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C1 - atomic structure Flashcards

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What is an element

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A substance made of only one type of atom

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What is a compound

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A substance made of multiple chemically bonded atoms

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What is a molecule

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A substance that contains more than one atom

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What is a mixture

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A mixture of atoms or molecules not chemically bonded

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Law of conservation of mass

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Mass cannot be created or destroyed

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What is a solution

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A liquid with one substance dissolved in another

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What is a solute

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A solid dissolved in a solution

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What is a solvent

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A liquid that dissolves a solute

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What is filtration

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Separating substances by particle size

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What is crystalisation

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Heating a solution to evaporate the solvent and leave the solid solute

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What is distillation

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Separating a liquid from a soluble solid by evaporating and collecting it

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What is fractional distillation

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Separating a two dissolved liquids by boiling point (miscible liquids)

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What is chromatography

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Separating mixtures into their components by solubility in a mobile phase

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History of atom list all people and what they discovered in order

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Democritus - atoms aren’t divisible
John Dalton - atoms aren’t divisible
JJ Thomson - electrons, plum pudding
Rutherford - gold foil experiment, nucleus
Niels Bohr - shells
James Chadwick - neutrons

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What is an isotope

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An atom with a different number of neutrons

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What is an ion

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An atom with a charge

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What charge do atoms have

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0

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What are acids

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Solutions with a high concentration of H+ ions

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What are alkalis

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Solutions with a high concentration of OH- ions

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What is neutralisation

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Adding an acid and alkali together to get a solution with a PH of 7, H+ and OH- make water, which has no charge

21
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What is universal indicator

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A substance that changes colour with PH

22
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What is displacement

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Where a more reactive metal will displace a less reactive metal from a solution of its salt

23
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Formula for acid + alkali

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Salt + water

24
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Formula for metal + acid

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Salt + hydrogen

25
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Formula for metal oxide + acid

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Salt + water

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Formula for metal hydroxide + acid

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Salt + water

27
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Formula for metal carbonate + acid

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Salt + carbon dioxide

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