Reactions in Aqueous SolutionWhat does it mean to dissolve (aq)?Solute, solvent, solution

Visualize the Solution Process Dissociation to Form an Ionic Solution -

Animation How an Ionic Compound Dissolves in W

ater – Animation Difference Between Dissolving an Ionic

Compound and a Molecular (covalent) Compound – Video

Strong Electrolyte vs Non-Electrolyte – Animation

Strong Electrolyte vs Weak Electrolyte – Video

Summarizes Strong, Weak and Non-Electrolytes - Video

Nonelectrolytes Dissolve without breaking into pieces No charged particles, so the solution

does not conduct electricity Molecular compounds

Strong electrolytes Conducts electricity well by splitting into

many charged particles Strong acids and bases are strong

electrolytes (these must be memorized) Ionic compounds that are very soluble –

mostly split apart into ions (determined by KISS rules)

KISS rules are used to predict solubility of ionic compounds

KISS Rules #1 Soluble cations: sodium, ammonium,

potassium #2 Soluble anions: nitrate, acetate,

chlorate and perchlorate #3 Mostly soluble anions: chloride,

bromide and iodide, soluble except with the silver group (silver, mercury and lead)

#4 Sometimes soluble anion: sulfate, soluble except with the silver group and barium and strontium

#5 Everything else is insoluble

Weak electrolytes Conduct electricity weakly by

dissociating only a little bit Weak acids and bases are weak

electrolytes (any acid or base that is NOT STRONG)

Ionic compounds that are “insoluble” only dissociate a little bit, and are weak electrolytes (determined by KISS rules)