Chem Analysis and Using Recourses Flashcards

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Pure substances

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  • single element/ compound with no mixed substances

- to see if pure they should boil at exact boiling point (eg, water at 100)

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Formulations

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  • mixture designed for a useful product

- carefully measure quantities for desired properties

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Examples of formulations

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  • fuels
  • cleaning agents
  • paints
  • medicines
  • alloys
  • fertilisers
  • food
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4
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Chromatography definition

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  • the separation of mixtures that gives information to indentify substances
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5
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Rf =

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Distance moved by substance / distance moved by solvent

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Mobile and stationary phase

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  • molecules can move (liquid/ gas) and they are molecules with higher solubility and less attraction to the paper
  • molecules that can’t move (thick liquid/ solid)
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How to test for pure substances with chromatography

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  • pure sample run it along the tested and if Rf value is = the tested is pure
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Tests for gases

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  • hydrogen, burning splint held at open end of tube makes ‘squeaky pop’ sound
  • oxygen, relights a glowing splint
  • Carbon Dioxide, passed through limewater it turns cloudy
  • chlorine, damp litmus paper bleaches
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9
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Flame tests reasons

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To identify cations

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Results of the flame test

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  • lithium, crimson-red
  • sodium, yellow
  • calcium, orange- red
  • potassium, lilac
  • copper, green
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Reasons for metal hydroxide precipitate test

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To identify cations

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Precipitate test results

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  • Calcium, White
  • copper, blue
  • Iron (II), green
  • Iron (III), brown
  • Aluminium, White -> colourless
  • magnesium, white
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13
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Carbonates reaction

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  • react with dilute acid to form CO2 gas
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Halide reactions

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  • produce precipitates with silver nitrate in dilute acid
  • silver chloride, white
  • silver bromide, cream
  • silver iodide, yellow
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Instrumental methods + advantages

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  • how compounds detected

- sensitive (detect small amounts), fast, accurate

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Flame emission spectroscopy

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  • example of instrumental method
  • metal ions analysis
  • put through and light travels through spectroscope
  • output line identifies ion and can measure conc
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17
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Proportion of gases in the atmosphere

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  • 80% nitrogen
  • 20% oxygen
  • small properties of CO2, water vapour and noble gases
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18
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Evolution of the atmosphere

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  • started 4.6 billion years ago, Early on there was intense volcanic activity that released gases plus water vapour
    – atmosphere mostly CO2, water vapour condenses to form oceans. Volcanoes also produce nitrogen
    – the oceans dissolved CO2 in water and carbonate will precipitated producing sediments reducing CO2 in yet
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How Oxygen increase during evolution

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– Algae first produce oxygen through photosynthesis plus plants produced more
– as they involved oxygen levels slowlt increase alone evolution of animals

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20
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Greenhouse gases

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– Maintain temperature high
– include methane, water vapour, CO2
– allow short wavelengths from sun but absorb longer wavelengths from earth

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21
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Reasons for climate change

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– Scientist believe it is from human activity

– but, difficult to model complex systems at least to simplified models and speculation

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Consequences of climate change

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– Polar caps melting leading to rise of sea levels
– change of rainfall patterns
– increase severity of storms
– amount of water changes

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Carbon footprint

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Total amount of CO2 or other greenhouse gases emitted in lifecycle of a product

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Ways to reduce carbon footprint

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– Renewable energy
– tax emissions
– cap emissions
– calturw CO2

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Why the reduction of carbon footprint is difficult

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– Tax Impax economy
– not everyone on board
– change lifestyles

26
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What are atmospheric pollutants

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– Combustion of fuels (coal, carbon, hydrogen)

– incomplete combustion (soot)

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Properties of Atmospheric Pollutants

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– Carbon monoxide replaces O2 in humans
– sukphur dioxide creates respiration problems
– acid rain from sulphur dioxide kills plants
– particulates lead to global dimming and health problems

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Sustainable development

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– We use the earths resources for warmth, shelter, food, transport
– natural resources are supplemented by agriculture
– finite resources from, earth ,ocean, atmosphere
Does chemistry allow sustainability and needs for future generations

