Chapter 6 Flashcards
The process of breaking the chemical bonds which hold the different atoms together in a compound is called __________.
decomposition
We call the mass ratio for each element present in a compound the _____ ________.
percent composition
A ________ ______ is the sum of the atomic masses of all the atoms represented in the chemical formula of a substance.
formula mass
The term _____ is a Greek term used to describe a heap or pile.
mole
The term _______ is the dimunitive form of a mole meaning the smallest portion of the heap or pile.
molecule
Chemists now use the value of a ____ like a baker uses the value of a dozen.
mole
Avogadro’s number of particles for any pure substance is equal to it’s ___ ____ ___ ____ rather than amu.
formula mass in grams
Since Avogadro’s number of particles for any substance is numerically equal to the formula mass in grams, the formula mass is often called the ___ ___ of a substance.
molar mass
____ ____ = the mass of 1 mole of a given substance.
molar mass
The molar mass of an element is numerically equal to the _____ _____ of that element.
atomic mass
The molar mass is used as a ______ ______ to calculate the number of moles found in a given gram mass of a substance or vice versa.
conversion factor
The ____ of ____ of _____ simply states that when making a chemical substance with exactly the right amount of ingredients, the resulting total product mass is exactly the same as the total starting mass. In other words, during a normal chemical reaction, mass cannot be created nor destroyed.
The law of conservation of mass
The _____ _____ is simply a description of the overall chemical reaction using the molecular or ionic formulas to represent the starting material(s) and the product(s).
chemical equation
The ingredients, which we call _____, are listed on the left side of the equation.
reactants
The final results or ______ of the reaction are listed on the right side of the equation.
products
Reactants are also called _____ _____.
chemical reagents
The ______ is a whole number used to describe the exact number of molecules or atoms that are needed to participate in an exact reaction.
coefficient
What is the subscript for gas?
(g)
What is the subscript for liquid?
(l)
What is the subscript for solid?
(s)
What is the subscript for aqueous solution (dissolved in water)?
(aq)
Before a chemical equation is actually useful, it must be _______.
balanced