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aqueous solution |
solutions in which water is the dissolving medium |
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electrolyte |
a substance whose aqueous solutions contain ions |
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nonelectrolute |
a substance whose aqueous solutions contain ions |
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solvation |
process helps stabilize the ions in solutions and prevents cations and anions from recombining |
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what happens to a molecular compound when it dissolves in water |
the solution usually consists of intact molecules dispersed throughout the solution |
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strong electrolyte |
the solutes that exist in solution completely or nearly completely as ions |
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weak electrolyte |
those solutes that exist in solution mostly in the form of molecules with only a small fraction in the forms of ions |
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how do weak electrolyte |
ionize in water |
