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Chapter-5
Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
Part-1
27 September 2002
Some Cool Chemistry Research
Chemistry Research, cont’d.
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Conductance change (nS)
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PSA concentration (pg/ml)
Blood Sample
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Water as a solvent?
Na+ Cl-
strong electrolyte
Strong electrolytes are substances that for
all intents are considered to be completely
ionized in aqueous solution.
weak electrolyte
Weak electrolytes are substances that are
only partially ionized in aqueous solution.
KBr Æ K+ + Br-
.05 M .05 M
Ions in Nature
Precipitation Reactions
Precipitation reaction
A precipitation reaction is a chemical reaction in which
cations and anions combine to form an insoluble ionic
compound called a precipitate.
Typically, precipitation reactions are carried out by mixing
solutions of strong electrolytes.
overall equation
We can describe the mixing of two solutions by a chemical
equation; for example:
Pb(NO3)2(aq) + K2CrO4(aq) Æ PbCrO4(s) + 2KNO3(aq)
Pb2+(aq) +2NO3-(aq) + 2K+(aq) + CrO42-(aq) Æ
PbCrO4(s) + 2K+(aq) 2NO3-(aq)