Basic Chemistry…putting it all together Atoms, valence electrons Ionization energy and reactivity...
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Basic Chemistry…putting it all together • Atoms, valence electrons • Ionization energy and reactivity • Molecular mass (weight) • Chemical equations and “balancing” • Formula mass • Feedrates and concentrations • pH
Basic Chemistry…putting it all together Atoms, valence electrons Ionization energy and reactivity Molecular mass (weight) Chemical equations and “balancing”
Basic Chemistryputting it all togetherAtoms, valence
electronsIonization energy and reactivityMolecular mass
(weight)Chemical equations and balancingFormula massFeedrates and
concentrationspH
Example: HOCl and WaterSame number of atoms per moleculeChlorine
substituted for hydrogenChlorine is more electronegativetable 3.3
p19Dissociation of both is likelyHOHOHCl
DissociationBoth molecules will be impacted by pHChlorine as an
ion (hypochlorous acid) looks less like hydroxide than HOCl does to
H2OOHCl-+HOH-+OHClHOH
