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ch 21+23 Flashcards

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1
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nucleons

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particles that exist in the nucleus (protons and neutrons)

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isotopes have different ——-

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masses

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radionuclides

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radioactive nuclei

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alpha decay

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loss of an alpha particle (He nucleus)

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beta decay

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loss of a beta particle

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gamma decay

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loss of high energy radiation

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electron capture

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an electron from the surrounding electron cloud is absorbed into the nucleus

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positron emission

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nucleus emits a positron

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positron

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a particle that has the same mass as an electron but an opposite charge

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alpha particle

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+2 charge

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beta particle

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-1 charge

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12
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gamma particle

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neutral charge

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an atom w/ more than —— proton will have repulsions between protons

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one

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14
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stable nuclei typically have a ——- proton to neutron ratio

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one to one

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15
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belt of stability

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shows us which nuclides are stable

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nuclei with an ——- number of protons and neutrons tend to be more stable

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even

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17
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a nucleus can change identity if….

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struck by a neutron or by another nucleus

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18
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elements after —— were discovered by bombarding isotopes w/ neutrons

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uranium

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19
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synthetics have a —– half life

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shorter

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20
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geiger counter

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measures the amount of activity present in a radioactive sample

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21
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phosphors

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substances that absorb radioactivity and emit light

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22
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radiotracers

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radioisotopes used to study a chemical reaction

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23
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mass defect

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mass difference

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24
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nuclear binding energy

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energy needed to separate a nucleus into its individual nucleons

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25
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fission

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heavy nuclei gets split into smaller nuclei

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fusion

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smaller nuclei come together

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27
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commercial nuclear plants use…

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fission

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critical mass

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minimum mass required for a chain reaction to occur

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29
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supercritical mass

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more than critical mass and the chain reaction cannot be controlled (explosions, weapons…)

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30
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control rods

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block the paths of neutrons keeping the system from reaching supercritical mass

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31
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thermonuclear reactions

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small atoms are combines and a lot of energy is released (sun)

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ionizing radiation

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leads to ion formation (gamma or X ray)

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nonionizing radiation

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the remainder of electromagnetic radiation

34
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relative biological effectiveness (RBE)

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used to show how much biological effect there is from radiation

35
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of rem =

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(# of rad)(RBE)

36
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metallurgy

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the science of extracting metals from their natural sources

37
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as one goes from left to right a ——— then an ——– is seen in the radius of transition metals

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decrease, increase

38
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isoelectronic

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same electron configuration

39
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diamagnetic

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all electrons are paired in orbitals

40
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paramagnetic

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contains unpaired electrons

41
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ferromagnetism

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the unpaired spins influence each other leading to a net magnetic moment (all same direction)

42
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antiferromagnetic

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unpaired electrons align opposite each other (spins cancel each other out)

43
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ferrimagnetism

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have spins aligned opposite, but not equal, so no cancellation

44
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ligands

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molecules and ions which bind to metal centers as a Lewis base

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lewis acid in a metal-ligand bond

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metal

46
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lewis base in a metal-ligand bond

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ligand

47
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the coordination number depends on the….

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size of the metal and ligand

48
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monodentate

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have only one donor atom

49
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bidentate

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have two donor atoms

50
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polydentate

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have three or more donor atoms

51
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chelating (sequestering) agents

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bi and polydentate ligands combine w/o strong attraction (used to remove ions from solution, and treat lead poisoning)

52
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chlorophylls

A

are porphyrins that contain Mg2+, green color

53
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iron

A

ferrate

54
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copper

A

cuprate

55
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lead

A

plumbate

56
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silver

A

argentate

57
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gold

A

aurate

58
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tin

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stannate

59
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isomers

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have the same molecular formula but different arrangement of atoms

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structural isomers

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same molecular formula but different connections

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stereoisomers

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same connections but different 3D orientations

62
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linkage isomers

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ligand is bound to the metal by different atom

63
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coordination sphere isomer

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differ by which compounds or ions are part of the complex

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cis

A

ligands on adjacent bonds

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trans

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ligands on opposite bonds

66
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stereoisomers are only found in ——- and ——- 3D arrangements

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square planar and octahedral

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optical isomers (enantiomers)

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mirror images of one another that don’t superimpose on each other

68
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dextrorotary

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rotates plane polarized light to the right

69
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levorotary

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rotation to the left of plane polarized light

70
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racemic mixture

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mixture of dextrorotary and levorotary

71
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degenerate

A

orbitals are same energy

72
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orbitals that point toward ligands would be ——– in energy than those that do not point toward ligands

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higher

73
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crystal field splitting energy

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energy difference between the orbitals

74
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ligand field theory

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increasing theta and strength of interaction :
Cl<F<H2O<NH3<en<NO2<CN

75
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stronger ligand fields

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-large splitting
-high field
-absorb light at SHORTER wavelength
-low spin

76
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weaker ligand fields

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-small splitting
-low field
-absorb light at LONGER wavelength
-high spin

77
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high spin filling

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normal filling (fill all before pairing)

78
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