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Chapter 15
Water and Aqueous Systems
15.1 Water and Its Properties
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Although it sounds
absurd, an
ordinary dill pickle
from the deli can
be a source of
light when
connected to an
electric current!
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CHEMISTRY & YOU
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Solutions
What types of substances
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Solutions
What types of substances
dissolve most readily in water?
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Solvents and Solutes
• In a solution, the dissolving medium
is the
solvent
.
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Solvents and Solutes
• A solvent dissolves the solute.
• The solute becomes dispersed in the
solvent.
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Solvents and Solutes
• Solutions are homogeneous mixtures.
• Solute particles can be atoms, ions, or
molecules.
• If you filter a solution through filter
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Substances that dissolve most
readily in water include ionic
compounds and polar covalent
compounds.
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Substances that dissolve most
readily in water include ionic
compounds and polar covalent
compounds.
• Nonpolar covalent compounds, such as
methane, and compounds found in oil, grease, and gasoline, do not dissolve in water.
• However, oil and grease will dissolve in gasoline.
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The Solution Process
• A water molecule is polar, with a partial negative charge on the oxygen atom and partial positive charges on the hydrogen atoms.
• As individual solute ions break away from the crystal, the negatively and positively charged ions become surrounded by
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The process by which the positive and
negative ions of an ionic solid become surrounded by
solvent molecules is called solvation.
Solvated ions
Surface of ionic solid
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The Solution Process
• Polar solvents such as water dissolve ionic
compounds and polar compounds.
• Nonpolar solvents such as gasoline dissolve
nonpolar compounds.
• This relationship can be summed up in the
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Which of these compounds should not
dissolve in water?
A.
HCl
B.
C
4H
10C.
KI
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Which of these compounds should not
dissolve in water?
A.
HCl
B. C
4H
10C.
KI
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Nonelectrolytes
Nonelectrolytes
Electrolytes and Nonelectrolytes
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Electrolytes and Nonelectrolytes
Why are all ionic compounds
electrolytes?
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Nonelectrolytes
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In order for the bulb to light, an electric current must flow
between the two electrodes that are immersed in the solution.
• Sodium chloride, a strong electrolyte, is nearly 100%
dissociated into ions in water.
To (+) electrode
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Nonelectrolytes
• Mercury(II) chloride, a weak electrolyte, is
only partially
dissociated in water.
To (+) electrode
To (–) electrode
In order for the bulb to light, an electric current must flow
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Nonelectrolytes
• Glucose, a nonelectrolyte, does not dissociate in
water.
• A nonelectrolyte is a compound that does not conduct an electric current in either an aqueous
solution or the molten state. To (+) electrode
To (–) electrode
In order for the bulb to light, an electric current must flow
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Nonelectrolytes
Some polar molecular compounds are
nonelectrolytes in the pure state but
become electrolytes when they dissolve
in water.
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Nonelectrolytes
Some polar molecular compounds are
nonelectrolytes in the pure state but
become electrolytes when they dissolve
in water.
• For example, ammonia (NH3(g)) is not an electrolyte in the pure state.
• Yet an aqueous solution of ammonia conducts an electric current because ammonium ions (NH4+)
and hydroxide ions (OH–) form when ammonia
dissolves in water.
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Nonelectrolytes
Not all electrolytes conduct electric
current to the same degree.
• In a solution that contains a strong
electrolyte, all or nearly all of the solute exists as ions.
• A weak electrolyte conducts an electric
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Nonelectrolytes
Your cells use electrolytes, such as sodium and potassium ions, to carry electrical
impulses across themselves and to other cells.
• An electrolyte imbalance can occur if you become dehydrated.
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Pickles contain table salt. Why can
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Electrolytes conduct an electric current
when they are in an aqueous solution.
Table salt, or NaCl, is a strong
electrolyte. The water and salt in the
pickle form a solution that conducts an
electric current. The electric current
causes the pickle to glow.
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Pickles contain table salt. Why can
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Explain why you must be extremely
careful when using electricity near a
swimming pool.
The chlorinated water in a swimming
pool is a solution that can conduct an
electric current. If a current is
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Hydrates
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The water contained in a crystal is called
the
water of hydration
or water of
crystallization.
Hydrates
Hydrates
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The forces holding the water
molecules in hydrates are not very
strong, so the water is easily lost
and regained.
Hydrates
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The forces holding the water
molecules in hydrates are not very
strong, so the water is easily lost
and regained.
Hydrates
Hydrates
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Heating of a sample of blue
CuSO45H2O begins.
After a time, much of the blue hydrate has been converted to white
anhydrous CuSO4.
CuSO45H2O(s) CuSO4(s) + 5H2O(g)
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• A piece of filter paper that has been dipped in an
aqueous solution of cobalt(II) chloride and then dried is
blue in color (anhydrous CoCl2).
• When the paper is exposed to moist air, it turns pink
because of the formation of the hydrate cobalt(II)
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Each hydrate contains a fixed quantity of
water and has a definite composition.
