Spring 2022

Chapter 4
Aqueous Reactions and
Solution Stoichiometry

Aqueous
Reactions

Solutions
• Solutions are defined as
homogeneous mixtures
of two or more pure
substances.
• The solvent is present in
greatest abundance.
• All other substances are
solutes.

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Dissociation

• When an ionic
substance dissolves
in water, the solvent
pulls the individual
ions from the crystal
and solvates them.
• This process is called
dissociation.
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Dissociation

• An electrolyte is a
substances that
dissociates into ions
when dissolved in
water.

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Electrolytes

• An electrolyte is a
substances that
dissociates into ions
when dissolved in
water.
• A nonelectrolyte may
dissolve in water, but
it does not dissociate
into ions when it does
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Electrolytes and
Nonelectrolytes

Soluble ionic
compounds tend
to be electrolytes.

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Electrolytes and
Nonelectrolytes

Molecular
compounds tend to
be nonelectrolytes,
except for acids and
bases.
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Electrolytes

• A strong electrolyte
dissociates completely
when dissolved in
water.
• A weak electrolyte
only dissociates
partially when
dissolved in water.
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Strong Electrolytes Are…

• Strong acids
• Strong bases

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Strong Electrolytes Are…

• Strong acids
• Strong bases
• Soluble ionic salts

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Strong Electrolytes Are…

• Strong acids
• Strong bases
• Soluble ionic salts

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Precipitation Reactions

When one mixes ions

that form compounds
that are insoluble (as
could be predicted by
the solubility
guidelines), a
precipitate is formed.

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Metathesis (Exchange) Reactions

• Metathesis comes from a Greek word that
means “to transpose.”

AgNO3 (aq) + KCl (aq) ⎯→ AgCl (s) + KNO3 (aq)

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Metathesis (Exchange) Reactions

• Metathesis comes from a Greek word that
means “to transpose.”
• It appears the ions in the reactant
compounds exchange, or transpose, ions.

AgNO3 (aq) + KCl (aq) ⎯→ AgCl (s) + KNO3 (aq)

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Solution Chemistry

• It is helpful to pay attention to exactly

what species are present in a reaction
mixture (i.e., solid, liquid, gas, aqueous
solution).
• If we are to understand reactivity, we
must be aware of just what is changing
during the course of a reaction.
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Molecular Equation

The molecular equation lists the reactants

and products in their molecular form.

AgNO3 (aq) + KCl (aq) ⎯→ AgCl (s) + KNO3 (aq)

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Ionic Equation
• In the ionic equation all strong electrolytes (strong
acids, strong bases, and soluble ionic salts) are
dissociated into their ions.
• This more accurately reflects the species that are
found in the reaction mixture.

Ag+ (aq) + NO3- (aq) + K+ (aq) + Cl- (aq) ⎯→

AgCl (s) + K+ (aq) + NO3- (aq)

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Net Ionic Equation

• To form the net ionic equation, cross out anything
that does not change from the left side of the
equation to the right.

Ag+(aq) + NO3-(aq) + K+(aq) + Cl-(aq) ⎯→

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Net Ionic Equation

• To form the net ionic equation, cross out anything
that does not change from the left side of the
equation to the right.
• The only things left in the equation are those things
that change (i.e., react) during the course of the
reaction.

Ag+(aq) + Cl-(aq) ⎯→ AgCl (s)

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Net Ionic Equation

• To form the net ionic equation, cross out anything
that does not change from the left side of the
equation to the right.
• The only things left in the equation are those things
that change (i.e., react) during the course of the
reaction.
• Those things that didn’t change (and were deleted
from the net ionic equation) are called spectator ions.

Ag+(aq) + NO3-(aq) + K+(aq) + Cl-(aq) ⎯→

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Writing Net Ionic Equations

1. Write a balanced molecular equation.
2. Dissociate all strong electrolytes.
3. Cross out anything that remains
unchanged from the left side to the
right side of the equation.
4. Write the net ionic equation with the
species that remain.

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Acids

• Arrhenius defined acids

as substances that
increase the
concentration of H+
when dissolved in water.
• Brønsted and Lowry
defined them as proton
donors.
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Acids

There are only seven

strong acids:
• Hydrochloric (HCl)
• Hydrobromic (HBr)
• Hydroiodic (HI)
• Nitric (HNO3)
• Sulfuric (H2SO4)
• Chloric (HClO3)
• Perchloric (HClO4)
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Bases
• Arrhenius defined bases
as substances that
increase the
concentration of OH−
when dissolved in water.
• Brønsted and Lowry
defined them as proton
acceptors.

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Bases

The strong bases

are the soluble
metal salts of
hydroxide ion:
• Alkali metals
• Calcium
• Strontium
• Barium

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Acid-Base Reactions

In an acid-base
reaction, the acid
donates a proton
(H+) to the base.

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Neutralization Reactions
Generally, when solutions of an acid and a base are
combined, the products are a salt and water.

