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AQA Core Chemistry - C1.1 - C1.6 Flashcards

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1
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What is a compound?

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Two or more elements chemically combined

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2
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What is the charge on a proton?

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Positive

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3
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What does the atomic number tell us?

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The number of protons and electrons which the atom has

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4
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What does the mass number tell us?

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The number of protons and neutrons the atom has

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How do you work out the number of neutrons?

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Mass number - atomic number

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6
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How many electrons can fit into the first 3 shells or orbitals?

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1st = 2, 2nd = 8, 3rd = 8

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7
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What does the group number on the periodic table tell us?

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The number of electrons in the outside shell - each element in the group will have the same number of electrons in their outer shell

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8
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What does the period (row) number tell us?

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The number of shells the element has

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9
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What are elements in Group 0 called and why?

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Noble gases as they are unreactive

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10
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What is the formula of calcium hydroxide?

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Ca(OH)2

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11
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cement + sand + mortar = ???

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concrete

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12
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Limestone + clay = ???

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cement

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13
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Limestone + sand + sodium carbonate = ???, Under what condition does this have to be under (extra mark)

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glass, strong heat

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14
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Chemical name for Limestone…

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calcium carbonate

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15
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Breaking down a chemical by heating is called…

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thermal decomposition

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16
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Chemical Equation for thermal decomposition of limestone…

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calcium carbonate = calcium oxide + carbon dioxide

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17
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Lime water is a test for…

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carbon dioxide (turns limewater milky)

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18
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What is a metal ore…

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A metal in its natural state

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19
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What is native state…

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metals are so unreactive they are found as their elements e.g. Gold

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20
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What is the best way to extract a metal from its ore…

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using the reactivity series (i.e. displacement/ reduction)

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21
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Metal oxide + carbon = two products. What are they?

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metal + carbon dioxide

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22
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Removal of oxygen is called…

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reduction reaction

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23
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Metal containing other elements is called…

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alloy

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24
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What is carbon steel used for?

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cars, knives, containers, structural steel

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25
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What are the properties of high carbon steel?

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very strong, but brittle

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26
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Main advantage of stainless steel?

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Does not rust

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27
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A property of copper is…

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Very soft (Also great conductor of heat/electricity)

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28
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Name 3 (of a possible 4) properties of transition metals…

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good conductors of heat and energy, hard tough and strong, malleable, high melting points

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29
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Name two cheaper, more environmental friendly ways to extract copper

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bacteria (bioleaching) and plants (phytomining)

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30
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Which two elements resist corrosion and are therefore very useful?

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aluminium and titanium

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31
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What are the disadvantages of the two transition elements that resist corrosion (extra mark - state them)

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take a lot of energy to extract from their ores and therefore are expensive - Al and Ti

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32
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Disadvantage of electrolysis…

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very expensive due to high temperatures and electricity needed. Lots of energy

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33
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Why is aluminium recycling important?

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takes less energy to produce the same amount from recycled metal than from its ore by extraction

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34
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Describe a blast furnace…i.e. what goes in, what comes out, conditions required

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iron ore, coke and limescale at the top, slag and iron produced at the bottom, hot air in at bottom, out at top

35
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What gases come out of the blast furnace?

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Carbon reacting with oxygen = Carbon dioxide OR carbon monoxide and nitrogen (from the air unchanged)

36
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Properties of low carbon steel?

A

soft, easily shaped, less likely to shatter than steel

37
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Example of an iron alloy

A

steel

38
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How are metal atoms arranged (eg.in iron)?

A

in rows in layers that SLIDE

39
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Explain how iron is extracted

A

reducing it with carbon in blast furnace

40
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% of carbon in mild carbon steel? Uses of this (extra point)?

A

less than 0.1%, easily shaped (used in cars)

41
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Carbon steel has what % range of carbon in it?

