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Author: John E. McMurry, Robert C. Fay
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Chapter 7.1, Problem 7.2CP
Three different substances, A2X, A2Y, and A2Z, are dissolved in water, with the following results. (Water molecules are omitted for clarity.) Which of the substances is the strongest electrolyte, and which is the weakest? Explain.
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Chapter 7 Solutions
General Chemistry: Atoms First
Ch. 7.1 - What is the molar concentration of Br ions in a...Ch. 7.1 - Three different substances, A2X, A2Y, and A2Z, are...Ch. 7.2 - Prob. 7.3PCh. 7.3 - Write net ionic equations for the following...Ch. 7.4 - Predict whether each of the following compounds is...Ch. 7.4 - Predict whether a precipitation reaction will...Ch. 7.4 - How might you use a precipitation reaction to...Ch. 7.4 - An aqueous solution containing an anion,...Ch. 7.5 - Prob. 7.9PCh. 7.5 - Give likely chemical formulas corresponding to the...
Ch. 7.5 - Write a balanced ionic equation and net ionic...Ch. 7.5 - The following pictures represent aqueous solutions...Ch. 7.6 - Assign an oxidation number to each atom in the...Ch. 7.7 - Prob. 7.14PCh. 7.7 - In each of the following reactions, tell which...Ch. 7.8 - Predict whether the following reactions will...Ch. 7.8 - Element B will reduce the cation of element A (A+)...Ch. 7.8 - Use the following reactions to arrange the...Ch. 7.9 - Write unbalanced half-reactions for the following...Ch. 7.9 - Balance the following net ionic equation by the...Ch. 7.9 - Balance the following equation by the...Ch. 7.10 - What is the molar concentration of Fe2+ ion in an...Ch. 7.10 - In the common lead storage battery used in...Ch. 7.10 - Many dozens of different solvents are used in...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.25CPCh. 7 - Assume that an aqueous solution of a cation,...Ch. 7 - Assume that an aqueous solution of OH, represented...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.28CPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.29CPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.30CPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.31CPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.32SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.33SPCh. 7 - Write net ionic equations for the reactions listed...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.35SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.36SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.37SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.38SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.39SPCh. 7 - Classify each of the following substances as...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.41SPCh. 7 - What is the total molar concentration of ions in...Ch. 7 - What is the total molar concentration of ions in...Ch. 7 - Which of the following substances are likely to be...Ch. 7 - Which of the following substances are likely to be...Ch. 7 - Predict whether a precipitation reaction will...Ch. 7 - Predict whether a precipitation reaction will...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.48SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.49SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.50SPCh. 7 - How would you prepare the following substances by...Ch. 7 - What is the mass and the identity of the...Ch. 7 - What is the mass and the identity of the...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.54SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.55SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.56SPCh. 7 - Assume that you have an aqueous solution of an...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.58SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.59SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.60SPCh. 7 - Write balanced ionic equations for the following...Ch. 7 - Write balanced net ionic equations for the...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.63SPCh. 7 - If the following solutions are mixed, is the...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.65SPCh. 7 - How many milliliters of 1.00 M KOH must be added...Ch. 7 - How many milliliters of 2.00 M HCl must be added...Ch. 7 - Where in the periodic table are the best reducing...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.69SPCh. 7 - In each of the following instances, tell whether...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.71SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.72SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.73SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.74SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.75SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.76SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.77SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.78SPCh. 7 - Neither strontium (Sr) nor antimony (Sb) is shown...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.80SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.81SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.82SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.83SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.84SPCh. 7 - Balance the half-reactions in Problem 7.83,...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.86SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.87SPCh. 7 - Balance the following half-reactions: (a) (acidic)...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.89SPCh. 7 - Write balanced net ionic equations for the...Ch. 7 - Write balanced net ionic equations for the...Ch. 7 - Write balanced net ionic equations for the...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.93SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.94SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.95SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.96SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.97SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.98SPCh. 7 - Standardized solutions of KBrO3 are frequently...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.100SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.101SPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.102SPCh. 7 - Calcium levels in blood can be determined by...Ch. 7 - Balance the equations for the following reactions...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.105CHPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.106CHPCh. 7 - Balance the equations for the following reactions...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.108CHPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.109CHPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.110CHPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.111CHPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.112CHPCh. 7 - Succinic acid, an intermediate in the metabolism...Ch. 7 - How could you use a precipitation reaction to...Ch. 7 - How could you use a precipitation reaction to...Ch. 7 - Write a balanced net ionic equation for each of...Ch. 7 - A 100.0 mL solution containing aqueous HCl and HBr...Ch. 7 - Write balanced net ionic equations for the...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.119CHPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.120CHPCh. 7 - When 75.0 mL of a 0.100 M lead(II) nitrate...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.122CHPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.123CHPCh. 7 - Hydrogen peroxide can be either an oxidizing or...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.125CHPCh. 7 - Iron content in ores can be determined by a redox...Ch. 7 - A mixture of FeCl2 and NaCl is dissolved in water,...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.128MPCh. 7 - The following three solutions are mixed: 100.0 mL...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.130MPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.131MPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.132MPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.133MPCh. 7 - Brass is an approximately 4:1 alloy of copper and...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7.135MPCh. 7 - Prob. 7.136MP
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