Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry of water
Properties of water
1. Attraction to polar molecules
2. High specific heat
3. High heat of vaporization
4. Lower density of ice
5. High polarity
Solubility Rules
1. Salts containing Group I
elements (Li+, Na+, K+, Cs+, Rb+) are
soluble . There are few exceptions to
Ozone layer Chemistry this rule. Salts containing the
Air pollutants ammonium ion (NH4+) are also
Nox, Sox, Co, PM soluble.
2. Salts containing nitrate ion (NO3-)
Types of reactions are generally soluble.
Synthesis or Combination – Combine to 3. Salts containing Cl -, Br -, or I - are
form one generally soluble. Important
Example: H2 + ½ O2 H2O exceptions to this rule are halide salts
Decomposition- One reactant = 2 or more of Ag+, Pb2+, and (Hg2)2+. Thus,
products AgCl, PbBr2, and Hg2Cl2 are
Example: C6H12O6 2C2H5OH + 2CO2 insoluble.
Single Displacement- Cation or an anion is 4. Most silver salts are insoluble.
exchanged from a compound AgNO3 and Ag(C2H3O2) are
Example: Zn + H2SO4 → ZnSO4 + H2
common soluble salts of silver; C3H6 – propene
virtually all others are insoluble. C4H8 – butene
5. Most sulfate salts are soluble. C5H10 – pentene
Important exceptions to this rule C6H12 – hexene
include CaSO4, BaSO4, PbSO4, C7H18 - heptene
Ag2SO4 and SrSO4 . C8H20 – octene
6. Most hydroxide salts are only C9H22 – nonene
slightly soluble. Hydroxide salts of C10H24 – decene
Group I elements are soluble.
Hydroxide salts of Group II elements Alkynes – triple bond
(Ca, Sr, and Ba) are slightly soluble. C2H2 - ethyne
Hydroxide salts of transition metals C3H4 – propyne
and Al3+ are insoluble. Thus, C4H6 – butyne
Fe(OH)3, Al(OH)3, Co(OH)2 are not C5H8 – pentyne
soluble. C6H10 – hexyne
7. Most sulfides of transition metals are C7H12 - heptyne
highly insoluble, including CdS, C8H14 – octyne
FeS, ZnS, and Ag2S. Arsenic, C9H16 – nonyne
antimony, bismuth, and lead sulfides C10H18 – decyne
are also insoluble.
8. Carbonates are frequently insoluble. Naming Compounds
Group II carbonates (CaCO3, SrCO3,
and BaCO3) are insoluble, as
are FeCO3 and PbCO3.
9. Chromates are frequently insoluble.
Examples
include PbCrO4 and BaCrO4.
10. Phosphates such as Ca3(PO4)2 and
Ag3PO4 are frequently insoluble.
11. Fluorides such as BaF2, MgF2,
and PbF2 are frequently insoluble.