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1
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What is the atomic number?

A

The number of protons an element has.

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What is an isotope of an element?

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An isotope of an element will have the same number of protons and electrons but a different number of neutrons.

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3
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What is an ion?

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An ion is a charged atom which either lost or gained electrons.

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4
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What is the difference between a cation and anion?

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Cation is a positive ion which lost electrons.
Anion is a negative ion which gained electrons.

[Try remember anion as an onion which is bad boo hoo therefore negative]

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5
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What is the relative isotopic mass?

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The mass of an isotope relative to 1/12th the mass of a carbon-12 atom.

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What is the definition of relative atomic mass?

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The weighted mean mass of an atom of an element relative to 1/12th the mass of a carbon-12 atom.

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How do you calculate the relative atomic mass?

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Contribution from isotope x percentage / 100

For example, (75.78x35) + (24.22x37) / 100

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8
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What is the formulae for an ammonium ion?

A

NH4+

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9
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What is the formulae for a hydroxide ion?

A

OH-

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10
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What is the formulae for a nitrate ion?

A

NO3-

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11
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What is the formulae for a carbonate ion?

A

CO3 2-

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What is the formulae for a sulfate ion?

A

SO4 2-

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13
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Example question: What is the formulae for zinc chloride?

A

ZnCl2

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14
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Example question: What is the formulae for aluminium sulfate?

A

Al2(SO4)3

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15
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What is the avogadro constant?

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The number of particles in each mole of carbon-12 atom.

6.02x 10^23

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16
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What are the three mol equations?

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Mol: Mass/Mr
Mol: Conc x Vol (dm3)
Mol: Vol/24 (for gases)

17
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What is the molecular formulae?

A

The number of atoms of each element in a molecule.

18
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What is the empirical formulae?

A

The simplest whole number ratio of atoms of each element in a compound.

19
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Example question: What is the empirical formulae for C6H12O6

A

CH2O

20
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How do you calculate empirical formulae?

A

1) Do mass/mol or percentage/mr

2) Find the simplest whole number ratio and divide the smallest whole number

21
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Example question: Chemical analysis of a compound gave composition by mass C: 40% H: 6.67% O: 53.33%

A

C6H12O6

[Ask me if u don’t understand why hehe]

22
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What are the water of crystallisation?

A

The water molecules that are part of a crystalline structure.

23
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What does it mean when a Crystal is hydrated?

A

It contains water molecules.

24
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What does it mean when a crystal is anhydrous?

A

Water molecules are absent.

25
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Why do you assume during water of crystallisation experiments?

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+All of the water has been lost

+There is no further decomposition

26
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What is the ideal gas equation? What does each letter represent and what unit is used?

A

pV= nRT

p: pressure (Pa)
V: volume (m3)
n: mol
R: ideal gas constant (8.31 jmol-1K-1)
T: temperature (K which is degrees +273)
27
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What is the equation for percentage yield?

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Percentage yield= Actual yield/Theoretical yield x 100

28
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What is atom economy?

A

The sum of molar masses of desired products/ The molar masses of all products x 100

29
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What is the difference between a strong and weak acid?

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A strong acid like HCL will completely dissociate (release all H+ ions) wheres a weak acid like CH3COOH will only partially dissociate (release some H+ ions)

30
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What is an alakli?

A

A base that will dissolve in an aqueous solution and release OH- ions

31
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What is a salt?

A

A chemical compound formed when the H+ atom is replaced by a metal. For example sodium chloride (NaCl)

32
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What is an acid?

A

A substance when dissolved in H2O will release hydrogen ions (H+)

33
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What is formed when an acid reacts with a metal oxide/hydroxide?

A

Acid + Metal Oxide/Hydroxide -> Salt + Water

34
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Example Question: What is formed when Copper oxide reacts with sulfuric acid? Write both the word and symbol equation with state symbols.

A

Word: Copper oxide + Sulfuric acid -> Copper Sulphate and Water
Symbol: CuO (s) + H2SO4 (aq) -> CuSO4 (aq) + H2O (l)

35
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What is formed when acids react with carbonates?

A

Acid + Carbonate -> Salt + Water + Carbon Dioxide

36
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What is an oxidation number?

A

The number of electrons involved in bonding.

37
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What is a standard solution in titrations?

A

A solution with a known concentration.

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