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1
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What is the ideal Gas equation?

A

Pv = n R T

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What do the letter stand for in the Ideal Gas equation and what units are these measured in ?

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P= pressure (pascals)
V= volume (m cubed)
N= number of miles
R= gas constant - 8.31 joules per kelvin per mole
T= temperature (kelvin)
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3
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What is a mole ?

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A unit used for mass. Can be measured in grams of dm cubed for concentration.

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4
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How many miles in 1 litre of water ?

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55.6

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5
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How do you calculate number of miles ? Use units

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Number of moles = mass (grams)/ relative atomic or molecular mass.

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6
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What are relative atomic and molecular mass measured in ?

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RAMS

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7
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What is relative isotopic mass ?

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Is the ratio of the mass of one atom of that isotope to the mass of 1/12th the mass of Carbon-12.

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8
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Why is relative isotopic mass never a whole number ?

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The masses of protons and neutrons vary in every isotope.

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9
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What is relative atomic mass ?

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The ratio of the average mass of one atom of that element to 1/12th the mass of Carbon-12.

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10
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What is relative molecular mass?

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The ratio of the average mass of that molecule to 1/12 the mass of Carbon-12.

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11
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How do you calculate relative atomic mass ?

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(Average mass of one atom/ mass of one atom of carbon-12) x100

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12
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What is 1 unit of charge in coulombs ?

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1.602x10^-19

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13
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What is one unit of mass in atomic mass units ?

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1.661x10^-27 kg

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14
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What is an atomic mass unit ?

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1/12th of the mass of Carbon-12

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15
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What is mass number?

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The sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom.

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16
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What is a neutral atom ?

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An atom with the same number of protons and electrons and therefore no overall charge.

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17
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What are isotopes?

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Versions of The same atom because they have the same number of protons and electrons but a different number of neutrons.

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18
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What are protons and neutrons collectively called ?

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Nucleons.

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19
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What is the standard nucleus in chemistry ?

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Carbon- 12

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20
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What is one mole of any Gas in dm cubes ? And in what conditions (pressure/temperature)?

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24 dm cubed

At 100 kilo pascals and 298 kelvin

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21
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How is percentage yield calculated ?

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(Actual mass / theoretical mas) x100

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22
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What is the importance of obtaining a high yield ?

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It makes the process more sustainable and less harmful to the environment because we reduce the waste of reactants and the cost of the process.

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23
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Why may percentage yield be below 100%.

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Reversible reaction where some products have re-reacted to form the initial reactants.
Not all reactants have reacted.
Loss of product whilst filtering, transferring liquids or etc.

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24
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Why may a percentage yield be above 100% ?

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When the actual mass given is incorrect.

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25
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What is a precipitation reaction ?

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When a solid has been produced.

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26
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What is the purpose of ionic equations ?

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They remove ions which could over complicate the chemistry of the reaction.

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27
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What are spectator ions ?

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Ions that are removed in ionic equations.

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28
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What is an aqueous substance ?

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When the solid is dissolved in water , the ions dissociate.

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29
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What state are acids ?

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Acids are aqueous despite being non-metals

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30
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What is the charge of all solids ?

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Zero. They have no charge

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31
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What is a limiting reagent ?

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The substance which stops the reaction going any further because you no longer have enough of it.

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32
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What is the conservation of mass ?

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Weight of reactants = weight of products.

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33
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What substances are in ionic and covalent bonds ?

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Ionic = metal and non-metal. 
Covalent = non-metals.
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34
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What is made when organic compounds are burnt in oxygen and give an example of an organic compound.

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Hydrocarbons

Carbon dioxide and water.

35
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How do you find the number of molecules or particles using avagados constant ?

A

Avagados constant x number of atoms

36
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How do you find the number of miles of a substance using avagados constant ?

A

Number of particles / avagados constant.

37
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What is meant by relative abundance ?

A

The % of that isotope that occurs in nature.

