General Chemistry

Chapter 4: Compounds & Stoichiometry

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Double replacement reaction occurs when one of the ____ combine to form a weak electrolyte that remains undissociated in solution.

____ reactions are a specific type of double-displacement reaction in which an acid reacts with a base to produce a salt (and, usually, wat…

Neutralization reactions are a specific type of ____ reaction in which an acid reacts with a base to produce a salt (and, usually, water).

Neutralization reactions are a specific type of double-displacement reaction in which ____.

Reactions between acids and bases are always visible. ____

The addition of ____ can help determine when an acid-base neutralization reaction has occurred.

The addition of an indicator or use of indicator strips can help determine when ____ reaction has occurred.

It is of utmost importance that the reaction be balanced so as to reflect the laws of ____.

____, which are the numbers placed in front of each compound, are used to indicate the relative number of moles of a given species involved…

Stoichiometric coefficients, which are the numbers placed in front of each compound, are used to indicate ____.

When balancing equations, focus on the ____ represented element of the reaction.

In most reactions, one reactant will be used up or consumed first. This reactant is known as the ____ .

The reactants that remain after all the limiting reagent is used up are called ____ .

For problems involving the determination of the limiting reagent, keep in mind two principles: 1. ____.

____ determines which reactant is the limiting reagent.

The ____ of a reaction can refer to either the amount of product predicted (theoretical yield) or actually obtained (raw or actual yield) w…

____ yield is the maximum amount of product that can be generated as predicted from the balanced equation, assuming that all of the limitin…

____ yield is the amount of product one actually obtains during the reaction.

The ratio of the actual yield to the theoretical yield, multiplied by 100 percent, gives the ____ .

The ratio of the ____, gives the percent yield .

Ionic compounds are made up of ____, usually nonmetals.

Ionic compounds are made up of positively charged cations , usually ____.

For elements (usually metals) that can form ____, the charge is indicated by a Roman numeral in parentheses following the name of the eleme…

For elements (usually metals) that can form more than one positive ion, the charge is indicated by ____.

An older, less commonly used method is to add the ending – ous to the root of the Latin name of the element to represent the ions with ____…

An older, less commonly used method is to add the ending ____ to the root of the Latin name of the element to represent the ions with lesse…

An older, less commonly used method is to add the ending – ic to the root of the Latin name of the element to represent the ions with ____…

An older, less commonly used method is to add the ending ____ to the root of the Latin name of the element to represent the ions with great…

____ are named by dropping the ending of the name of the element and adding – ide .

Monatomic anions are named by dropping the ending of the name of the element and adding ____.

Many polyatomic anions contain oxygen and are therefore called ____.

Many ____ contain oxygen and are therefore called oxyanions.

Many polyatomic anions contain ____ and are therefore called oxyanions.

When an element forms two oxyanions, the name of the one with less oxygen ends in ____ .

When an element forms two oxyanions, the name of the one with ____ oxygen ends in – ite .

When an element forms two oxyanions, the name of the one with more oxygen ends in ____ .

When an element forms two oxyanions, the name of the one with ____ oxygen ends in – ate .

In extended series of oxyanions, prefixes are also used. ____ is used to indicate less oxygen.

In extended series of oxyanions, prefixes are also used. ____ is used to indicate more oxygen.

Polyatomic anions often gain one or more H + ions to form anions of lower charge. An older method uses the prefix ____ to indicate the addi…

Remember that alkali metals are typically found in nature in their uncharged state. ____

Oxyanions of ____ have an inordinately high oxidation number on the metal.

Oxyanions of transition metals like the MnO 4 − and CrO 4 2− ions have ____ oxidation number on the metal.

Due to high oxidation number of transition metal oxyanions, they tend to ____ in order to reduce this oxidation number and thus make good o…

Due to high oxidation number of transition metal oxyanions, they tend to gain electrons in order to reduce this oxidation number and thus m…

Qualitatively, the c____an be indicative of the oxidation state of a given element in the solution.

Qualitatively, the color of a solution can be indicative of the o____f a given element in the solution.

Solutes that enable solutions to carry currents are called ____.

Solutes that enable solutions to carry ____ are called electrolytes.

____ compounds make good electrolytes because they dissolve most readily.

Ionic compounds make good electrolytes because ____.

____ compounds are the weakest electrolytes because they do not form current-carrying ions.

Nonpolar covalent compounds are the weakest electrolytes because ____.

The tendency of an ionic solute to dissolve, or ____, into its constituent ions in water may be high or low.

The tendency of an ionic solute to ____, or solvate, into its constituent ions in water may be high or low.

A solute is considered a strong electrolyte if ____.

A solute is considered a ____ electrolyte if it dissociates completely into its constituent ions.

A solute is considered a weak electrolyte if ____.

A solute is considered a ____ electrolyte if it ionizes or hydrolyzes incompletely in aqueous solution, and only some of the solute is diss…

A solute is considered a nonelectrolyte solution if ____.

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