substances in the ionic form and slightly ionized substance in the non ionized form
acid-base indicator
a chemical substance that changes color according to the pH of the solution
ionization constant of water
a constant that equals the product of the molar hydrogen ion concentration and the molar hydroxide ion concentration
titration
a procedure for delivering a measured volume of solution through a buret
salt
a product obtained from a neutralization reaction in addition to water
buffer
a solution that changes in pH when acid or a base is added
standard solution
a solution whose concentration has been established precisely
amphiprotic
a substance capable of either accepting or donating a proton in an acid-base reaction
Bronsted-Lowry acid
a substance that donates a proton in an acid-base reaction
spectator ions
ions that are in aqueous solution but do not appear in the net ionic equations
hydronium ion
the ion that best represents the hydrogen ion in aqueous solution
pH
the molar hydrogen ion concentration expressed on an exponential scale
ionization
the process of a polar compound dissolving in water and forming positive and negative ions
dissociation
the process of an ionic compound dissolving in water and separating into positive and negative ions
endpoint
the stage in a titration when the indicator changes color