This document discusses conductivity of solutions. When acids, bases, or salts dissolve in water, their atoms separate and become charged ions that can conduct electricity. Solutions of acids, bases, and salts are conductive because they contain ions, while solutions of substances like alcohol, sugar, or distilled water are non-conductive because their atoms do not separate into ions. Conductivity occurs when dissolved substances ionize into charged particles in water.

1. 1.
D
pH Scale
2.
C
Neutral
3.
E
Ionization
4.
A
Neutralization
reaction
5.
B
A “salt”
A. Produces a “salt” and
water
B. Crystalline structure
composed of a positive
and negative ion
C. A substance that is neither
an acid nor a base
D. Numbers used to
indicate the strength of
acids and bases
E. Process by which some
acids and bases
dissociate in water

2. Review
 Acids
 Bases
 pH
 Testing
Acids/Bases
 Neutralization reactions

3. Conductivity of
Solutions
 When
an acid, a base, or a salt
dissolves in water
 Their atoms don’t stay
together, they unlock
 When they unlock they don’t
stay neutral

4. Conductivity of
Solutions
 They
become charged
 (+) or (-)
 Ions
 Ions let electricity pass
through

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7. Conductivity of
Solutions
 Atoms
of alcohol, sugar,
distilled water, don’t
unlock
 Don’t form ions
 Don’t conduct electricity