Chapter 4 Compounds and Stoichiometry Flashcards
A mole
a quantity of any substance (atoms, molecules, dollar bills) equal to the number of particles that are found in 12 grams of carbon-12.
Avogadro’s number
6.022X10^23mol-1
Molar mass
the mass of one mole of a compound; usually measured in grams per mole.
Moles=
Mass of sample(g)/ Molar mass (g/mol)
Gram equivalent weight
a measure of the mass of a substance that can donate one equivalent of the species of interest.
Molar mass/n
n=number of particles of interest
Normality=
the ratio of equivalents per liter; it is related to molarity by multiplying the molarity by the number of equivalents present per mole of compound.
Molarity=
number of moles of dissolved solute per liter of solution.
Normality/n
Equivalents=
moles of the species of interest; equivalents are most often seen in acid-base chemistry(hydrogen ions or hydroxide ions) and oxidation-reduction reactions(moles of electrons or other ions).
Mass of compound(g)/Gram equivalent weight (g)
Empirical Formula
is the smallest whole-number ratio of the elements in a compound
Molecular Formula
either the same as or a multiple of the empirical formula; it gives the exact number of atoms of each element in a compound.
Percent Composition
Mass of element in formula/Molar mass
Combination Reactions
Occur when two or more reactants combine to form one product
Decomposition Reactions
Occur when one reactant is chemically broken down into two or more products.
Combustion Reactions
Occur when a fuel and an oxidant (typically oxygen) react, forming the products water and carbon dioxide (if the fuel is a hydrocarbon)
Displacement Reactions
Occur when one or more atoms or ions of one compound are replaced with one or more atoms or ions of another compound.
Single-displacement reactions
Occur when an ion of one compound is replaced with another element.
Double-displacement reactions
Occur when elements from two different compounds trade places with each other to form two new compounds.
Neutralization reactions
Are those in which an acid reacts with a base to for a salt (and, usually, water).
Theoretical yield
is the maximum amount of product that can be generated as predicted from the balanced equation, assuming that all of the limiting reactant is consumed, no side reactions have occurred, and the entire product has been collected.
Actual Yield
the amount of product one actually obtains during the reaction.
Percent yield=
Actual yield/Theoretical yield
Coulomb’s law
The force of attraction or repulsion between two charged bodies is directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. The distance between nuclei in ionic bonds is inversely proportional to the force. Therefore, ionic compounds with long bond distances are much more weakly held together.
Fe^2+
Ferrous(Iron(ll))
Fe^3+ (Iron(lll))
Ferric
Cu^+(Copper(l))
Cuprous
Cu^2+ (Copper(ll))
Cupric