Chapter 5  Learning Goals

 

 

Upon completion of the chapter, you should:

 

 

·        Be able to define and understand key terms such as solute, solvent, concentration, and saturated solution.

·        Understand the difference between ionic and molecular substances as electrolytes and nonelectrolytes.

·        Predict how substances will dissociate in aqueous solution.

·        Understand acids as proton donors, or electron pair acceptors.

·        Understand bases as hydroxide ion donors or electron pair donors.

·        Know the difference between strong and weak acids or bases, as percent ionization, and not how reactive each species can be.

·        Be able to write molecular and ionic equations.

·        Know the difference between total ionic and net ionic equations.

·        Understand that the removal of ions by product formation often drives a reaction to products.

·        Be able to predict when a precipitate will form in aqueous solution.

·        Know what molarity is, how and why we use it.

·        Understand how sometimes reactions are limited by the amount of reagents present.