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Potable water

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Water thats treated for humans to drink but not pure

30
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Methods to produce post for water

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– From freshwater is passed through a mash then three sand/gravel is a filter solids
– sterilisation is used to kill harmful microbes

31
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Desalinisation of water

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– Use membranes (reverse osmosis)
– the water passes through membranes that sort his tracks
– but needs a lot of energy and it cost a lot

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Distilling water required practical

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– Test pH with pH meter
– test for sodium ions (still) with flame test and test for chlorine few drops of nitric acid plus silver nitrate to form white precipitative
– to distil pour salt water in apparatus and water evaporates and then condenses
– the test if it is pure PH should be 7

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Stages of waste water treatment

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– Screening, removing large materials
– sedimentation in a tank, heavy objects sink
– effluent removed and treated book through aerobic digestions, the airbrakes down the matter
– the slides releases methane gas used for energy for fertilisation
– the waste water with toxic substances use UV light or membranes

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Alternative methods of extracting metals (copper is finite)

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– Bioleaching, uses bacteria to produce leachate solutions that contain metal pole compounds
– phytomining, plants absorb metal compounds plants harvested and burnt to produce ash that contains it

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Problems with these alternative methods

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– Extracting requires a lot of energy plus fossil feuls

36
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Life-cycle assessment

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– Raw materials that can damage the local environment
– manufacturing plus packaging, energy plus pollution produce
– uses of the products (burning)
– product disposal, landfill plus energy use for transport

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Comparing life-cycle assessments

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– Plastic bag uses crude oil, fractional distillation, it is reused, recyclable but not biodegradable
– timber, process with a lot of energy, are usually used once, biodegradable but non-toxic and recycled

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Problems with LCAs

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  • Effects of pollutants hard to give value

– could be biased in order to support claims of companies

39
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Reducing the use of resources

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– Recycling plus reuse

– glass can be crushed or melted to produce other products

40
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What is corrosion?

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– Destruction of materials by chemical reactions (rusting with Air water)

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How to prevent corrosion?

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– Painting/coating with plastic
– electroplating (electrolysis)
– oil/creases for moving parts
– galvanising (spraying with zinc)

42
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Alloys

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– Most metals today
– gold measured by carrots
– high carbon steel (strong but brittle), low carbon steel (easily shaped)

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Ceramics

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– Clay ceramics shaped by wet clay and heat in furnace

44
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Composites

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– Fibreglass, low density, high strength
– carbon fibre, light, strong
– concrete buildings
– wood

45
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Properties of polymers (ceramics, polymers)

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– Low density poly (ethene) moderate temp under high-pressure plus catalyst (bags)
– high density poly (E 15) at low temperature in low pressure with different catalyst more rigid

46
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Two types of polymers

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– Thermo softening, individual chains with weak forces

– thermosetting, monomers from cross links and solid structure and don’t soften when heated

47
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Stages of the haber process (nitrogen plus hydrogen goes to ammonia)

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– Hydrogen and nitrogen ratio 3 to 1
– put it into a reaction vessel with iron catalyst, 450°C, 200 ATM
– condenser for liquid ammonia
– unuse H/N recycled

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compromises for the haber process

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– For a max yield plus speed
– increase pressure means more ammonia produce but it costs a lot of money and is dangerous
– iron catalyst increases speed

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NPK fertilisers

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– Compounds of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium to increase the growth of plants and the yield

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How to obtain Nitrogen, Potassium and Phosphorus

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  • nitrogen from ammonia
    – Potassium obtained by mining
    – phosphate rock can not be directly used as a fertiliser in brackets treated
51
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Ammonia in industry

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– giant Vats, increased concentration, exothermic

– he evaporates water to produce concentrated ammonium nitrate

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Ammonia in the lab

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  • Small-scale titration or crystallisation
    – current lower concentration which is safer
    – ammonium nitrate crystals are formed
    – slower process than the industry