Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table Flashcards
There are about ……. different elements
100
an element consists of
all the same atoms
define compound
Compounds contain two or more elements chemically combined in
fixed proportions
do compounds have similar or different properties to the elements their made of ?
usually totally different properties
Compounds can only be separated into elements by ……………….
chemical reactions
define mixture
A mixture consists of two or more elements or compounds not
chemically combined together.
Mixtures can be separated by
physical processes/ techniques
give 5 examples of physical processes of separation
filtration,
crystallisation,
simple distillation,
fractional distillation
chromatography
define molecule
a molecule has ANY element chemically combined
eg Ca(OH) 2 this is a compound AND a molecule
Cl2 is a molecule
how many atoms of each in this compound ? Ca(OH)2
1 Ca
2 O
2 H
physical separation techniques are used to separate …………… they cant be used to separate the ………….. in a ……………..
physical separation techniques are used to separate mixtures they cant be used to separate the elements in a compound
what is filtration used to separate
insoluble solid from liquid
what does (aq) mean
aqueous, dissolved in water
how do you filter
what do you need to filter
get filter paper and funnel and beaker
pour solution through filter paper and funnel
insoluble solid left in filter paper
liquid left in beaker
what is crystalisation used for
separate a soluble solid from a liquid
describe the process of crystallisation
heat solution in beaker till solvent evaporates
Crystals of the solid left in beaker
pour/ filter excess solvent
dry crystals in oven / pat with filter paper
what is simple distillation used for
simple distillation used for separating a solid from liquid if we want to keep the liquid
2 stages of simple distillation
evaporate liquid by heating
condense vapour by cooling
process of simple distillation (4 steps)
- place solution ( liquid + solid ) in conical flask
flask connected to glass tube which is surrounded by condenser - heat solution till liquid evaporates
- vapour passes through condenser
( condenser kept cold by circulation of water around it ) - condensed liquid collected in beaker
- crystals in flask and liquid in beaker
what can simple distillation be used for and a con of this
to produce drinking water from sea water
requires a great deal of energy
what is fractional distillation used for
separating a mixture of different liquids with different boiling points
how is the set up for fractional distilation different to the set up for simple distillation
the flask containing mixture is connected to a fractionating column (long column with hundreds of glass beads)
process of fractional distillation
. gently heat mixture
. both liquids start to evaporate
(lowest bp evaporate easier)
. mixture of two vapours making way up
fractionating column
. vapours hit fractionating column, they condense + drip back into flask and evaporate again
. repeated evaporation and condensation increases amount of lower b.p chemical in fractionating column
.warm vapours past column and reach thermometer (temp of thermometer rises)
-mixture passing thermometer has more of low b.p vapour
-vapours pass into condenser and becomes a liquid.
(still a mix of two chemicals)
-temp of thermometer reaches boiling point of lower bp chemical and stops rising
-swap to new flask, now much more lower bp chemical is evaporating and condesing into flask -(Higher bp chemical isnt evaporating or condensing much)
-we get our first pure sample of low bp chemical
-Temp of thermometer rises again-
mixture of vapour condenses into beaker(more high bp then low)
- when temp is constant, swap to new beaker- relatively pure sample of high bp chemical is collecteted
what does chromatography do
separate substances based on different solubilities