Science Midterm Flashcards

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Pure chemistry

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The pursuit of chemical knowledge for its own sake

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Applied chemistry

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Research that is directed toward a practical goal or application

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Extensive properties

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Properties that depend on the amount of matter in the object. Ex: volume, mass

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Intensive properties

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Properties that depend on the TYPE of matter in a sample. Ex: color, melting point

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Solids

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Expand slightly when heated

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Liquid

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Tends to expand slightly when heated

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Gas

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Expands when heated

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Gas (definition)

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A substance that exists in a gaseous state in room temp

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Vapor (definition)

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The gaseous state of a substance that is generally solid or liquid at room temp

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Plasma

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State of matter found at extremely high temp

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Physical properties

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Properties of a substance that can be observed without changing the substance’s composition

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Physical change

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A change that alters the appearance or state of matter but NOT its composition. Some changes are reversible, some are not.

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Chemical change

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Will always change the composition of the matter.

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Possible clues of a chemical change

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Change of color, production of gas, transfer of energy

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Chemical property

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The ability of a substance to undergo a specific chemical change

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When can chemical properties be observed

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When chemical change happens

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Precipitate

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The stuff that comes from clouds

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Heterogenous mixture

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Has individual parts known as phases

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Homogenous mixture

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Has only one phase

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Distillation

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Separation of components of a mixture based on differences in boiling point

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Elements

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Pure substances that cannot be broken into a more simple form

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Compounds

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Two or more different elements chemically compound in a definite ratio by mass

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True or false: compounds can be broken into simpler substances by chemical means

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True

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Are properties of a compound different or similar to the properties of elements it is composed of?

