2.1 Atoms and Reactions Flashcards
Define relative atomic mass
The weighted mean mass compared with 1/12th mass of carbon-12
Define relative molecular mass.
The mass of a molecule is measured as the relative molecular mass by comparison with carbon-12.
Order of scientists that developed knowledge of the atom.
Democritus, John Dalton, Joseph John Thompson, Joseph John Thompson, Ernest Rutherford, Niels Bohr
What did Democritus do?
Developed the idea of ‘atomos’, meaning invisible in Greek. The idea that you would eventually reach a indivisible particle.
What did John Dalton do?
In 1808, he stated that:
- atoms are tiny particles that make up elements
- cannot be divided
- all atoms of a given element are the same
- atoms of one element are different to those of any other element
What did Joseph John Thompson do in 1898?
Discovered that cathode rays were a stream of particles with the following properties:
- negative charge
- deflected by both a magnet and an electric field
- very small mass
- cathode rays were electrons and so split and previous ideas were disproved
What did Joseph John Thompson do in 1904?
Develops idea that atoms are made of electrons scattered unevenly within an elastic sphere surrounded by positive charge - the plum pudding model.
What did Rutherford do?
In 1910, oversaw Geiger and Marsden fire helium nuclei at gold foil. Deflection. In 1911, he proposed that positive charge and most of its mass were at nucleus and negative orbit.
What did Bohr do?
He worked under Rutherford in 1913 and added that electrons are in orbits and that each orbital could have a set number of electrons. Explained spectral lines and different energy with distance from the nucleus.
What do we use mass spectroscopy for?
- to identify an unknown compound
- find the relative abundance of each isotope of an element
- determine structural information about molecules
Define isotope.
Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons and different masses.
Define relative isotopic mass.
Mass compared with 1/12 the mass of carbon-12.
What is the Avogadro constant?
Number of particles per mole. Number of atoms per mole of carbon-12 isotope.
Define empirical formula.
The simplest whole number ratio of atoms of each element present in a compound.
Define molecular formula.
The number and type of atoms of each element in a molecule.
Which atoms do not usually form ions?
Be, B, C and S
How many Pa is 1 atm?
101325 Pa
How many K is 0 degrees Celsius?
273
What is the value of the gas constant?
8.314 Jmol-1K-1
What is n equal to at RTP?
V/24