Anion, Cation: Common Names, Formulas and Charges for Familiar Ions
Ionic compounds are named after their cation and anion. Any atom or molecule with a…
Nathan Mountford
Buffers
A buffer is a solution of weak acid and conjugate base or weak base and…
Equilibrium Constants Ka and Kb: pKa, pKb
The acid dissociation constant (Ka) is a quantitative measure of the strength of an acid…
Weak Acids and Bases
A weak acid is one that does not dissociate completely in solution while a weak…
Strong Acids and Bases
The strength of an acid refers to how readily an acid will lose or donate…
Conjugate Acids and Bases
The formation of conjugate acids and bases is central to the Brønsted-Lowry definition of acids…
Brønsted–Lowry Definition of Acid, Base
A compound that donates a proton to another compound is called a Brønsted-Lowry acid, and a…
Ionization of Water
The self-ionization of water is the process in which water ionizes to hydronium ions and hydroxide…
Stereochemistry of Covalently Bonded Molecules
Isomers are molecules that have the same molecular formula but have a different arrangement of…
Multiple Bonding
Atoms may form multiple bonds (single, double, and/or triple) depending on he number of valence…