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0.03 - 1.5%

42
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Explain the process which produces 85% of our copper…

A

smelting - heat copper ore strongly in air, this crude copper is used as anodes in electrolysis cells to create pure 99.9% pure copper

43
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Name and describe the process of aluminium extraction…

A

electrolysis, electric current passed through Al oxide at high temperatures

44
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Name and describe the process of titanium extraction…

A

displacement using Na or Mg (use electrolysis first)

45
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Name the process of removing copper from it’s ore, by heat and electrolysis?

A

smelting

46
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Name a problem with processing copper ore…

A

uses a huge amount of electricity and therefore costs a lot of money

47
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Name two physical and one chemical advantageous property of copper…

A

conducts electricity and heat, does not react with water

48
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Why can’t we use carbon to displace aluminium from its ore?

A

because it is a reactive metal and higher in the reactivity series than carbon

49
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Why is titanium used to make artificial hip joints?

A

it is strong and resistant to corrosion

50
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What are the two ways of extracting copper from high-grade copper ores?

A
  1. Add sulphuric acid and then use electrolysis 2. smelting (roasting) in a furnace
51
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What are the two ways of extracting copper from low-grade copper ores?

A

phytomining and bioleaching

52
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What are the disadvantages of phytomining?

A

Plants take a long time to grow and the process is NOT continuous

53
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What are the disadvantages of bioleaching?

A

Slow process, still need to use electrolysis

54
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What are the advantages of bioleaching?

A

Can use low grade copper so can use scrap iron

55
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Name 3 benefits of using metals in construction…

A

Steel is strong for girders in buildings, aluminium alloys are corrosion resistant, copper is a good electrical conductor

56
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Name 3 drawbacks of using metals in construction…

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Iron and steel can rust, metal ore exploitation causes pollution, metals are expensive

57
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Name the process of separating crude oil…

A

fractional distillation

58
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What is distillation?

A

separates liquids with different boiling points

59
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What is a hydrocarbon?

A

molecule containing only hydrogen and carbon

60
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Give a general equation for butane…

A

C4H10

61
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Alkanes contain as much hydrogen as possible. This means it has all single bonds. This makes them…

A

saturated

62
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2 properties of short hydrocarbon molecules (e.g methane)…

A

lower boiling point, high volatility, low viscosity, flammable

63
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2 properties of long hydrocarbon molecules…

A

high boiling point, low volatility, viscous, smoky flame

64
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What happens to the temperature up the fractioning column?

A

gets cooler

65
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What is the process that happens when gas reach their boiling points?

A

condensation

66
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What are polymers?

A

Many monomers (small molecules) that join together to form long chain polymers

67
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When hydrocarbons burn in air they produce…

A

carbon dioxide, water

68
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What is crude oil?

A

mixture of many hydrocarbon compounds

69
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Name 4 products from the fractional distillation process…

A

petrol, naphtha, kerosene, diesel oil, lubricating oil, greases and waxes, fuel oil, bitumen

70
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Impurities in fuels produce…

A

other substances which may be poisonous and cause pollution

71
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Sulphur dioxide causes…

A

acid rain

72
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What is incomplete combustion?

A

where carbon monoxide is formed instead of carbon dioxide due to a lack of oxygen

73
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How does nitrous oxide form in cars?

A

high temperatures cause N and O in air to react

74
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Why is nitrous oxide dangerous , and state what it can cause (extra mark)

A

poisonous. Can cause asthma or acid rain

75
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What type of hydrocarbons do diesel engines use?

A

larger molecule hydrocarbons

76
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Why is ethanol useful in cars?

A

carbon neutral , easier to grow in economically poor countries, save crude oil supplies

77
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What is in biodiesel?

A

renewable fuel made from new or used vegetable oil

78
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What is the general formula for an alkane?

A

CnH2n + 2

79
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What problem does plastic cause if burnt?

A

toxic gases

80
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What is cracking?

A

Breaking down of large molecules into smaller ones - it forms a mixture of alkanes and alkenes

81
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Why does crude oil need to be cracked?

A

Longer chains are less useful (less in demand) as short chains burn better. Supply is of long chains, demand is for short.

82
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A use of smart polymers…

A

wound stitches, hydrogels

83
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Describe global warming…

A

warming of the earth due to the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere trapping infra-red radiation from the surface

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