INORGANIC COUMPOUND

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  • Inorganic compound is a substance that does not contain carbon-hydrogen bonds.
  • Inorganic compound are used as catalysts, pigments, coatings, surfactants, medicines, fuels, and more.
  • Classification of inorganic compounds
    • Acids
    • Base
    • Oxide
    • Salt
  • Acids is a substance that produces hydrogen ions when it is added to water.
  • Strong acids are compounds that release all of their ions in solution.
  • Weak acids do not ionize completely
  • Base is a substance that release hydroxyl ions in solution or one that accepts hydroxide ions
  • Strong bases release most or all of their hydroxyl ions
  • Weak bases release only some hydroxyl ions
  • Salt is a substance produced by the reaction of an acid with a base.
  • Positive ion is cation
  • Negative ion is anion
  • Oxide are chemical compunds with one or more oxygen atoms combined with another element
  • Chemical formula is an exposition of the elements that make up a compound.