Chemistry Flashcards
Word equation for incomplete combustion:
Fuel + Oxygen –> Carbon Monoxide + Carbon + Water
Name the reaction type when heat is used to break up a substance
Thermal Decomposition
Name the reaction type when a more reactive element takes the place of a less reactive element
Displacement
Name the reaction type between acids and alkalis
Neutralisation
What does the term ‘exothermic’ mean
A reaction that releases heat into the surroundings
What is meant by the term ‘soluble’
A substance that can dissolve
What is the separation technique used to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid
Filtration
What is the separating technique that recovers a solute from a solution
Crystallistaion/ Evaporation
What is the separation technique that separates a mixture of liquids with different boiling points
Simple Distillation
What is the separation technique that separates a mixture of liquids with different solubility
Chromatography
What 3 subatomic particles make an atom
Electron, Proton and Neutron
What is an element
One type of atom
What is a compound
Two or more types of atom chemically bonded together
Which number in the periodic table provides information on the number of protons in an atom
Proton Number
What is meant by the conservation of mass
Matter cannot be created or destroyed