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Atomic structure and the periodic table (1) Flashcards

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what is a compound?

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A substance that contains two or more elements that are chemically combined.

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2
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Who created the periodic table?

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Dimitri Mendeleev

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3
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What are ions?

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An atom that has lost or gained an electron.

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4
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What is the subscript when an atom loses an electron?

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+

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5
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What is the subscript when an atom gains an electron

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-

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6
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What are reactants?

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substances that react together in a chemical reaction

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7
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What are the four state symbols?

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Solid (S) Liquid (L) Gas (G) Aqueous solution (aq)

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8
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What is H20(S)

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Ice

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9
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What is HCL(G)

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Hydrogen Chloride gas

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10
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What is the law of the conversation of mass?

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No atoms are lost or made during a chemical reaction

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11
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N2 + H2 = NH3

Is this a balanced equation?

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No

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12
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What is a pure substance?

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A substance consisting of only one element or compound

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13
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What is a mixture?

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two or more different substances, not chemically joined together

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14
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True or false

the components of a mixture can be separated without chemical reactions

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True

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15
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What is filtration?

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separating an insoluble solid from a liquid

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What is crystallisation?

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17
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what is simple distillation?

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Separating a solvent from a solution

Producing pure water from seawater e.g

18
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What is fractional distillation?

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Separating different liquids from a mixture of liquids

19
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What is paper chromatography?

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Separating mixtures of soluble substances

20
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Who discovered the electron?

A

J J Thomson

21
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What is the plum pudding model of an atom?

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A ball of positive charge with negative electrons embedded within

22
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Who performed the gold foil experiment?

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Rutherford

23
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Who created the nuclear model for an atom?

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Rutherford

24
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What did the gold foil experiment prove?

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There was space within the atom

There is a positive nucleus within

25
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Who discovered that electrons orbit the nucleus in shells?

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Bohr

26
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Who discovered neutrons within the nucleus?

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Chadwick

27
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What is the radius of an atom?

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0.1nm / 1x10 (to the power of)-10 m

28
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what is the radius of a nucleus?

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1 x 10 (to the power of) -14 m

29
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what is the relative charge of a proton, a neutron, and an electron?

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+1, 0, -1

30
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what is the atomic number of an element?

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The number of protons in it

It is always the smallest number

31
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how do you work out the number of neutrons in an element?

A

mass-atomic

32
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what are isotopes?

A

Atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons
different mass numbers

33
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What is the relative atomic mass of an atom?

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a weighted average of the masses of the atoms of the isotopes.

34
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What is the formula to calculate the relative atomic mass?

A

The total mass of atoms / total number of atoms

35
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Why did Mendeleev leave gaps in the periodic table?

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  • For undiscovered elements

- To predict the properties of undiscovered elements

36
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what is the electric structure of an atom?

A

the way electrons are arranged in an atom

37
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properties of metals

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Good conductor of electricity	
Good conductor of heat	
Shiny	
High density	
Malleable	
Ductile
38
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properties of non metals (when solid)

A

Good conductor of electricity Poor conductor of electricity Poor conductor of heat Dull Low density Brittle

39
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what are the elements in group 0 known as

A

noble gases

40
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what common properties do all noble gases share

A

low boiling points

41
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what happens as you go down group 0

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  • the atoms become larger
  • intermolecular forces between atoms become stronger
  • more energy is needed to overcome these forces

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