Calculations & Chemical Equation Flashcards
What is a mole?
A unit that defines an amount of something
- I mole of atoms = 6.022 x 10^23 atoms
What is Avogadro’s number?
Basis for concept of mole (abbreviated mol)
What is atomic mass and molar mass?
Atomic mass: one atom of an element corresponds to average mass of a single atom in amu
Molar mass: one mole of an element corresponds to mass of a mole of atoms in grams
Same #, different units
How do you convert atoms, moles, and mass?
- Density converts between grams and milliliters
- atomic mass unit converts between amu and grams
- Avogadro’s number converts between moles and # of atoms
- molar mass converts between grams and moles
What are the formulas to convert between moles, particles, and grams?
- Grams to moles: divide by molar mass; g x 1 mol/g = mol
- Moles to grams: multiply by molar mass; mol x g/1mol = g
- Particles to moles: divide by avogadro’s #; particles x 1mol/(6.022 x 10^23) = mol
- Moles to particles: multiply by Avogadro’s #; x (6.022 x 10^23)/1mol = particles
What is a chemical formula?
Combination of symbols of various elements that make up the compound
What is a formula unit?
Smallest collection of atoms that provides two important pieces of information
- identity of atoms/ions
- relative # of each type of atom/ion
What is a hydrate?
Compound containing 1 or more water molecules as integral part of structure
What is a formula mass?
Sum of atomic masses of all atoms in compound as represented by formula (expressed in amu)
Ex: H2O: 16.00amu+2(1.008 amu)= 18.02 amu
What is molar mass?
Mass in grams of 1 mole of compound in grams/mole (numerically equal to formula weight in amu)
Ex: molar mass of H2O: 18.02g/mol
What are the two parts of a chemical equation?
Reactants: substances that undergo change in a reaction
Products: substances produced by reaction
What are features of a chemical equation?
- Identity of products and reactants must be specified using chemical symbols
- Reactants are written to left of reaction and products to right
- Physical states of reactants and products may be shown in parenthesis
- Symbol 🔺over reaction arrow means that energy is required for reaction to occur
- Equation must be balanced
What is physical evidence of a reaction occurring?
- Release of gas
- Formation of a solid (precipitate)
- Heat is produced /absorbed
- Color changes
What are the different types of reactions?
- combination reaction
- decomposition reaction
- single-replacement reaction
- double-replacement reaction
What is a combination reaction?
Joining of 2 or more elements/compounds, producing a product of different composition: A + B →AB