Glossary
Properties Page:
- Neutralization Reaction= The neutralization reaction is the reaction where the product is a neutral substance. This page discusses a specific neutralization reaction which is acid + base which yields salt and water that are both neutral substances, hence the name neutralization reaction.
- Dissociation= The splitting of a molecule into smaller molecules, ions or atoms. In this case, the acids and bases are dissociating to create H+ and OH- ions.
- H+ ions= H+ ions are protons. All that a proton is an H+ ion, meaning that the name is interchangeable, either H+ ion or proton.
- OH- ions= OH- are also known as hydroxide ions, so using OH- ions or hydroxide are interchangeable.
Theories Page:
- Ionized= ionization is the conversion of an atom to an ion. The difference is that atoms are neutrally charged, they contain the same amount of electrons and protons. However, ions have a charge, so they do not have the same amount of protons as electrons. As a result, when the paragraph says that the atoms stay ionized it means that they continue to have a charge and do not bond with other ions to become neutral again.
- Electron Pairs= these are two electrons that share the same orbital of the nucleus but they have opposite orbits. These electron pairs are transferred during a reaction between an acid and a base. The Lewis theory describes the movement of the electron pairs.
pH Scale Page:
- Logarithmic= This specifies and says that there is a logarithm relating a pattern. A logarithm says that there is a specific increase of the pattern by multiplying by the same number over and over again.
pH Indicators:
- Litmus= It is a water soluble mixture that gets its color from the usage of dyes from lichen. This solution is then absorbed into filter paper to create the litmus papers. One uses different dyes to create blue and red litmus papers.
Titrations Page :
- Concentration= the concentration of a solution is the amount of a solute that has been dissolved in a solvent. It is also the amount of the solute that has been dissolved in water in the solution.
- Molarity= the molarity of a solution is very similar to the concentration. The molarity specifically talks about the number of moles dissolved in the solution. Moles are the units to describe an amount of a solution. The equation to find the molarity of a solution is:
- moles of a solute/ volume of solution (liters)
Strength of Acids and Bases Page:
- Equilibrium Arrow= the equilibrium arrow shows the continuous movement between the products side and the reactants side, which shows partial dissociation because the solution is not completely breaking everything down.
pH and pOH Calculations page:
- [H+] and [OH-}= the brackets around the H+ and OH- means the concentration of the H+ and OH- ions in a specific solution.
- 1.995e-12= This is scientific notation and the e replaces using the number 10 in the equation. So this is equal to 1.995 times 10 to the negative 12 power.