Chemistry Review Manual 2

Chemistry Review Manual 2 Chemistry Review Manual 2

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(c) carbon dioxide and carbon tetrachloride, CCl 4 (d) lithium bromide, LiBr, and water (e) sodium nitrate, NaNO 3 , and carbon tetrachloride, CCl 4 4.3 Electrolytes can be strong or weak. For example, most acids are molecules that dissociate in water. They react with water to form an anion (the conjugate base) and hydronium ion, H 3 O + . The ions formed can conduct electricity. So, the resulting solution is an electrolyte solution. However, most acids are weak which means they only dissociate to a small extent. Consequently, the ion concentration in solution is small, and the electrical conductivity is also small. Weak acids are therefore weak electrolytes. Weak bases are similarly weak electrolytes. Ionic materials and strong acids and bases are strong electrolytes. Label each of the following materials as a strong or weak electrolyte, or as a non-electrolyte. (a) nitric acid, HNO 3 (b) lithium hydroxide, LiOH (c) ethanol, C 2 H 5 OH (d) potassium iodide, KI (e) ammonia, NH 3 (f) hypochlorous acid, HOCl (g) sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl Page 36 of 88

Solutions: 4.1 (a) Cl 2 (g). The bonding is covalent. This is a molecular gas. Chlorine gas consists of pairs of chlorine atoms covalently bonded to form molecules. (b) LiOH(s). Ionic and covalent bonding are present. This is an ionic material. Lithium hydroxide consists of Li + and OH − ions arranged in a lattice. Hydroxide, OH − , is a diatomic anion with an oxygen atom covalently bonded to a hydrogen atom. (c) H 2 SO 4 (l). The bonding is covalent within the sulfuric acid molecules. Since the material is a liquid, there are also intermolecular forces holding the molecules together. These are weaker forces. At room temperature, the sulfuric acid molecules have enough thermal energy to easily move around one another. Consequently, sulfuric acid is a liquid at room temperature. (d) Fe(s). The bonding is metallic. The material is a metal. Iron atoms share valence electrons over vast arrays of nuclei arranged in a dense lattice to optimize the sharing. (e) CaCO 3 (s). Ionic and covalent bonding are present. This is an ionic material. Calcium carbonate consists of Ca 2+ and CO 3 2− ions arranged in a lattice. Carbonate, CO 3 2− , is a polyatomic anion with three oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a carbon atom. (f) C(diamond). Only covalent bonding is present. Diamond is a network covalent solid. It consists of a network (lattice) of carbon atoms held together by covalent bonds between neighboring atoms. (g) brass – an alloy of mostly copper, zinc and (sometimes) Sn. The bonding is metallic. The material is a metal. It consists of vast arrays of copper, zinc and (sometimes) Sn nuclei with valence electrons shared as a “sea” over the network. 4.2 (a) ethane, C 2 H 6 , and butane, C 4 H 10 . These materials form a solution. They are both non-polar molecules. (b) ethanol, C 2 H 5 OH, and water. They form a solution. They are both polar molecules. (c) carbon dioxide and carbon tetrachloride, CCl 4 . They form a solution, as they are both non-polar molecules. (d) lithium bromide, LiBr, and water. These form a solution, as LiBr is an ionic material that dissolves in water and splits into ions that are solvated by the polar water molecules. (e) sodium nitrate, NaNO 3 , and carbon tetrachloride, CCl 4 . These do not form a solution, as carbon tetrachloride is non-polar molecular liquid and the ionic NaNO 3 requires a polar solvent to dissolve it and solvate its ions. 4.3 (a) nitric acid, HNO 3 . Nitric acid is a strong electrolyte. It is a strong acid - it fully dissociates in water. (b) lithium hydroxide, LiOH. Lithium hydroxide is a strong electrolyte. It is an ionic material. It is also a strong base. However, since hydroxide is already ionic, reaction with water is not needed to produce an electrolyte solution. In the case of hydroxide, the products of reaction with water are water and hydroxide – there is no effect on the composition of the solution. Page 37 of 88

(c) carbon dioxide and carbon tetrachloride, CCl 4<br />

(d) lithium bromide, LiBr, and water<br />

(e) sodium nitrate, NaNO 3 , and carbon tetrachloride, CCl 4<br />

4.3 Electrolytes can be strong or weak. For example, most acids are molecules that dissociate in<br />

water. They react with water to form an anion (the conjugate base) and hydronium ion, H 3 O + .<br />

The ions formed can conduct electricity. So, the resulting solution is an electrolyte solution.<br />

However, most acids are weak which means they only dissociate to a small extent.<br />

Consequently, the ion concentration in solution is small, and the electrical conductivity is also<br />

small. Weak acids are therefore weak electrolytes. Weak bases are similarly weak<br />

electrolytes. Ionic materials and strong acids and bases are strong electrolytes.<br />

Label each of the following materials as a strong or weak electrolyte, or as a non-electrolyte.<br />

(a) nitric acid, HNO 3<br />

(b) lithium hydroxide, LiOH<br />

(c) ethanol, C 2 H 5 OH<br />

(d) potassium iodide, KI<br />

(e) ammonia, NH 3<br />

(f) hypochlorous acid, HOCl<br />

(g) sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl<br />

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