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C2.3 Covalent compounds and separation techniques Flashcards

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1
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What are most non-metal compounds held together by?

A

Covalent bonds

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What are covalent bonds?

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A bond formed when a pair of electrons is shared between two atoms

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What shell do the electrons making a covalent bond come from?

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The outermost shell

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What is a molecule?

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Two or more atoms joined together by covalent bonds

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What is a dot and cross diagram used for?

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Showing electronic structures in covalent substances

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Why can covalent bonds form between non-metal elements?

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Non-metal elements all don’t have enough electrons to have a full outermost shell

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What is the bond that allows atoms to share two pairs of electrons called?

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A double bond

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8
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What are simple molecular covalent substances?

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A substance with molecules that are being held together with strong covalent bonds, but that have weak forces between themselves

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Why are simple molecular covalent substances poor conductors of electricity?

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The atoms in simple molecular covalent substances have not lost or gained any electrons and so there aren’t any charged particles that can move around

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Why do simple molecular covalent substances have low melting and boiling points?

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Because there are weak forces between neighbouring molecules, so it doesn’t take a lot of thermal energy to break the bonds

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11
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What are giant molecular covalent substances?

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Billions of atoms all joined together by covalent bonds

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12
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What two substances can covalent compounds form?

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  • simple molecular covalent substances

- giant molecular covalent substances

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Why do giant molecular covalent substances have high melting and boiling points?

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Because all the atoms are joined together by strong covalent bonds, and a lot of thermal energy is needed to break them

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What two atoms is sand made out of?

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Silicon and oxygen

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What two different types of giant molecular structure can carbon form?

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Diamond and graphite

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Why do diamond and graphite have very different properties?

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Because of the way the carbon atoms are arranged

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What are two properties of diamond?

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  • it’s very hard

- it doesn’t conduct electricity

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18
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What are the properties of graphite?

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  • easily rubs away in layers
  • soft enough to be used as a lubricant
  • conducts electricity
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19
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Why does graphite easily rub away in layers?

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Because there are strong covalent bonds within layers but weak forces between the layers

20
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What do immiscible liquids do?

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Not mix completely with each other

21
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What happens when you shake immiscible liquids?

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They seem to mix but soon separate out again

22
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How can you separate immiscible liquids?

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Using a separating funnel

23
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What happens when two liquids dissolve in each other?

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Their particles mix completely to form a solution

24
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What is a miscible solution?

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A solution where two mixed liquids do not separate out once mixed

25
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How can you separate out a miscible solution?

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Through fractional distillation

26
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Why does fractional distillation work on separating miscible liquids?

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Because they have different boiling points

27
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What happens during fractional distillation?

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  • the mixture of liquids is heated and the liquids evaporate
  • the vapours condense in a fractionating column
  • the fraction with the highest boiling point condenses near the bottom of the column, and the fraction with the lowest boiling point condenses near the top
28
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What must be done before the mixture of liquids is heated for fractional distillation?

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Nitrogen and water must be taken out of the air

29
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How is water taken out of air in preparation for fractional distillation?

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The air is cooled so that the water can freeze and be removed

30
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What happens to the remaining air once the water has been removed in preparation for fractional distillation?

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It is cooled to -200*C to be liquefied

31
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How is nitrogen taken out of the air when preparing for fractional distillation?

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The liquefied air is warmed up to -185*C to cause the nitrogen to evaporate and go to the top of the column

32
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What happens to oxygen once nitrogen and water have been taken out in preparation for fractional distillation?

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It stays as a liquid and is piped out the bottom of the column

33
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What part of the fractional distillation column is the coldest?

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The top

34
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Why is the column warmed up to -185*C ?

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  • 185*C is above the boiling point of nitrogen so the nitrogen boils and evaporates
  • 185*C is below the boiling point of oxygen so the oxygen stays a liquid
35
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What difference between compounds does chromatography use to separate different components of a mixture?

A

Their solubilities

36
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How does paper chromatography work?

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  • samples at are placed near the bottom of a special sheet of paper
  • the bottom of the paper is placed touching the solvent but not the samples
  • as the solvent travels up the paper it carries the different samples at different speeds so they are separated
37
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What is the sheet of paper produced as a result of paper chromatography called?

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A chromatogram

38
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Why is a lid used during paper chromatography?

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To stop the solvent evaporating

39
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What is the R_f value?

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The distance the compound has risen divided by the distance the solvent has risen

40
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What are R_f values used for?

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Identifying different compounds

41
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What are three uses of chromatography?

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  • to identify food colourings and to check the safety of food
  • to identify DNA samples to work out if suspects have been at a crime scene
  • to analyse paints and dyes to restore paintings
42
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What structure is sand made out of?

A

Giant covalent

42
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Why is diamond very hard?

A

All the atoms are joined together with strong covalent bonds

42
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Why doesn’t diamond conduct electricity?

A

There are no free electrons to move around

43
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Why does graphite conduct electricity?

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There is one electron from each carbon atom that can move along the layers

44
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How cold is the top of a fractional distillation column?

A

-190*C

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