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4. Chemical Changes Flashcards

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What is produced when a metal reacts with oxygen?

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metal + oxygen -> metal oxide

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2
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What is oxidation?

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Gain of oxygen; loss of electrons

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3
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What happens to reactivity in terms of electrons?

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The more easy it is to lose electrons, the more reactive the metal is

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4
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Mnemonic for the reactivity series?

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Please send Charlie monkeys and cute zebras in tall long hard cages most securely guarded please

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5
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What is reduction?

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Loss of oxygen & gain of electrons

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6
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What are the products of metal + acid?

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Salt and hydrogen

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7
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What is OILRIG?

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oxidation is loss, reduction is gain

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8
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What can metals more reactive than carbon be extracted using?

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Electrolysis

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9
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What can metals less reactive than carbon be extracted using?

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Reduction using carbon, coke or charcoal

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10
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What can elements less reactive than hydrogen be extracted using?

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They don’t need extracting - they can occur native

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11
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What is displacement?

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When a more reactive element takes the place of a less reactive element

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12
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How do you work out the relative atomic mass?

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Multiply each mass number of each isotope by its % abundance

Add together

Divide by 100

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13
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What are bases?

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Substances that react with acids and neutralise them (form a salt and water and sometimes carbon dioxide)

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14
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What is a base that is soluble in water also called?

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An alkali

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15
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Are most bases insoluble?

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Yes

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16
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What are acids?

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Substances that react with water to release H+ ions

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17
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What are alkalis?

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Bases that are soluble in water and react with water to release OH- ions

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18
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What some common acids?

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Hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, nitric acid

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19
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What does acid + metal oxide give?

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Acid + metal oxide -> salt + water

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20
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What does acid + metal hydroxide give?

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Acid + metal hydroxide -> salt + water

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21
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What does acid + metal carbonate give?

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Acid + metal carbonate -> salt + water + carbon dioxide

22
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What does acid + ammonia give?

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Acid + ammonia -> ammonium salt

23
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What do acids react with water to give?

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H+ ions

24
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What do bases form when reacting with acids?

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Salt and water (and sometimes carbon dioxide)

25
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What do alkalis release when they react with water?

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OH- ions

26
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What are salts?

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Ionic substances formed when acids react with bases

27
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Does copper react with acid?

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No

28
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What is electrolysis?

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The process where an ionic substance that is molten or dissolved is broken into elements using electricity

29
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What does PANIC stand for?

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Positive is anode. Negative is cathode

30
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What charge is the anode?

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Positive

31
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What charge is the cathode?

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Negative

32
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What charge are anions?

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Negative

33
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What charge are cations?

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Positive

34
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What bonds do elements form at the anode?

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Covalent

35
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How do elements leave the system at the anode?

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As gaseous diatomic molecules

36
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What elements do bonds form at the cathode?

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Metallic bonds with each other

37
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What happens in terms of electrons at the cathode?

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Each positive ion accepts electrons until it is charged

38
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What happens to lost electrons at the anode?

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They flow around the circuit to the negative electrode

39
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Why do substances have to be in a solution or liquid during electrolysis?

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So ions are free to move

40
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What side of the equation do electrons appear on in oxidation?

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The right hand side

41
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What side of the equation do electrons appear on in reduction

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Left hand side

42
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Aluminium oxide -> aluminium + oxygen

Which are the cations and which are the anions?

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Aluminium ions are cations and oxygen ions are anions

43
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What are electrodes made from?

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Graphite

44
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What is used to dissolve aluminium oxide ore?

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molten cryolite

45
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Why does the anode need to be replaced regularly?

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It heats up and then reacts so breaks down - CO2 will start to be produced

46
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What happens to remains of disintegrated anodes?

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Dismantled and new ones made out of them

47
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What does discharges mean?

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Lost charge

48
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Which positive ions are discharged in a solution?

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Ions lower than hydrogen in the reactivity series

49
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What is formed when H+ ions are discharged in electrolysis?

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H2

50
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Which negative ions are discharged in a solution?

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If the compound contains halide ions they are discharged. If not it’s OH-

51
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What is formed when OH- ions are discharged during electrolysis?

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O2

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