Hydrates
Hydrates
Some Common Hydrates
Formula Chemical name Common name
MgSO47H2O Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate Epsom salt Ba(OH)28H2O Barium hydroxide octahydrate
CaCl22H2O Calcium chloride dihydrate
CuSO45H2O Copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate Blue vitriol Na2SO410H2O Sodium sulfate decahydrate Glauber’s salt
KAl(SO4)212H2O Potassium aluminum sulfate
dodecahydrate Alum
Na2B4O710H2O Sodium tetraborate decahydrate Borax
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Percent by mass H2O = mass of hydratemass of water 100%
Hydrates
Hydrates
To determine what percent by mass of a
hydrate is water:
• First determine the mass of water in one mole of hydrate.
• Then determine the molar mass of the hydrate. • The percent by mass of water can be calculated
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Efflorescent Hydrates
• If a hydrate has a vapor pressure higher than the pressure of water vapor in the air, the
hydrate will lose its water of hydration, or
effloresce.
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Hygroscopic Hydrates
• These hydrates and other compounds that remove moisture from air are called
hygroscopic.
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Hygroscopic Hydrates
• Calcium chloride is used as a desiccant in the laboratory. • A desiccant is a substance
used to absorb moisture
from the air and create a dry atmosphere.
Calcium chloride monohydrate
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Calculate the percent by mass
of water in washing soda,
sodium carbonate
decahydrate (Na
2CO
3
10H
2O).
Sample Problem 15.1Sample Problem 15.1
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KNOWN
formula of hydrate = Na2CO310H2O
UNKNOWN
percent H2O = ? %
Analyze
List the known and the unknown.1
Sample Problem 15.1
Sample Problem 15.1
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Determine the mass of 10 mol of water.
Calculate
Solve for the unknown.2
For every 1 mol of
Na2CO310H2O, there are 10 mol of H2O.
Sample Problem 15.1
Sample Problem 15.1
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Determine the mass of 1 mol of the
hydrated compound.
Calculate
Solve for the unknown.2
Sample Problem 15.1
Sample Problem 15.1
= (2 23.0 g) + 12.0 g + (3 16.0 g) + 180.0 g
= 286.0 g molar mass of
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Calculate the percent by mass of water in
the hydrate.
Calculate
Solve for the unknown.2
Sample Problem 15.1
Sample Problem 15.1
mass of water mass of hydrate
percent by mass H2O = 100%
= 62.94% 180.0 g 286.0 g
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• The mass of the water accounts for
more than half the molar mass of the
compound.
• So, a percentage greater than 50%
is expected.
Evaluate
Does the result make sense?3
Sample Problem 15.1
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Deliquescent Compounds
• These compounds are deliquescent, which means that they remove sufficient water from the air to dissolve completely and form
solutions.
Some compounds are so hygroscopic that
they become wet when exposed to
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Pellets of sodium hydroxide are deliquescent.
For this reason,
containers of NaOH should always be tightly stoppered.
The solution formed by a deliquescent substance has a lower vapor pressure than that of the water in the air.
Hydrates
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Calculate the percent by mass of water
in epsom salt, magnesium sulfate
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Calculate the percent by mass of water
in epsom salt, magnesium sulfate
heptahydrate (MgSO
4
7H
2O).
= 24.3 g + 32.1 g + (4 16.0 g) + 126.0 g
= 246.4 g molar mass of
MgSO47H2O
mass of H2O = 7 ( 2 1.0 g + 16.0 g) = 126.0 g
126.0 g 246.4 g
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Key Equation
Substances that dissolve most readily in water include ionic compounds and polar covalent compounds.
All ionic compounds are electrolytes because they dissociate into ions.
The forces holding the water molecules in hydrates are not very strong, so the water is easily lost and regained.
mass of water mass of hydrate
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• aqueous solution: water that contains dissolved substances
• solvent: the dissolving medium in a solution • solute: dissolved particles in a solution
• solvation: a process that occurs when an ionic solute dissolves; in solution, solvent
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• electrolyte: a compound that conducts an
electric current when it is in an aqueous solution or in the molten state; all ionic
compounds are electrolytes, but most covalent compounds are not
• nonelectrolyte: a compound that does not
conduct an electric current in aqueous solution or in the molten state
• strong electrolyte: a solution in which a large
portion of the solute exists as ions
• weak electrolyte: a solution that conducts
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• water of hydration: water molecules that are an integral part of a crystal structure
• hydrate: a compound that has a specific number of water molecules bound to each formula unit
• anhydrous: a substance that does not contain water
• effloresce: to lose water of hydration; the
process occurs when the hydrate has a vapor pressure higher than that of water vapor in
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• hygroscopic: a term describing salts and other compounds that remove moisture from the air
• desiccant: a hygroscopic substance used as a drying agent
• deliquescent: describes a substance that
removes sufficient water from the air to form a solution; the solution formed has a lower
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• Ionic compounds and polar covalent
compounds dissolve most readily in
water to form aqueous solutions.
• Ionic compounds dissolve in water
when the polar water molecules attract
the ions of the solute, causing the
individual solute ions to break away
from the ionic crystal.
BIG IDEA
BIG IDEA
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