Chemistry Flashcards

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1
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What does WHMIS stand for?

A

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

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2
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What does HHPS?

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Hazardous Household Product Symbols

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3
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What are the ten WHMIS symbols?

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Compressed gas, flammable material, oxidizing material, poisonous, harmful material, health hazards, BIM, corrosive material, explosive material, environmental hazards.

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4
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What is the acronym for the ten WHMIS symbols?

A

CFOPHHBCEE

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5
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What are the four HHPS symbols?

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Poisonous, Corrosive, Flammable, CUP.

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6
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What are the fire classes and the material involved?

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Cl. A - Solids
Cl. B - Liquids
Cl. C - Electrical Equiptment
Cl. D - Metals
Cl. K - Cooking Materials

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7
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What is the acronym for the fire extinguisher?

A

PASS

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8
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What is matter?

A

Something that has a mass and takes up space

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9
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What are physical properties?

A

Characteristics of a substance

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10
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What is a physical change?

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When the substance stays the same and undergoes an appearance change.

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What is a chemical change?

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When a substance undergoes a change that creates a new substance.

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12
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What are the signs of a chemical change?

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Colour change, heat/light given off, odour produced, bubbles formed, precipitate made.

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13
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What are three examples of a physical change? A chemical change?

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Breaking, melting, freezing.
Rusting, burning, digesting.

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14
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What are the four main groups of the periodic table?

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Group 1 - Alkali Metals
Group 2 - Alkaline Earth Metals
Group 17 - Halogens
Group 18 - Noble Gases

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15
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How many electrons can each of the orbits hold?

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Orbit 1 - 2
Orbit 2 - 8
Orbit 3 - 8

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16
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What is an ion?

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An ion is a charged particle that results from when an atom gains (or loses) one or more electrons.

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17
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What is a cation?

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A cation is a positive ion, an atom that has lost electrons

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18
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What is an anion?

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An anion is a negative ion, an atom that has gained electrons.

19
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What type of atoms are usually cations and anions?

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Cations are usually metals and anions are non-metals.

20
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What is an ionic compound?

A

A compound made up of negatively charged ions and positively charged ions.

21
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What is an ionic bond?

A

The attraction that holds the ions together.

22
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Ionic compounds have a high melting point. True or false?

A

True

23
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Who chooses the names of the elements?

A

The international union of pure and applied chemistry (IUPAC)

24
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How do you name ionic compounds?

A

The metal’s name stays the same and the non-metal changes its end to “ide”.

25
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How do you write formulas of ionic compounds?

A
  1. Write the symbols (metal, non-metal)
  2. Write the ionic charge of each ion above the symbol
  3. Use the crossover rule
  4. Reduce to lowest terms
26
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What is the formula of Magnesium Fluoride?

A

MgF2

27
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True or false? Some elements have more than one stable cation.

A

True

28
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What is the name of PbS

A

Lead (II) Sulfide

29
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What is the name of FeP?

A

Iron (III) Phosphide

30
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What is the formula for Potassium Sulfide?

A

K2S

31
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What is the formula for Lead (IV) Nitride?

A

Pb3N4

32
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What is a polyatomic ion?

A

A stable group of atoms acting together as one.

33
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Give two examples of polyatomic ions?

A

Nitrate - NO3
Hydroxide - OH

34
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What is a molecular compound?

A

A molecular compounds consists of 2 or more non-metals connected using a covalent bond.

35
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What is another name for electron sharing?

A

Covalent bonds

36
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Why do electrons transfer?

A
  1. the metals hold on the outer electrons is weak
  2. the attraction of the non-metal for the metal’s electrons is strong
  3. a full outer orbit is stable
37
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What is a diatomic molecule?

A

A diatomic molecule is a chemical compound that is only made up of two atoms (same or diff).

38
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How many diatomic molecules are there?

A

7

39
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“mono” is always used for the first element. True or false?

A

False

40
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What is the name for N2O?

A

Dinitrogen Monoxide

41
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What is the name for CF4?

A

Carbon Tetrafluoride

42
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What is the formula for dihydrogen monoxide?

A

H2O

43
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What is the formula for diphosphorus trisulfide?

A

P2S3