CH3COOH (aq) + NaOH (aq) ⎯→CH3COONa (aq) + H2O (l)

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Neutralization Reactions
When a strong acid reacts with a strong base, the net
ionic equation is…

HCl (aq) + NaOH (aq) ⎯→ NaCl (aq) + H2O (l)

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Neutralization Reactions
When a strong acid reacts with a strong base, the net
ionic equation is…

HCl (aq) + NaOH (aq) ⎯→ NaCl (aq) + H2O (l)

H+ (aq) + Cl- (aq) + Na+ (aq) + OH-(aq) ⎯→

Na+ (aq) + Cl- (aq) + H2O (l)

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Neutralization Reactions
When a strong acid reacts with a strong base, the net
ionic equation is…

HCl (aq) + NaOH (aq) ⎯→ NaCl (aq) + H2O (l)

H+ (aq) + Cl- (aq) + Na+ (aq) + OH-(aq) ⎯→

Na+ (aq) + Cl- (aq) + H2O (l)

H+ (aq) + OH- (aq) ⎯→ H2O (l)

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Gas-Forming Reactions

• Some metathesis reactions do not give the

product expected.
• In this reaction, the expected product (H2CO3)
decomposes to give a gaseous product
(CO2).

CaCO3 (s) + HCl (aq) ⎯→CaCl2 (aq) + CO2 (g) + H2O (l)

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Gas-Forming Reactions

When a carbonate or bicarbonate reacts with

an acid, the products are a salt, carbon
dioxide, and water.

CaCO3 (s) + 2 HCl (aq) ⎯→CaCl2 (aq) + CO2 (g) + H2O (l)
NaHCO3 (aq) + HBr (aq) ⎯→NaBr (aq) + CO2 (g) + H2O (l)

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Gas-Forming Reactions

Similarly, when a sulfite reacts with an acid,

the products are a salt, sulfur dioxide, and
water.

SrSO3 (s) + 2 HI (aq) ⎯→SrI2 (aq) + SO2 (g) + H2O (l)

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Gas-Forming Reactions

• This reaction gives the predicted product, but

you had better carry it out in the hood, or you
will be very unpopular!
• But just as in the previous examples, a gas is
formed as a product of this reaction.

Na2S (aq) + H2SO4 (aq) ⎯→ Na2SO4 (aq) + H2S (g)

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Oxidation-Reduction Reactions

• An oxidation occurs
when an atom or ion
loses electrons.
• A reduction occurs
when an atom or ion
gains electrons.
• One cannot occur
without the other.
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Oxidation Numbers

To determine if an oxidation-reduction
reaction has occurred, we assign an
oxidation number to each element in a
neutral compound or charged entity.

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Oxidation Numbers

• Elements in their elemental form have

an oxidation number of 0.
• The oxidation number of a monatomic
ion is the same as its charge.

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Oxidation Numbers

• Nonmetals tend to have negative

oxidation numbers, although some are
positive in certain compounds or ions.
➢Oxygen has an oxidation number of −2,
except in the peroxide ion in which it has
an oxidation number of −1.
➢Hydrogen is −1 when bonded to a metal,
+1 when bonded to a nonmetal.
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Oxidation Numbers

• Nonmetals tend to have negative

oxidation numbers, although some are
positive in certain compounds or ions.
➢Fluorine always has an oxidation number
of −1.
➢The other halogens have an oxidation
number of −1 when they are negative; they
can have positive oxidation numbers,
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Oxidation Numbers

• The sum of the oxidation numbers in a

neutral compound is 0.
• The sum of the oxidation numbers in a
polyatomic ion is the charge on the ion.

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Displacement Reactions

• In displacement reactions,
ions oxidize an element.
• The ions, then, are
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Displacement Reactions

In this reaction,
silver ions oxidize
copper metal.

Cu (s) + 2 Ag+ (aq) ⎯→ Cu2+ (aq) + 2 Ag (s)

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Displacement Reactions

The reverse reaction,

however, does not
occur.

Cu2+ (aq) + 2 Ag (s) ⎯→

x Cu (s) + 2 Ag+ (aq)
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Activity Series

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Molarity
• Two solutions can contain the same
compounds but be quite different because the
proportions of those compounds are different.
• Molarity is one way to measure the
concentration of a solution.

moles of solute
Molarity (M) =
volume of solution in liters

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Mixing a Solution
• To create a solution of a
known molarity, one
weighs out a known mass
(and, therefore, number of
moles) of the solute.
• The solute is added to a
volumetric flask, and
solvent is added to the line
on the neck of the flask.

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Dilution
• One can also dilute a more concentrated
solution by
– Using a pipet to deliver a volume of the solution to
a new volumetric flask, and
– Adding solvent to the line on the neck of the new
flask.

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Dilution
The molarity of the new solution can be determined
from the equation
Mc  Vc = Md  Vd,
where Mc and Md are the molarity of the concentrated and dilute
solutions, respectively, and Vc and Vd are the volumes of the
two solutions.

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Using Molarities in
Stoichiometric Calculations

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Titration

Titration is an
analytical
technique in
which one can
calculate the
concentration
of a solute in
a solution.

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