38
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Name 3 reasons why a reaction may be less than the theoretical yield ?

A

Unwanted products formed (by-products)
Some left in the reaction vessel
Impure reactants

39
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How is % atom economy calculated ?

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(Mass of desired products/total mass of reactants) x100

40
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What does atom economy mean ?

A

The % of the total mass of reactants that can be converted into the desired products.

41
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What does atom economy mean ?

A

The % of the total mass of reactants that can be converted into the desired products.

42
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What is 1 atmosphere in pascals.

43
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What must you add to degrees celcius to get degrees Kelvin ?

44
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What is 1 Kpa in Pa ?

45
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What is an ideal gas ?

A

A gas in which the particles show no attraction for each other and also have no volume.

46
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When is ideal gas behaviour most likely?

A

High temperatures and low pressures.

47
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What is 1m3 in dm3 and cm3

A

1m3=1000dm3=1000000cm3

48
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How do you convert cm cubes to m cubed ?

A

Divide by 1000000

49
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How do you convert decimetres cubes into meters cubes ?

A

Divide by 1000

50
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What must you do to covert degrees Celsius into degrees kelvin ?

51
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What is an ideal gas ?

A

A gas with particles that show no attraction for each other and also have no volume.

52
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When is ideal gas behaviour most likely ?

A

At high temperatures but low pressure.

53
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What is the equation to work out density ?

A

Mass divided by volume

54
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What is the equation to work out number of moles ?

A

Mass divided by Mr

55
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How do you calculate density using the ideal gas equation ?

A

(P x Mr) / (R x T)

56
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What is the value of the gas constant ?

57
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How is density calculated and what are it’s units ?

A

Mass / volume

Grams per decimetre cubed

58
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How is number of moles calculates ?

59
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How is mass calculates ?

A

Moles x Mr

60
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What is the definition for concentration ?

And what units is this in. ?

A

The amount of solute present in a fixed quantity of solvent or solution.
In grams per decimetre cubed.

61
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What is molarity and what are it’s units ?

A

Concentration in mol per decimetre cubed.

62
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What is the definition of standard ?

A

Solution whose concentration is known accurately.

63
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How do you calculate number of molecules ?

A

Moles x avagados constant

64
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How’s is cm cubes converted to dm cubed ?

A

Divide by 1000

65
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How is m3 converted into dm3 ?

66
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Draw the triangle for calculating concentration.

A

Moles on the top.

Volume and concentration on the bottom.

67
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What is concentration measured in ?

A

Grams per decimetre cubed.

68
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What are the units of Mr

A

Grams per mol

69
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How do you convert cm cubes to m cubed ?

A

Divide by 1000000

70
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How do you convert decimetres cubes into meters cubes ?

A

Divide by 1000

71
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What must you do to covert degrees Celsius into degrees kelvin ?

72
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What is an ideal gas ?

A

A gas with particles that show no attraction for each other and also have no volume.

73
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When is ideal gas behaviour most likely ?

A

At high temperatures but low pressure.

74
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What is the equation to work out density ?

A

Mass divided by volume

75
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What is the equation to work out number of moles ?

A

Mass divided by Mr

76
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What is the definition for concentration ?

A

The amount of solute present in a fixed quantity of solvent or solution (g/dm3).

77
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What is molarity ?

A

Concentration measured in mol/dm3

78
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What is a standard ?

A

A solution whose concentration is known accurately.

79
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How do you convert cm to dm ??

80
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How’s do you calculate number of moles in dm3 ?

81
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How do you convert concentration from mol / dm3 to grams/dm3 ?

A

Concentration in molarity x Mr

82
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How do you convert concentration in grams per dm2into concentration in mol per dm3 ?

A

Concentration in g/dm3 divides by Mr

83
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What is a neutralisation reaction and which ions are involved ?

A

The reaction of an acid and an alkali where the H+ ions from the acid react with the OH- ions from the alkali to create a salt and a water.

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