atomic structure (seneca) Flashcards
- Elements & compounds - Chemical reactions & equations - mixtures - model of an atom - atom size & number - atomic number - calculations - isotopes - isotopes- calculations - periodic table - noble gases &halogens - alkali metals - transition metals -
what is a Solvent
The liquid in which a solid dissolves.
what is a solute
dissolved solid
what is a solution
A liquid that contains a dissolved solid.
Which technique separates solutions with more than one type of dissolved solid (solute)?
chromtography
simple distillation separates …
2 liquids with different boiling points
Simple distillation can also separate a
solute from a solvent, when the solvent has a lower boiling point than the solute.
Fractional distillation separates
lots of liquids with different boiling point
what are the steps of fractional distillation
The mixture is slowly heated until the liquid with the lowest boiling point boils and then condenses.
Then we increase temperature slowly to collect (boil then condense) the other fractions.
what are the steps of simple distillation
The mixture is heated until the liquid with the lower boiling point starts to boil.
The vapour released passes through a condenser, where the gas cools back into a liquid.
name the main methods of separating liquids
Crystallisation
filtration
chromatography
simple distillation
fractional distillation
In ,_____ an English physicist called J. J. Thomson discovered electrons.
1897
In ,1897 an English physicist called ———- discovered electrons.
J. J. Thomson
In ,1897 an English physicist called J. J. Thomson discovered ——-
electrons.
what is thomson’s plum pudding model
a ball of positive charge (dough), with negatively charged electrons (currants in pudding) mixed in with the ‘dough’.
In —–, Ernest Rutherford discovered that alpha particles could bounce back off atoms.
1909
In 1909, ——— discovered that alpha particles could bounce back off atoms.
Ernest Rutherford
In 1909, Ernest Rutherford discovered that ———
alpha particles could bounce back off atoms.
In —–, James Chadwick discovered that some particles in the nucleus have no charge at all. He called them neutrons.
1932
In 1932, —— discovered that some particles in the nucleus have no charge at all. He called them neutrons.
James Chadwick
In 1932, James Chadwick discovered that …
some particles in the nucleus have no charge at all. He called them neutrons.
The radius of atoms is
aproximately 0.1 nanometres, or 1x10-10 m.
Relative mass =
number of protons + number of neutrons
In what environment would the relative mass of an atom change?
mass is constant across all environments
The radius of the nucleus is about ——- smaller than the radius of the atom
10,000 times
The atomic number is the number —–
of protons in the atom
The mass number of an atom (or relative mass) is calculated by …
adding the number of protons and neutrons found in a nucleus.
the mass number of an atom is also called
relative mass
Protium is a hydrogen atom with
1 proton and 0 neutrons.
99.98% of hydrogen atoms are
protium.
Protium is used in
hydrogen fuel cells and the production of plastics.
Deuterium is a hydrogen atom with
1 proton and 1 neutron.
Around 0.02% of hydrogen atoms are
deuterium.
deuterium is used in
nuclear fusion.
Tritium is a hydrogen atom with
1 proton and 2 neutrons.
Tritium is used in
thermonuclear fusion weapons.
Tritium is (%) …
very rare.
what are isotopes
Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons.
The Σ means
sum of
calculate relative atomic masses (Ar) with isotope abundance
Σ(isotope abundance x isotope mass number/Σ isotope abundance
Σ(isotope abundance x isotope mass number/Σ isotope abundance
The numerator is
‘the sum of the isotope abundance times the isotope mass number’.
Σ(isotope abundance x isotope mass number/Σ isotope abundance
The denominator is
‘the sum of all the isotope abundances’.
Electrons fill an atom’s shells in order of
increasing energy
The closer a shell is to the nucleus,
the lower its energy level, so the first shell that is filled is the closest to the nucleus
Electron configuration tells us how
an atom’s electrons are organised.
in the calculation Σ(isotope abundance x isotope mass number/Σ isotope abundance, Σ isotope abundance will add to …
100 %
relative atomic mass= Σ
(isotope abundance×isotope mass number)/100
what is Relative atomic mass (1)
The relative atomic masses (Ar) of elements are calculated using the average mass of all of the isotopes of an element.
the horizontal rows of the periodic table are called
periods.
Elements in the same column have the ——– in their outer shell (the highest energy level).
same number of electrons
Because all elements in a column have the same number of electrons in their outer shell,
they have similar chemical properties.
This means they will all react in similar ways.
——— was the first chemist to devise a periodic table.
John Newlands
Newlands’ periodic table was ordered by …
the mass of the element.