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Different

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Substance
Composition is fixed in the material
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Mixture
Composition in the material may vary
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Chemical symbols
Are used to represent elements
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Chemical formulas
Used to represent compounds. Involve a combination of chemical symbols and numbers called subscripts
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What do subscripts indicate in a chemical formula?
The amount of atoms of an element present
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Chemical reaction
Involves the making/breaking of chemical bonds. Turns one or more substances into one or more new substances.
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Chemical equations
Shorthand way of representing the events of a chemical reaction
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Reactant
Beginning substance, written to the left of the arrow
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Product
End substances, written to the right of the arrow
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Accuracy
How close a measurement comes to actual value
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Precision
How close a series of measurements are to one another
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Significant figures
Applies only to measured values
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Electric current unit
Ampere
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Unit for amount of substance
Mole (mol)
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Energy
The capacity to do work or produce heat
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Unit of energy
Joule
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Calorie
The amount of heat that raises the temp of 1 gram pure water by 1 degree celsius
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Conversion factors
Ratios whose value is equal to one based on scientific quantities and measurements
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Density
Ratio of the mass of an object to its volume
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Is density an intensive or extensive property
Intensive (but depends on the type of matter)
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Important exception for the rule: volume decreases as temperature increases
Water, its volume increases as its temp decreases (over a certain range of temp)
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Atom
Smallest part of an element that retains its identity in a chemical reaction
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Democritus
Believed atoms were indivisible and indestructible. His ideas did not explain chemical behavior however.
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John dalton
Proposed the atomic theory. Had the idea of solid indivisible atoms. Explained chemical reactions but fell short of what was true.
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Atomic theory
- atoms of the same element are identical and vice versa
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JJ Thomson
Made the Cathode Ray Tube which helped him discover the electron. Used the plum pudding model (ball of positive charge with electrons stuck)
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Robert Millikan
Calculated the mass of an electron to be 1/1840 that of a hydrogen atom
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Eugen Goldstein
Discovered protons
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James Chadwick
Confirmed the existence of the neutron
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Ernest Rutherford
Proposed electrons surround nucleus all the positive charge and ALMOST all the mass concentrated in the nucleus, which is composed of protons and neutrons.
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Atomic Number
Number of protons in the nucleus of an atom; distinguishes elements from each other
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Mass number
The sum of the protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
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Isotopes
Atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons
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Comparison of isotopes
The mass of each isotope differs. The chemical activity of each isotope is identical.
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Atomic mass
Weighted average mass of all isotopic forms of an element.
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What does the value of atomic mass show?
It reflects both the mass and the relative abundance of the isotopes as they occur in nature
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Atomic mass units (amu)
It is 1/12th the mass of a carbon-12 atom
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Atomic mass of an element equals:
(mass of each isotope) times (the natural abundance, expressed as a decimal). Then add the products.
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Bohr
Electrons found in orbits around nucleus. However, no info about sublevels within orbits
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Quantum mechanical model
Predicts the probability of finding an electron within a region but cannot show its exact location or describe its motion. Can also predict shapes of various orbitals
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Quantum
Energy required to move from one energy level to the next highest
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Ground state
An electron that has not acquired any energy to move up to the next highest energy level
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Excited state
An electron that has acquired enough energy to move up to the next highest energy level
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The 4 Quantum Numbers
Principal quantum number (n) azimuthal quantum number (lowercase L) magnetic quantum number (m) spin quantum number
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Principal quantum number
Tells us about the energy level the electron is found in
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Azimuthal quantum number
Gives info about sublevels in an atom
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Magnetic quantum number
Gives info about the orbitals within a sublevel
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Spin quantum numbers
Gives info about the direction of spin of an electron within an orbital. Max number of electrons within orbital is two.
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Atomic Orbital
Region in atom where there is a high probability of finding an electron
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J.W Dobereiner
Designed a classification system that grouped elements into groups of three elements with similar properties
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Dmetri Mendeleev
Arranged elements in the periodic table inti groups based on a set of repeating properties. Gaps in the table corresponded to elements not yet discovered
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Problems with Mendeleev’s table
Arranging elements according to their atomic mass caused problems
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Henry Moseley
Determined the atomic number for each known element
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Periodic law
When elements are arranged according to increasing atomic number, which brings a periodic repetition of their physical and chemical properties
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Classifying metals
Are good conductors of heat and electricity, are malleable, ductile, and lustrous. All are solid at room temp except mercury.
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Classifying nonmetals
Tend to be poor conductors of heat and electricity, are mostly gases at room temp. As solids they tend to be brittle.
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Classifying metalloids
Have properties of both metals and nonmetals.
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Is Aluminum a metal or nonmetal or metalloid
Metal
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Atomic radii
One half the distance between the nuclei of two atoms of the same element when atoms are joined
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Trends in atomic radii (left to right)
Left to right decrease because the increasing nuclear charge pulls the electrons in the highest occupied energy level closer to the nucleus
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Trends in atomic radii (top to bottom)
Top to bottom increases because number of energy levels increase
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Ions
an atom/group of electrons that has a + or - charge
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Ionization energy
The energy required to remove an electron from an atom
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First ionization energy
Energy required to remove the first electron from an atom
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Second ionization energy
The energy required to remove the second electron from an ion with a charge of 1+
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Trends in ionization energy (left to right)
left to right increase because atomic radii decrease so electrons are closer to nucleus and harder to remove
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Trends in ionization energy (top to bottom)
top to bottom decrease because atomic radii increase so electrons are farther away from nucleus and harder to remove
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Electronegativity
the ability of an atom of an element to attract electrons when the atom is in a compound. Depends on the electron affinity of an atom
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Electron affinity
A measure of an atom's ability to gain electrons
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Trends in electronegativity (left to right)
Left to right increases because atomic radii decreases so there is a greater attraction by the nucleus for electrons
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Trends in electronegativity (top to bottom)
Top to bottom decreases because atomic radii increases so there is lesser attraction by nucleus for electrons
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Valence electrons
responsible for determining the chemical properties of an element
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Electron dot/Lewis dot diagram
shows valence electrons as dots. Only done for atoms of representative elements.
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Gilbert Lewis
Created the Octet Rule
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The Octet Rule
Used to explain why atoms form certain kinds of ions and molecules.
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Ionic compound
cations and anions, if an ion loses an electron, something has to gain it at the same time
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Ionic bonds
transfer of electrons between atoms
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formula unit
smallest representative unit of an ionic compound
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Properties of Ionic compounds
most are crystalline solid at room temp, tend to have high melting points, ions are arranged in repeating three dimensional patterns, can conduct an electric current if melted or dissolved in water but not when dry
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Stock system
ex: Iron (II) ion, Iron (III) ion
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Electron mobility
characteristic of metals being ductile and malleable
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Alloy
a mixture composed of a metal and another element
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Metallic bonds
cations closely packed and a sea of electrons surrounding it
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Alloys vs constituents
Alloys are better because they have corrosion resistance and extra strength
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Polyatomic ions
they are tightly bound groups of atoms that behave as a unit and carry a change
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Ternary Ionic Compounds
contains atoms of three or more different elements, usually one or more polyatomic ions
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Molecular compounds/covalent compounds
between non metals only, happens when electrons are shared