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C1: Atoms Flashcards

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1
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What is an element?

A

A substance containing only one type of atom

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What is a compound?

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A substance containing two or more different types of atoms CHEMICALLY BONDED

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3
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What is the conservation of mass?

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Atoms can neither be created or destroyed in a reaction - equations must be BALANCED

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4
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What is a mixture?

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Consists of different substances NOT CHEMICALLY BONDED

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5
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What does filtration do?

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Removes large, insoluble particles from a liquid

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How does evaporation separate substances?

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Leaves behind crystals of a dissolved substance (solute) if heated gently

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7
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What does distillation involve?

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Condensing the evaporated solvent and collecting it

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What can fractional distillation do?

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Separate liquids due to their different boiling points

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9
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What are characteristics of a solid?

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  • Arranged in a regular lattice
  • Vibrate about fixed positions
  • Cannot be compressed
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10
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What are characteristics of a liquid?

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  • Particles have no regular arrangement
  • Able to move past each other
  • Cannot be compressed
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What are characteristics of a gas?

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-Particles are far apart
- Move randomly at fast speeds
-Can be compressed

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12
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How does heat cause melting/evaporation?

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The energy overcomes the electrostatic forces of attraction
Physical change

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13
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What are the different state symbols?

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Solid = s
Liquid = l
Gas = g
Substance in a solution is aqueous = aq

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14
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How does chromatography work?

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Causes substance to rise up paper due to capillary action. Lighter particles move further up

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15
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What did ancient Greeks believe matter was made up of?

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Invisible particles

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16
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What was JJ Thomson’s atomic model?

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-Plum pudding model
-Cloud of positive charge with negative electrons dotted in it

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17
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What did Ernest Rutherford discover?

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-The nucleus was small and positively charged
-Alpha scattering
-Most alpha particles went through gold leaf, very few reflected back

18
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What did Neil’s Bohr discover?

A

Electrons exist in shells

19
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What did James Chadwick determine?

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The nucleus must contain neutrons as well as protons

20
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What is the relative mass and charge of a proton?

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Relative mass = 1
Relative charge = +1

21
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What is the relative mass and charge of a neutron?

A

Relative mass = 1
Relative charge = 0

22
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What is the relative mass and charge of an electron?

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Relative mass = almost 0
Relative charge = -1

23
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What is the atomic number?

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-The number of protons in a nucleus
-Bottom number
-Also tells us number of electrons if neutral

24
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What is an ion?

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-A charged atom
-Has a different number of electrons

25
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What is the mass number?

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-The number of protons + neutrons in a nucleus
-Top number

26
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What are isotopes?

A

Same element, different numbers of neutrons

27
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What is the relative abundance of chlorine 35 & 37?

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Chlorine-35 = 75%
Chlorine-37 = 25%

28
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How do you work out average relative atomic mass?

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Average mass = total mass of 100 atoms / 100

29
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How were elements initially ordered?

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-According to their ATOMIC ‘WEIGHT’
-Some grouped together due to having SIMILAR PROPERTIES

30
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What did Dimitri Mendeleev do?

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-Left gaps in table for predicted elements

31
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How many electrons can be on the first, second and third shells?

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First = 2
Second = 8
Third = 8

32
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What do metals do to gain an empty outer shell?

A

Donate electrons to form positive ions

33
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What do non-metals do to gain a full outer shell?

A

Accept electrons to form negative ions
Can also share electrons

34
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What do groups tell us?

A

The number of electrons in the outer shell

35
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What are atoms in group 1 called?

A

The alkali metals

36
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What are characteristics of group 1 metals?

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-Ions are all (1)+
-React with water to produce an alkali
-Get more reactive down the group

37
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Why do metals become more reactive down the group?

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-The outer electron is further from the nucleus
-Donated more readily as the force of attraction is less

38
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What are atoms in group 7 called?

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The halogens

39
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What are characteristics of group 7 atoms?

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-Ions are all (1)-
-Become less reactive down the group
-Boiling point increases down the group

40
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Why do group 7 atoms become less reactive down the group?

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-The outer shell is further from the nucleus
-The electrostatic force between the nucleus and the outer shell is weaker

41
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Why are noble gases (group 8) very unreactive?

A

They already have an empty/full outer shell

42
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Why can you get different ions of transition metale.g. Iron (II), Iron (III)?

A

They can donate different numbers of electrons

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