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1.1 Model of the Atom Flashcards

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What do chemical symbols represent? e.g. Na and O

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An atom of an element

Na- represents atoms of sodium
O- represents atoms of oxygen

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How are compounds formed?

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From elements by chemical reactions

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What do chemical reactions involve?

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  • Formation of one or more new substances
  • Often a change in energy
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4
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What is a compound? Give an example

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Two or more elememts that are chemically combined in fixed proportions

HCl
NaCl

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How are compounds separated back into elements?

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Only by chemical reactions

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What is a mixture?

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Two or more elements or compounds not chemically combined

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What is the difference between a compound and a mixture?

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Compound
- Two or more elements chemically combined
- Only separated by a chemical reaction

Mixture
- Two or more elements or compounds not chemically combined
- Can be separated by physical processes

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How can a mixture be separated?

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Filtration
Crystallisation
Simple distillation
Fractional distillation
Chromatography

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9
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What is the plum pudding model of the atom?

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Atom is a ball of positive charge with electrons in it

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10
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What experiment proved the plum pudding model was incorrect?

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Alpha particle scattering experiement

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What was done in the alpha particle experiment?

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  • Beam of alpha particles aimed at thin gold foil
  • Some particles detected at different angles and some came back straight
  • Alpha particles were being repelled and deflected by positively charged nucleus
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What is an alpha particle?

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2 protons and 2 neutron nucleus

Therefore He2+

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Fill in the table

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What is the charge of an atom?

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0

Number of protons is equal to number of electrons

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Fill out the table

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What is the mass number?

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Sum of protons and neutrons in an atom

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What is an isotope?

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Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons

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What is relative atomic mass?

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Average mass of an element or compound that takes account of abundance of isotopes of the element

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What energy level do electrons occupy?

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Lowest available energy level (or shell)

(Shell closest to the nucleus)

GCSE Chemistry AQA (18 decks)

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