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Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table Flashcards

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Structure of the Nucleus

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  • In the centre of the atom
  • Contains protons and neutrons
  • Positively charged because of protons
  • Has a radius of 1x10-14
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Electrons

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  • Orbit the nucleus in shells
  • Negatively charged
  • Volume of orbit determines size of the atom
  • Have a very small mass
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Proton Relative Mass and Charge

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  • Relative Mass: 1
  • Charge: +1
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Neutron Relative Mass and Charge

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  • Relative Mass: 1
  • Charge: 0
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Electron Relative Mass and Charge

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  • Relative Mass: Very Small
  • Charge: -1
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Why is the overall charge of an atom 0?

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There are an equal amount of protons and electrons in an atom so the charge cancels out

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Relative Atomic Mass Formula

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Total mass of atoms/Total number of atoms

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Top and Bottom Numbers on Nuclear Symbol

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  • Top: Mass Number
  • Bottom: Atomic Number/Proton Number
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Number of Neutrons Calculation

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Mass Number - Atomic Number

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Solute

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A substance that is being dissolved in a solvent

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Solvent

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The liquid that the solute dissolves in

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Solution

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A mixture made when a solute dissolves into a solvent.

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Simple Distillation

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Used to separate a liquid from a solution

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Simple Distillation Method

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  • Heat flask using a bunsen burner so the liquid that is being separated evaporates
  • The vapour of said liquid rises to the top of the flask and passes through the condenser
  • The cold water in the condenser causes the vapour to cool and condense
  • The liquid runs down the pipe and is collected in a beaker
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Fractional Distillation

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Used to separate mixtures of liquids with different boiling points

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Fractional Distillation Method

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  • Heat flask using a bunsen burner so the liquid with the lowest boiling point condenses first
  • The vapour rises through a column that is hotter at the bottom and cooler at the top
  • It rises up the fractioning column, passes through the condenser and condenses
  • Collect the condensed liquid
  • You are left with the other liquid in the flask
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Newlands Periodic Table

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  • Ordered by atomic weight and maintained this order
  • Every 8 elements had similar properties
  • Didn’t work as it forced Newlands to group elements that didn’t have similar chemical properties
  • Wasn’t accepted by other scientists
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Mendeleev’s Periodic Table (The table we use to this day)

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  • Ordered elements by atomic weight
  • Left gaps for undiscovered elements
  • Swapped the order of some elements based on if their properties matched better elsewhere
  • Elements in groups had similar chemical properties
  • Accepted by other scientists when newly discovered elements were found to fit Mendeleev’s system
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Why do metals form positive ions?

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  • They don’t have many electrons in their outer shells
  • The outer electron can be lost more easily as it would require less energy
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Why does reactivity increase down metal groups?

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  • Elements further down the table have more shells
  • The outer shell would be further from the nucleus so the attraction between the 2 is weaker
  • The electron is more easily lost
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Non Metals

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Form either no ions or negative ions

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Metal Properties

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  • High melting and boiling points so are solids at room temperature
  • Good conductors of heat and electricity
  • Lustrous (shiny)
  • Malleable
  • Sonorous
  • Have high densities
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Non Metal Properties

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  • Poor conductors of heat and electricity
  • Appear dull
  • Weak and brittle
  • Low melting and boiling points so liquids and gases at room temperature
  • Not sonorous
  • Low densities
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Transition Metals

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  • Can form more than 1 type of ion
  • Form coloured ions
  • Melting points and densities are higher than group 1 metals
  • Stronger and harder than group 1 metals
  • Shiny when freshly cut
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Group 1 Metal Properties

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  • Reactive, soft metals
  • Alkali metals
  • Low density
  • More reactive than transition metals
  • React vigorously with water, oxygen and group 7 elements
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Group 1 Trends

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  • Reactivity increases down the group
  • Melting and boiling point decrease down the group
  • Relative atomic mass increases down the group
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Group 1 Reactions

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  • Group 1 + water –> Metal Hydroxide + Hydrogen
  • Group 1 + Chloride –> Metal Chloride + Salt
  • Group 1 + Oxygen –> Metal Oxide
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Group 7 Properties

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  • Non metals
  • All halogens are diatomic molecules
  • At room temperature, fluorine is a pale yellow gas, chlorine is a pale green gas, bromine is an orange liquid and iodine is a grey solid
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Group 7 Trends

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  • Relative atomic mass increases down the group
  • Melting and boiling points increase down the group
  • Reactivity decreases down the group
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Group 0

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  • Have full outer shells so they are unreactive
  • Exist as single atoms
  • Non-flammable
  • Boiling point increases down the group
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What is the limitation of a dot and cross diagram?

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It doesn’t show how the atoms are arranged in space

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What are the limitations of a ball and stick diagram?

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  • Not to scale
  • Doesn’t give information about the forces pf attraction of the movement of electrons to form the ions

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