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atoms and molecules Flashcards

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1
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elements come in 3 states of matter

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solids - metals
liquids - Hg & Br2
gases - diatomic and inert monoatomic

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allotropes

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element that has different structural forms / connected in different ways

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3
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atoms sub atomic particles

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protons
electrons
neutrons

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4
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atomic number

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number of protons + number of electrons

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mass number

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number of protons + number of neutrons

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6
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protons

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are positive with one unit of weight

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electrons

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are negative and have practically no weight

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neutrons

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are neutral with one unit of weight

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9
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atomic number

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total number of protons

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10
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noble gases

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helium
neon
argon
krypton
xenon

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noble gas

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this has a complete outer electronic shell

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12
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isotopes

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atoms having the same value of protons but different values for neutrons

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13
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anions

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have a minus sign

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cations

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have a positive sign

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15
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pure substances

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elements and compounds

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16
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uncombined natural sources

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silver Ag, gold Au, nitrogen N2, sulfur S

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oxides

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chromite FeCr2O4, magnetite FeO4, water H2O, carbons dioxide CO2

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carbonates

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limestone CaCO3, dolomite CaCO3MgCO3

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19
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halides

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salt NaCl, fluorite CaF2

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sulfides

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galena PbS, cinnabar HgS

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phosphates

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monazite La(PO4)

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covalent bond

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sharing electrons between atoms

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ionic bonding

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electrostatic attraction between oppositely chatted atoms

24
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covalent molecule examples

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chlorine, iodine, carbon dioxide, methane, sulfur

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sublime

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solid turning directly into vapour (iodine)

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ionic bonding

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a transfer of electrons to achieve a filled shell

27
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ionic compound examples

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NaCl sodium chloride, MgO magnesium oxide

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cations

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these are positively charged species formed when neutral atoms low electrons

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anions

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negatively charged species formed when a neutral atom gains electrons

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common cations

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H+ , K+ , Cu+ , Cu2+

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common anions

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Cl- , F- , S2-

32
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what ionises to give cations

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metals

33
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what ionises to give anions

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non-metals

34
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complex anions

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NO3 nitric acid
(CO3)2- carbonate

35
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acids

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HNO3 nitric acid
H2SO4 sulfuric acid
H3PO4 phosphoric acid

36
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what are bases

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proton acceptors

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salts

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formed by the replacement of the H+ ions of an acidic by another positive ion

38
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reaction of acids with bases

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HCL + NAOH -> NACL + H2O

H2SO4 + 2KOH -> K2SO4 + 2H2O

HN03 + NH3 -> NH4NO3

39
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hydrogen bonding

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the attraction between hydrogen atoms and either nitrogen, oxygen, or fluorine atoms

40
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hydrogen bonding strength

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they have about 10th the strength of an average covalent bond and are constantly broken and reformed in liquid water

41
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how are salts formed

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combining positive ions (cations) with negative ions (anions)

42
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what is a mole

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the amount of substance which contains as many objects, atoms, molecules or things as the number of atoms in 12g of C12

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mass of an atom

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in atomic mass units it is equal to the mass in grams of one mole of that element

44
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what is the number of objects in 1 mole called?

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the Avogadro Constant (equal to 6.022 x 10^23 mol^-1)

45
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van der Waals forces

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exist between non-polar molecules or atoms - weakest of all intermolecular forces

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