volatility
liquid that evaporates easilt
miscible
if two liquids form a completely unitorm mixture when added together
elements
substance that can’t be further divided into simpler substances chemically
allatoms of an element (proton number)
same number of proton
compound
substance formed by the chemical reaction of two or more elements in fixed proportions
mixture
2 or more substances mixed togethr without chemical reaction
isotopes
atoms of the same element that has the same proton number but different nucleon number
covalent bonding
a shared pair of electrons between two atoms
giant covalent structure
substance where large number of atoms are held together by covalent bonds
forming a strong lattice
ionic bonding
held together by strong electrostatic forces of attraction between oppositely charged ions
metallic bonding
the electrostatic attraction between the positive lattice and a sea of delocalised electrons
empirical formula
simplest whole number ratio of the atoms of each element present in one molecule or formuka unit of the compound
molecular formula
a compound as the number and type of different atoms in one molecule
electrolysis
process of using electricity to break down ionic compound in molten or aqueous state
electrolyte
molten or aqueous substance that conducts electricity due to presence of free moving ions
electroplating
used to coat metal with another
reversible reaciton
chemical reactions that can go either forward or backwards, depending on conditions
chemical equilibrium
rate of forward reaction is equals to the rate of background reaction and the concentration of the reactant and products remain constant
closed system
a system where none of reactants and products can escape the reaction mixture
or the container where the reaction is taking place
oxidising agents
substance that oxidises another substance and is itself reduced
reducing agents
a substance that reduces another substance and is itself oxidised
acid
proton donoe
base
proton acceptor
basic oxides
only reacta w acids, metal oxides