1. Stoichiometry (SL+HL) Flashcards
mole
the SI unit of amount of substance. One mole contains exactly the number of elementary entities given by the Avogadro constant: 6.02 x 10^23
*international standard of measurement
elementary enities
any chemical particle such as atoms, molecules, ions or electrons
the unit for Avogadro constant
mol^-1
relative atomic mass
the weighted average mass of an atom compared to 1/12 the mass of an atom of carbon-12
relative formula mass, Mr
the mass of a compound relative to 1/12 the mass of an atom of carbon-12
includes both ionic and molecular compounds
molar mass, M
the mass of one mole of a substance
the unit for molar mass M
g mol^-1
formula for moles
n = m / M
moles = mass / Mr
relative isotopic mass
mass of an isotope of an atom relative to 1/12 of a carbon-12 atom
mass spectrometer
a tool to measure the abundance of different isotopes in an atom
Law of Definite Proportions
the fixed ratio of constituent elements of a given compound eg. H20
emperical formula
gives the simplest ratio of atoms of each element present in a compound
molecular formula
gives the actual number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
what is Avogadro’s law?
it states that equal volumes of all gases measured under the same conditions of temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules
formula for molar concentration
c = n / V
c = concentration (molarity), g/dm
n = moles
V = volume, dm^3
factors affecting gases
the number of gas particles that can fit inside a closed container
- volume of the container
- temperature of the gas
- pressure of the gas -> caused by a difference in the number of particles