atomic structure and the periodic table Flashcards
what is the nucleus in terms of atoms?
its the middle of the atom and it contains protons and neutrons
what is an electron?
it moves around the nucleus in electron shells, its negatively charged. it has virtually no mass
what are the charges and relative mass of a proton, neutron and electron?
charge proton: +1 neutron:0 electron:-1 relative mass proton: 1 neutron:1 electron:very small
why is an atom neutral?
it has the same number of protons ad electrons, the charges are the same but opposite so they cancel each other out
why do ions have an overall charge?
because the number of protons doesn’t equal the number of electrons
what does the atomic number and the mass number of an atom tell you?
atomic number: proton number
mass number: total number of protons and neutrons
how do you get the number pf neutrons?
atomic number - mass number
what is an element?
a substance made up of elements that all have the same number of protons in their nucleus
what decides what type of atom it will be?
the number of protons
what is an isotope?
Different form of the same element which has the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons
name an example of an isotope
carbon -12 carbon-13
6 protons 6 protons
6 electrons 6 electrons
6 neutrons 7 neutrons
because many elements exist with a number of isotopes, what is used instead of the mass number to refer to an element?
relative atomic mass(Ar)
how do you calculate relative atomic mass?
sum of (isotope abundance x isotope mass number)
Ar= ————————————————————————–
sum of abundance of all the isotopes
copper has two stable isotopes. Cu-63 which has an abundance of 69.2% and Cu-65 which has an abundance of 30.8%. calculate the relative atomic mass of copper to 1 d.p
sum of (isotope abundance x isotope mass number)
Ar= ————————————————————————-
sum of abundance of all the isotopes
(69.2 x 63)+(30.8 x 65) 4359.6+2002 6361.6 Ar= -------------------------------- = --------------------- = --------- =63.6 69.2 + 30.8 100 100
what is a compound?
a substance formed from two or more elements held together by a chemical bond
what does bonding include?
giving away, taking or sharing electrons
what do you call a compound which is formed from a metal and non metal bonding?
ion
how does ionic bonding happens?
the metal atom loses electrons to form a positive ion and the non metal atom gains electrons to form negative ion, the opposite charges of the ions means that they’re strongly attracted to each other
how is the compound NaCl formed in terms of ionic bonding?
sodium is in group 1 so it has one outer electron and chlorine is in group 7 so it has 7 outer electrons
an atom needs a full outer shell, so sodium will lose one electron to chlorine and become a positive ion and chlorine will become negative ion and the opposite charges will have a strong attraction
what does a compound formed from non-metals consists of?
molecules
what happens during covalent bonding?
each atoms shares an electron with each other
name an example of a compound that is bonded covalently
any of theses:
hydrogen chlorine gas
carbon monoxide
water
balance this equation:
H²SO4 + NaOH —> Na²So4 + H²O
there isn’t enough H atoms on the right hand side,, so you add 2H²O:
H²SO4 + NaOH →Na²So4 + 2H²O
there’s too many H and O atoms on the RHS now, so to balance the LHS, put 2NaOH
H²SO4 + 2NaOH → Na²So4 + 2H²O
what is a mixture?
a material made up of two or more different substances which are not joined chemically and can be separated
name one way you can separate a mixture out
any of these: filtration crystallization simple distillation/fractional distillation chromatography
describe how does paper chromatography work?
1) you draw a line near the bottom of a sheet of filter paper
2) add a spot of ink to the line and place the sheet in a beaker of solvent
3) the bottom of the paper not the ink has to be touching the solvent
4) solvent seeps up the paper carrying the ink up the paper
5) each different dye in the ink will move up the paper at a different rate so the dyes will separate out, each dye will form a spot in a different place
6) when the solvent has almost reached the top, take the paper out and leave to dry
how do you calculate the Rf ( Retention factor)?
distance traveled by solute( dye)
Rf=——————————————
distance traveled by solvent
how does filtration work?
it separates insoluble solids from liquids