C4 Year11 Revision Flashcards
Chemical reaction
Rearranging atoms to make new chemicals
Conservation of mass
Matter is not created or destroyed during a chemical reaction
Mass of products =
The mass of the reactants
Balanced symbol equation
A symbol equation in which there are equal numbers of each type of atom on either side of the equation
Relative formula mass (Mr)
The relative atomic masses of the elements in a compound added together
Mr in a balanced equation
Mr of reactants = Mr of products
Mole
Avogadro’s number of an atom, ion or compound
Formula for moles
Mass/relative formula mass (Mr)
The mass of 1 mole of any substance=
formula mass in grams
Value of Avogadro constant
6.02 x 10^23
Avogadro’s constant
The number of atoms, molecules or ions in a mole of a given substance