CHAPTER 1 Flashcards
What is an element?
Made of one type of atom
What is a compound?
Substance made of different types of atoms bonded together
Differences between compounds and mixtures
Mixtures aren’t chemically combined
What is filtration
Separate insoluble substances from a solution
What is crystallisation
Evaporate water from solution to leave crystals
What is fractional distillation
When liquid are separated because of their boiling points
What did JJ Thompson discover
Electron
What is an ion
Atoms with different numbers of electrons
What is an isotope
Different number of electrons
What is an atom
The smallest part of an element
What do the symbols in the periodic table represent
Atoms
What is a compound
Different types of atoms bonded together
What is the law of conservation of mass
The total mass of products formed = mass of reactants
What holds a compound together
Chemical bonds
Is hydrogen a metal or non metal
Hydrogen is a metal. A metal must conduct heat and electricity which solid hydrogen does. The properties of metals like malleability are just coincidence
With open containers, why does it sometimes look like the law of conservation is broke
With gases, the carbon dioxide formed will escape or oxygen will enter. When gas escapes, the law is kept because oxygen will react with the metal to keep the same weight the same
What is an element determined by
Number of protons
When you change the number of neutrons, you get an
isotope
When you change the number of electrons you get an
Ion
How to separate elements in a compound
Chemical reaction
What does filtration separate
One solute that is soluble in a solvent and one isn’t
How does crystallisation work
Filter the substances, then evaporate the liquid to leave the material
When should heating be stopped during crystallisation
When the solution is just forming crystals
What are elements ordered by in a stable
Smaller number - atomic number