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Empirical formula

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A formula which shows the simplest whole number ratio of atoms of each element in a compound.

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Molecular formula

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A formula which shows the actual number of atoms of each element in a molecule.

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Molecular Gas Volume

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The volume of one mole of gas under specified conditions of temperature and pressure.

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Percentage Yield

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% yield= actual yield of product/theoretical yield of product x 100

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Atom economy

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% atom economy = mass of desired products/total mass of products x100

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Homologous series

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Compounds which have the same general formula, similar chemical properties, show a gradation in physical properties and successive members differ by a CH2 unit.

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Functional group

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Reactive group within a compound.

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Structural isomers

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Molecules which have the same molecular formula but a different structural formula.

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Geometric isomers

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Molecules which have the same structural formula, but different arrangements of atoms due to the presence of one or more C=C bond.

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Saturated hydrocarbon

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Contains only single bonds.

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Sigma bond

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A covalent bond formed by the linear overlap of atomic orbitals.

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Pi bond

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A covalent bond formed by the sideways overlap of p orbitals.

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Bond length

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The distance between the nuclei of two covalently bonded atoms.

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Hydrogenation

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Addition of a hydrogen molecule across a C=C.

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Electrophile

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An ion or molecule that attacks regions of high electron density.

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Primary carbocation

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A carbocation which has one carbon atom directly bonded to the positively-charged carbon.

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Secondary carbocation

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A carbocation which has two carbon atoms directly bonded to the positively-charged carbon.

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Tertiary carbocation

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A carbocation which has three carbon atoms directly bonded to the positively charged carbon.

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Polymerisation

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Joining together of many small molecules (monomers) to form a large molecule.

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Monomers

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Many small molecules which join together to form a polymer.

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Primary halogenoalkane

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A halogenoalkane which has one carbon atom directly bonded to the carbon atom that is bonded to the halogen. (Exceptions are halomethanes).

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Secondary halogenoalkane

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a halogenoalkane which has two carbon atoms directly bonded to the carbon atom that is bonded to the halogen.

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Tertiary halogenoalkane

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A halogenoalkane which has three carbon atoms directly bonded to the carbon atom that is bonded to the halogen.

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Reflux

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Repeated boiling and condensing of a (reaction) mixture

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Hydrolysis

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Breaking up molecules by reaction with water.

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Nucleophile

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An ion or molecule with a lone pair of electrons that attacks regions of low electron density.

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Elimination

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A reaction in which a small molecule is removed from a larger molecule.

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Miscibility

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Liquid which mix in all proportions.

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Primary alcohol

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An alcohol which has one carbon atom directly bonded to the carbon atom that is bonded to the -OH group (exc methanol)

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Secondary alcohol

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An alcohol which has two carbon atoms directly bonded to the carbon atom that is bonded to the -OH group.

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Tertiary alcohol

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An alcohol which has three carbon atoms directly bonded to the carbon atom that is bonded to the -OH group.

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Ground state (IR spectroscopy)

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A molecule vibration which is in its lowest possible energy state

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Wavenumber

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The reciprocal of the wavelength and it is measured in cm-1

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Endothermic

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A reaction in which the enthalpy of the products is greater than the enthalpy of the reactants

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Exothermic

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A reaction in which the enthalpy of the products is less than the enthalpy of the reactants

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Standard conditions

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298K and 100kPa

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Standard enthalpy change

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Change in heat energy at constant pressure, measured at standard conditions

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Standard enthalpy of combustion

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The enthalpy change when one mole of a substance is completely burnt in oxygen under standard conditions.

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Standard enthalpy of formation

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The enthalpy change when one mole of a compound is formed from its element under standard conditions

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Standard enthalpy of neutralisation

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The enthalpy change when one mole of water is produced in a neutralisation reaction under standard conditions.

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Hydrocarbon

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Contains hydrogen and carbon only.

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Substitution

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Replacing one atom or group with a different atom or group

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Homolytic fission

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Bond breaking in which ONE of the shared electrons in the shared pair go to a single atom

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Heterolytic fission

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Bond breaking in which BOTH electrons in the shared pair go to a single atom

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Radical

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A particle with an unpaired electron

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Unsaturated

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Contains at least one C=C or C///C

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Conservation of energy

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed but it can change from one form into another

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Hess’s Law

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The enthalpy change for a reaction is independent of the route taken, provided the initial and final conditions are the same

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Average Bond Enthalpy

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The energy required to break one mole of a given bond averaged over many compounds.

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Reaction Rate

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The change of concentration of a reactant or product with respect to time

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Catalyst

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A substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction but does not get used up

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Activation Energy

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The minimum amount of energy required for a reaction to occur

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Reversible Reaction

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A reaction which goes in both the forward and backward direction

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Dynamic Equilibrium

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Rate of forward reaction is equal to the rate of the backwards reaction

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Equilibrium

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A reversible reaction in which the amount of each reactant/product remains constant

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Homogeneous

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A reaction in which all the reactants and products are in the same physical state

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Heterogeneous

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A reaction in which all the reactants and products are not in the same physical state

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Heterogeneous catalyst

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The catalyst is in a different phase from the reactants

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s-block element

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An element which has an atom with the outer electron in an s-orbital

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Solubility

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The maximum mass of solute that will dissolve in 100g of solvent at a stated temperature

Chemistry AS (6 decks)

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