Questions tagged [aqueous-solution]
For questions relating to compounds dissolved in water and resulting reactions and acid-base equilibria.
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Finding ions in water samples
So for a school chemistry assignment I was given 5 water samples and a bunch of different reagents to help me find out what was in the solutions. I'm stuck on two.
The first one had a pH of 7 and ...
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What is meant by "fairly" when used as a quantifier for the solubility of a chemical?
While doing homework and I found a statement that says a chemical is fairly soluble in water, but I do not understand what this means.
However, I know that when things are soluble in water they tend ...
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acids, bases, salts, etc
All the chemical compounds can be categorized as acids, bases, and neutral compounds.
There are different theories, namely Arrhenius Theory, Brønsted-Lowry Theory, Lewis Theory, which define the acids ...
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In a reaction between Calcium Ammonium Nitrate or Urea with water, does Nitrogen Content and Purity affect how cold the solution gets?
Recently, I bought an ice pack that contained Calcium Ammonium Nitrate, and realized that it really didn't get cold. I came to the conclusion that perhaps Urea is more effective, yet it is still ...
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How to make oil more heavy?
I would like to increase the density of a given oil (or anything that repels water) so that it is slightly heavier than water; to be able to precisely control how slow the oil would fall in the water.
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Are these two reactions the same? [duplicate]
I read the book an it said when $\ce{NH4Cl}$ dissolves in the water, the reaction of $\ce{NH4+}$ will be
$$\ce{NH4+ <=> NH3 + H+},$$
but instead, the first reaction came to my mind was
$$\ce{...
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difference between solving and dissolving something [closed]
What is the difference between the terms 'solve' and 'dissolve'? Up until now I have used the two terms interchangeably, not having any sound scientific definitions for each. I have thought them both ...
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How does addition of AgCl affect concentration of iodide in KI solution?
In a mixture of $\ce{AgCl(s)}$ and initial $\pu{0.10 M}$ $\ce{KI}$, what is the $[\ce{I-}]$ after the reaction proceeds?
Disclaimer: This is not a graded assignment, but rather a problem I'm trying to ...
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How to calculate molality, molarity and mole fraction given density (g/mole)?
Calculate the molality, molarity and mole fraction of a $\ce{CuSO4}$
in a 17% m/m aqueous solution (density of the solution is 1.367 g/mole)
I did .17 * 1.367 to find grams of $\ce{CuSO4}$
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Why is the Ag+ concentration in a beaker fixed in the reaction between excess AgCl (s) and KI (aq) from the start? [duplicate]
This arises as a sub-question for the following question: Calculate the concentration of I- in a solution obtained by mixing 0.10 M KI with an excess of AgCl(s).
I tried to look at How does addition ...
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How does sodium carbonate raise pH?
Sodium carbonate is used in pools to raise pH. From my understanding, it would dissociate in water like so:
$$\ce{Na2CO3 <=> 2 Na+ + CO3^2-}$$
To raise pH, doesn't it have to absorb hydrogen ...
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Is Phosphate (PO4 3-) solube in water? [closed]
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Superphosphate is used instead of just phosphate because superphosphate is a compound whereas phosphate is an ion. This means that phosphate must attach itself with a cation in order to give a ...
