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Basics Flashcards

1
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solids

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  • fixed shape/ volume
  • can’t be compressed
  • least KE
  • regular arrangement
  • vibrates in place
  • strong intermolecular forces
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liquids

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  • no fixed shape
  • takes shape of bottom of container
  • flows
  • can’t be compressed
  • no regular arrangement
  • moves randomly
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gases

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  • no fixed shape
  • takes shape of whole container
  • can be compressed
  • no fixed volume
  • weakest intermolecular forces
  • no regular arrangement
  • moves randomly quickly
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solid to liquid

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melting

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liquid to gas

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boiling/ evaporating

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gas to liquid

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condensation

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liquid to solid

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freezing

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kinetic particle theory

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  • more kinetic energy= weakest forces
  • higher temp. = more kinetic energy
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pressure in gases decreases

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volume increases

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concentration

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measure of a number of particles in a given volume

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diffusion

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net movement of particles from a region of high conc. to a region of low conc. down the conc. gradient

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concentration gradient

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difference in conc. of a fluid between 2 areas

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greater molecular mass

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particles move slower

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14
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effect of temperature on rate of diffusion

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  • higher temp. = more kinetic energy = move faster = increases rate of diffusion
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element

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substances made up of only one type of atom

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compound

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elements chemically bonded together (not easily separated)

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mixture

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substances found together, not chemically bonded (easily separated)

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electrical conductivity in metals

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  • good electrical conductors
    (they have delocalised electrons and are free to carry the charge)
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19
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thermal conductivity in metals

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  • good thermal conductors
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20
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malleability in metals

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  • very malleable
    (easy to shape and bend)
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ductility in metals

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  • very ductile
    (easily stretched into wires)
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22
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melting/ boiling point of metals

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  • high melting/ boiling points
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solvent

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liquid in which a solute dissolves in

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solute

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substance that is dissolved in a solvent

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solution

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mixture of (1 or more) solutes dissolved in a solvent

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saturated solution

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solution with maximum conc. of a solute dissolved

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filtrate

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liquid/ solution that passed through a filter

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residue

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substance that remains after evap./ distillation/ filtration

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29
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Rf formula

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distance travelled by solvent

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30
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mass number

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larger number

31
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proton number

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smaller number

32
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number of outershell electrons

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group number

33
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number of shells

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period number

34
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isotopes

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atoms with the same proton number but different neutron number

35
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group 7 (halogens)

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  • diatomic
  • non-metals
  • density increases going down
  • melting point increases going down
  • reactivity decreases going down
    -iodine= grey-black solid
  • bromine= red-brown liquid
  • chlorine= yellow-green gas
36
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transition elements

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  • high density
  • high melting point
  • unreactive
  • catalysts
  • forms coloured compounds
  • ions with variable oxidation numbers
37
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group 8 (noble gases)

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  • colourless gases
  • monoatomic
  • very unreactive (inert)
38
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collision theory

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  • particles must collide with correct orientation and sufficient energy (activation energy)
39
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activation energy

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minimum energy needed to create a reaction

40
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effect of catalysts in activation energy

41
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cations

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positive ions

42
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anions

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negative ions

43
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ionic bond

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strong electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions

44
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properties of ionic compounds

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  • high melting/ boiling point
  • good conductor when aqueous/ molten
  • poor conductor when solid
  • giant ionic lattice
  • regular arrangement of alternating positive and negative ions
45
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properties of covalent bonds

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  • low melting/ boiling point
    -poor electrical conductor
46
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covalent bonds

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pair of electrons is shared between 2 atoms leading to a noble gas electronic configuration

47
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diamond

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  • giant covalent
  • carbon atoms only
  • each carbon bonded to 4 others
  • no delocalised electrons
  • can’t conduct
  • very hard, used for cutting tools
  • high melting point
  • doesn’t dissolve in water
48
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graphite

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  • only carbon
  • each carbon boded to 3 other
  • organised in hexagons, making layers
  • conducts electricity
  • layers can slide over eachother (soft and slippery) (weak forces between layers)
  • used as lubricant and electrode
49
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silicon (IV) dioxide (SiO2)

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  • silicon bonded with 4 oxygens, oxygen bonded with 2 silicons
  • high melting point
  • doesn’t conduct
  • doesn’t dissolve
  • hard
50
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metals and dilute acid

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make salt and hydrogen

51
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metals and water

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make metal hydroxide and hydrogen

52
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metals and oxygen

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makes metal oxides

53
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aluminium properties

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  • very low density
  • strong
  • good conductor
  • corrosion resistant

used to make:
- aircrafts (low den.)
- overhead electrical cables (low den.)(good cond.)
- food containers (corrosion resistant)

54
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copper use

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  • electrical wiring (ductile/ elec. cond.)
55
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reactivity series order

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potassium
sodium
calcium
magnesium
aluminium
carbon
zinc
iron
hydrogen
copper
silver
gold

56
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potassium and water

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  • violent
  • potassium floats , melts, catches fire
  • burns with lilac flame
  • hydrogen gas released
57
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sodium and water

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  • floats, moves rapidly
  • heat melts it
  • hydrogen gas released
58
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calcium and water

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  • water becomes milky white
  • hydrogen gas released
59
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aluminium’s unreactivity

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  • surface atoms react with oxygen in the air to form a protective aluminium oxide layer
  • barrier to prevent inner metal from corroding
60
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displacement reactions

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  • more reactive metal elements displace less reactive metal ions
  • less reactive= reduced= gains electrons
  • more reactive= oxidised= loses electrons
61
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metallic bonding

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electrostatic attraction between the positive metal ions in a giant metallic lattice and a sea of delocalised electrons

62
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alloys

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mixture of a metal with other elements

63
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brass

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mixture of copper and zinc

64
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stainless steel

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mixture of iron and chromium, nickel and carbon

used for cutlery (hard + resistant to rusting)

65
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redox reactions

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involving oxidation and reduction reactions and loss and gain of electrons and loss and gain of oxygen

66
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oxidation

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  • gain of oxygen
  • loss of electrons
  • increase in oxidation number
67
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reduction

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  • loss of oxygen
  • gain of electrons
  • decrease in oxidation number
68
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oxidising agent

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oxidises another substance and reduces itself

69
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reducing agent

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reduces another substance and oxidises itself

70
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rusting

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oxidation of iron
- conditions: air and moisture

iron + water + oxygen –> hydrated iron (iii) oxide

71
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barrier methods

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painting, coating with plastic, greasing, galvanising, sacrificial protection, greasing

72
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sacrificial protection

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  • placing iron/ steel in contact with a more reactive metal (ie zinc)
73
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galvanising

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  • coating iron/ steel with zinc
  • barrier formed and if it is scratched, it is more reactive, so it corrodes instead of iron

Chemistry F4 EoY (5 decks)

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