Chemistry Flashcards

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The study of matter.
Its chemical and physical properties and the chemical and physical changes it undergoes.

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Chemistry

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A specific substance that can’t be broken down into simpler substances by chemical reactions.

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Element

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Organized the elements into a periodic table.

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Dmitri Mendeleev

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Composed of atoms.

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Matter

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The smallest component/unit of an element that retails all of the chemical and physical properties of the element.
Contain a nucleus which contains protons and neutrons and is surrounded by electrons.

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Atom

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Central region of an atom.
Contains protons and neutrons.

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Nucleus

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Positively charged particles.
Located within the nucleus.

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Protons

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Particles with no electric charge.
Located within the nucleus.

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Neutrons

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Negatively charged particles.
Scattered around the outside of the nucleus in rings.

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Electrons

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10
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Outer ring of electrons.
Important for chemical reactions.

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Valence Electrons

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11
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# of protons + (average) # of neutrons

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Atomic Mass

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When an atom contains the same amount of protons and electrons, the positive and negative charges balance each other.

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The atom is neutral.

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13
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Devised the original model of the atom, which depicted atoms like a solar system.

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Niels Bohr

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Atoms of the same element have the same number of protons and electrons but can have different numbers of neutrons.
Chemically identical, but may have different stabilities.

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Isotopes

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Result from the charges on 2 atoms interacting with each other (elements join and their atoms are held together).
3 main kinds: ionic bonds, covalent bonds, and hydrogen bonds.

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Chemical Bonds

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The electrons in the outermost energy levels.
These are the electrons that interact with other atoms.

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Valance Electrons

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One atoms gives electrons to another.
One atom losing 1+ electrons and another atom gaining those electrons.
Lose/gain electrons to achieve stability.
Gain/lose electrons —> Formed between ions of opposite charges.

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Ionic Bonds

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An atom with a charge.

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Ions with a negative charge.

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Ions with a positive charge.

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Result of ionic bonds.
2 ions of opposite charges —> Attract each other and stick together, making a bond.

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Compound
Ionic Compund

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Formed when elements share electrons to achieve a full outer shell.
Share electrons, holding the atoms together.

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Covalent Bonds

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Result when atoms are joined by covalent bonds.

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When 2 covalently bonded atoms share electrons nearly equally.

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Nonpolar Covalent Bonds

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Electrons are more attracted to one type of molecule than the other. Electrons are shared **unequally**. *A partial positive or partial negative charge developed at each pole (end) of the bond.*
Polar Covalent Bonds
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A full outer orbital of electrons.
Octet
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Lone pairs repel each other (because they have the same charge) and push the hydrogen atoms down to form a v-shape.
Bent Molecule
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Created when a molecule has regions of charge that are separated.
Dipole
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Molecules with dipoles.
Polar Molecules
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Multiple water molecules form weak attractions from the oxygen atom on one molecule to a hydrogen atom in another molecule. *Weak attractions between the slightly negative side of water molecules and the slightly positive side of surrounding water molecules.*
Hydrogen Bonds
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Reasons why water is extremely important to life *(due to hydrogen bonding)*:
Universal Solvent Cohesion Adhesion
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Water is attracted to itself. *Ex. Surface tension —> Allows bugs to float on the water surface.*
Cohesion
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Water is attracted to other substances. *Ex. Towels sparking up water from surfaces.*
Adhesion
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Positive hydrogens can surround negative ions and negative oxygen pole can surround positive ions. *When the ions of an ionic molecule are more attracted to the water than to each other, they break apart and dissolve.*
Universal Solvent
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A substance that increases the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) in a solution. Donates H+ ions. *pH 0-7*
Acid
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Releases/provides hydroxide ions (OH-) or other negatively charged ions that combine with hydrogen ions redacting their concentration in a solution. *pH 7-14*
Base
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Indicates a substance’s acidity (acid) or alkalinity (base).
pH
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Alkalinity
Base