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C1 Atomic Structure Flashcards

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1
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What is an atom?

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Atoms are very small particles made up of a electrons orbiting a nucleus.

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What is an element?

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A single pure substance made up of a single type of atom, found in the periodic table.

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What is a compound?

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Something made up from different elements, chemically bonded together.

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What is a mixture?

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A mixture consists of two or more different substances, not chemically joined together.

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What is the nucleus made up of?

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Protons and neutrons.

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6
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What orbits the nucleus?

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Electrons

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7
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What is the big number called?

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Mass number

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8
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What does the mass number represent?

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Protons + neutrons.

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What is the small number?

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The atomic number.

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10
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What does the atomic number represent?

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Number of protons.

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What are the 3 subatomic particles?

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Electrons, neutrons, protons.

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12
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What was the Greek model of the atom?

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The smallest thing you could get was an atom ( small, hard sphere).

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13
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Who discovered the election?

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JJ Thompson

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14
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What was the plum pudding model?

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Blob of positive charge with negative charge dotted around like plums in a pudding.

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Who discovered the proton?

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Ernest Rutherford

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What was the nuclear model?

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Hard, dense nucleus in middle of the atom because only a small number of alpha particles hit it.

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What was Rutherford’s scattering experiment?

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Rutherford’s scattering experiment helped to explain the reflection of alpha particles. He fired alpha particles at a gold sheet.

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18
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What was the Bhor model?

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The Bhor model suggested by Niels Bohr helped to explain why electrons were found in shells/ energy levels.

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19
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Who discovered the neutron?

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James Chadwick

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20
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What did James Chadwick help to explain?

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He helped to explain why some atoms of the same element were heavier than others.

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21
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What is abundance?

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How common something is.

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22
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What is an isotope?

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Atoms of the same element which have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.

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23
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How many electrons can the first shell hold?

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2

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24
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How many electrons can the second shell hold?

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8

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25
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Why do electrons orbit the nucleus?

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They are held there by electrostatic attraction. The negatively charged electrons are drawn to the positive charge of the protons/nucleus.

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26
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What is the mass of an electron?

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0 (very small)

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27
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What is the mass of a proton?

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1

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28
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What is the mass of a neutron?

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1

29
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What is the charge of an electron?

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-1

30
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What is the charge of a proton?

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+1

31
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What is the charge of a neutron?

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0

32
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In Rutherford’s scattering experiment, how many alpha particles fired back?

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1 in 8000.

33
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What is an ion?

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An atom that has lost or gained electrons.

34
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Why do atoms try to gain/lose electrons?

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So that they have a full outer shell and become more stable.

35
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What are Group 0 known as?

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Noble gases

36
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What are Group 7 known as?

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Halogens

37
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What are Group 1 known as?

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Alkali metals

38
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What are Group 2 known as?

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Alkali Earth metals

39
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What are rows in the periodic table known as?

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Periods

40
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What are columns in the periodic table known as?

A

Groups

41
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Why are Group 0 elements unreactive?

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Because they are already stable.

42
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What happens to reactivity in Group 1?

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As you go down the group, the elements become more reactive.

43
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What happens to meeting point in Group 1?

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As you go down the group, melting point decreases.

44
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What happens as the distance between the nucleus and the outer shell increases?

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Larger atomic radius means more election shells+ shielding so distance gets bigger, attraction is weaker and electrons are more easily lost.

45
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What happens as you go down Group 1?

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Reactivity decreases

46
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What physical properties do transition metals have?

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Good conductors, high meeting points, high densities, hard and tough, can be hammered/bent easily into shape.

47
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What chemical properties do transition metals have?

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Less reactive than alkali metals, form coloured ions of different charges, catalysts.

48
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What are alloys?

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Metal mixed in with another atom so no layers, jumbled pattern.

49
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What are the 5 separation techniques?

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Filtration, evaporation, distillation, chromatography, fractional distillation.

50
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What is filtration?

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Separates insoluble solid from a liquid.

51
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What is evaporation?

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Separates a soluble solid from a solution.

52
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What is distillation?

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Separates liquid from a solution.

53
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What is fractional distillation?

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Separates crude oil.

54
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What is chromatography?

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Separates mixtures of coloured compounds.

55
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Metal + oxygen→

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Metal oxide

56
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Metal + chlorine →

A

Metal chloride

57
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Metal + water →

A

Metal hydroxide + hydrogen

58
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Acid + metal →

A

Metal salt + hydrogen

59
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Acid + alkali →

A

Metal salt + water

60
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Acid + metal oxide →

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Metal salt + water

61
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How did Mendeleev organise the periodic table?

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In order of increasing atomic mass.

62
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Acid + carbonate →

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Salt + water + carbon dioxide

63
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What salt does sulfuric acid make?

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Sulfate

64
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What salt does hydrochloric acid make?

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Chloride

65
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What salt does nitric acid make?

A

Nitrate

66
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Why did Mendeleev leave gaps in the periodic table?

A

For undiscovered elements.

67
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What is the radius of an atom?

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0.1 nm (1 × 10 -10 m)

68
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What is the radius of a nucleus?

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(1 × 10 -14 m) is less than 1 / 10 , 000 of the radius of an atom.

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