CHE 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Spectator Ion, Chemical Equation, Lithium Hydroxide
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A molecular equation is a chemical equation written with all compounds represented by their chemical formulas, making it look as though they exist in solution as molecules or formula units. Ionic equation is a chemical equation in which any compound that exists completely or predominantly as ions in solution is represented as those ions. Ions that appear on both sides of the equation arrow are called spectator ions because they do not participate in the reaction. This version of the equation is called a net ionic equation which is a chemical equation that includes only the species that are actually involved in the reaction. If both products of a reaction are strong electrolytes, all the ions in solution are spectator ions. In this case, there is no net ionic equation and no reaction takes place. Br nsted acids are a proton donors and a br nsted base is a proton acceptor.
