Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table Flashcards
how big is the radius of an atom
0.1 nanometers ( 1 x 10(-10))
what charge has the nucleus got?
positive
where is most of the mass concentrated in the atom?
the nucleus
what determines the size of an atom?
the volume of electron orbits
do electrons have mass?
they have virtually no mass
whats the overall charge of an atom?
neutral (protons and electrons are equal and balanced)
what does the atomic number tell you?
number of protons (bottom number)
what does the mass umber tell you?
total number of protons and neutrons (top number)
how do you find total number of neutrons?
subtract atomic number from the mass number
W hat are isotopes?
different forms of the same element, they have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons, they have the same atomic number but different mass numbers. e.g carbon -12 and carbon-13
what is relative atomic mass?
(Ar) an average mass of an element taking into account all its isotopes
what is the formula for Ar
sum of (isotope abundance x isotope mass number) / sum of abundance of all isotopes
In a compound formed by metals and non metals, do metal atoms lose or gain electrons?
lose electrons, they become positively charged.
In a compound formed by metals and non metals, do non metal atoms lose or gain electrons?
gain electrons, the become negatively charged.
Bonding formed by opposite charges reacting is called what?
ionic bonding
bonding by sharing electrons is called?
covalent bonding
examples of ionic bonding?
sodium chloride, magnesium oxide and calcium oxide.
examples of covalent bonding?
hydrogen chloride gas, carbon monoxide and water.
what is chromatography?
a way of separating different dyes in ink.
how do you carry out chromatography?
1- draw a pencil line near the bottom of a sheet of filter paper.
2-add a spot of ink you want to test to the line and place in a beaker of shallow solvent (e.g water)
3- ensure ink isn’t touching solvent as it will dissolve into the liquid.
4- place a lid on container to avoid solvent evaporating.
5- the solvent will carry ink up the filter paper
6- each dye will move up the paper at different rates so the dye will separate out, each dye will form 1 spot,
7-if dyes are insoluble they will stay on the baseline.
8-when the solvent has nearly reached top of the paper, take the paper out to dry
In a chromatography why do you use a pencil
because pencil is in soluble.
is water always used as a solvent?
no, some compound won’t dissolve in water so other solvents such as ethanol are used.
What does filtration do?
sperate insoluble solids from a liquid reaction mixture.
what is purification?
solid impurities in the reaction mixture being filtered out of the reaction mixture.
Name two ways to separate soluble solids from solutions.
evaporation and crystallisation.
what is evaporation? (separation)
heating a solution in a evaporating dish to evaporate the solvent making the solution more concentrated. crystals then form.
what is crystallisation? (separation)
heating solution in a evaporating dish to evaporate the solvent to leave a more concentrated solution, when the point of crystallisation is noticeable the dish is removed from heat, the salt then forms crystals and is insoluble. crystals are the filtered out.
examples of when filtration and crystallisation are used?
to separate rock salt.
What is rock salt?
a mixture of salt and sand (grit)
is rock salt a compound?
yes
is rock salt soluble?
salt dissolves but sand doesn’t.
How do you separate rock salt?
1- Grind rock salt so salt crystals are small (will dissolve easier)
2- put mixture in water, salt will dissolve but sand will not.
3- filter mixture
4- evaporate water to form salt crystals
How can you help salt dissolve?
heat the mixture.
What is distillation?
separating liquids from mixtures.
what are the types of distillation called?
simple and fractional
how do you carry out fractional distillation?
1- heat the solution, the liquid with the lowest boiling point will evaporate first.
2-the vapour will then cool and condense in a condenser, you can then collect it.
3- the res of the solution is then left behind in the flask.
what is a condencer?
a tube designed to condense gas. the walls are filled with water to cool the gas.
examples of simple distillation
to get pure salt from saltwater. the water evaporates first leaving pure salt in the flask.
disadvantages of distillation
you can only use it to separate liquids with very different boiling points.
How do you separate liquids with similar boiling points?
Fractional distillation.
Give an example of a liquid you could separate by fractional distillation
Crude oil
How does fractional distillation work?
Liquids have different boiling points so they evaporate at different temperatures. The liquid with the lowest boiling point will evaporate first.
Who described atoms as solid spheres?
John Dalton
Who concluded from their experiments that atoms were not solid spheres?
J J Thompson