C4 - Chemical Calculations Flashcards
What is the unit for Volume?
cm³ or dm³
What is unit for mass?
g or kg
What is the unit for amount?
Mol
What is the apparatus used to measure Volume?
Measuring cylinder / burette / volumetric flask
What is the apparatus used to measure mass?
mass balance
What is Avogadro’s constant?
6.02x10²³
What does Avogadro’s constant represent?
the number of particles in 1 mole of particles
What is an example of a chemical formula?
H₂O
What is a burette?
a long glass tube with a tap at one end and markings to show volumes of liquid; used to add precisely known volumes of liquids to a solution in a conical flask below it
What is concentration?
the amount of a substance dissolved in a given volume of liquid
What are concordant results?
when you have two titration results that are within 0.1cm³ of each other. These precise results can then be used to calculate an accurate mean
What is the end point?
the point in a titration where the reaction is complete and titration should stop
What is a limiting reactant?
the reactant in a chemical reaction that when used up causes the reaction to stop
What is percentage yield?
the actual mass of product collected in a reaction divided by the maximum mass that could have been formed in theory, multiplied by 100
What is a pipette?
a glass tube used to measure accurate volumes of liquids
What is relative atomic mass, Aᵣ?
the average mass of the atoms of an element compared with carbon-12 (which is given a mass of exactly 12). The average mass must take into account the proportions of the naturally occurring isotopes of the element
What is Relative formula mass, Mr?
the total of the relative atomic masses, added up in the ratio shown in the chemical formula, of a substance
What is titration?
a method for measuring the volumes of two solutions that react together
What is yield?
the mass of product that a chemical reaction produces
What is an example of a balanced chemical equation?
2H₂ + O₂ -> 2H₂O
What does a chemical formula show?
The mole ratio of atoms within a compound using subscripts after each atom
What does an empirical formula show?
The simplest (whole number) mole ratio of atoms of each element present within a compound
What does a molecular formula show?
The actual (whole number) mole ratio of atoms of each element present within a molecule
What is the formula for the number of moles?
Number of moles = Mass (g) / Molar Mass
n = m/M