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Chapter 3: Making Sense of Atoms and Elements Flashcards

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1
Q

How is the chemical symbol of an element found?

A

by the first two letters of its Latin or English

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1 amu= ? grams

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1.66 •10^-24 grams

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3
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How many protons are in aluminum if the atomic number is 13?

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13

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True/false: all atoms do not have equal numbers of protons and electrons

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false

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what is the mass number?

A

the sum of the number of neutrons are the number of protons in an atom

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6
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True/false: an elements mass on the Periodic Table is a weighted average

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true

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7
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What is radioactive decay?

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The spontaneous breakdown of an atom’s nucleus which often changes the element to which the atom belongs

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True/false: unstable elements never act like their isotopes

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False

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9
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What occurs when the number of fission events continues to increase with each new fission?

A

a chain reaction

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What occurs when one rids of isotopes of a specific element?

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isotopic enrichment

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11
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True/false: nuclear power plants use nuclear fission to produce energy

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True

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What occurs when a reactor gets so hot that is loses structural integrity, and harmful radioactive substances are emitted into the surroundings?

A

a meltdown

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True/false: light contains no matter

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True

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14
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True/false: light is not pure energy

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False

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15
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What is the distance between crests called?

A

wavelength

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16
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What is the unit for frequency?

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Hertz

17
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True/false: wavelength and frequency and inversely proportional

A

True

18
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1 nm=?m

A

10^ -9

19
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What is infrared light?

A

light whose wavelength is longer than that of red light

20
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What is ultraviolet light?

A

light that has wavelengths shorter than that of purple light

21
Q

What term refers to all light?

A

electromagnetic waves

22
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What is the sum total of all the electromagnetic waves that we see in the universe?

A

electromagnetic spectrum

23
Q

What is the standard unit to measure energy?

A

a Joule

24
Q

what’s the formula for light energy?

A

E=hf

25
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What is a physical constant?

A

A quantity in nature that never changed

26
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True/false: energy and frequency are not directly proportional

A

False

27
Q

What is the atomic spectrum?

A

the specific wavelengths emitted by an excited atom

28
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what is the ground state?

A

the lowest energy state of a particle

29
Q

the greater the energy, the shorter the what?

A

wavelength

30
Q

What is spectroscopy?

A

identifying chemicals by studying the light they emit or absorb 

31
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What are the two types of spectroscopy?

A

emission and absorption

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