Chemistry Flashcards

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What is matter and what makes up matter?

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Matter is a physical object/thing that takes up space. Matter is made out of molecules and atoms.

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Evaporation

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The process of turning liquid into a vapour or gas.

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Vapour

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A substance suspended in the air (normally liquid droplets in the air.)

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4
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Fumes

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Gases or vapour with a strong smell or is dangerous to inhale.

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5
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Boiling

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At or near boiling point

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6
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Condensation

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Water collects on a cold surface when humid air comes in contact with it.

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7
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Melting

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Make or become liquified by heating

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8
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Freezing

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Below 0°c - when liquids turn to solids

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9
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Sublimation

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When anything solid turns into a gas without belting first Eg. Snow turns into steam without melting first

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10
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Volatile

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When substances easily evaporate in normal temperatures

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11
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Solidification

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To make something solid

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12
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Deposition

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Changing from a gas into a solid

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13
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Particle density: solid

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Particles are closely packed together

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Particle density: liquid

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Looser density that tend to move freely but still kind of close together

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15
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Particle density: gases

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Move completely randomly in the space

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16
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What did Archimedes find out?

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The amount of water displaced is equal to the volume of the object

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17
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Melting and boiling point

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The temperature at which the substance melts and boils.

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18
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Strength

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  • Tensile strength is the force needed to break a stretched piece of wire
  • Compressional strength is the measure a substance can stand before it is crushed
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19
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Hardness

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The ability for a substance to scratch another substance

  • The harder the substance the greater the force holding the particles together.
  • The harder the substance the higher the melting point
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20
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Viscosity

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The thickness or “gooiness” of a liquid

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21
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Conductivity

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How easily something can move through something

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22
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Electrical conductivity

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How well electrical current flows through a substance

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23
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Thermal conductivity

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How well heat flows through a substance

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24
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Refractive index

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The measure of how light bends through a substance

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25
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Heat capacity

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The measure of how much heat is needed to increase the temperature of a substance

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26
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Compressibility

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  • The ability of a substance yo be compressed or squashed

- Liquids and solids can’t be compressed

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27
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Can liquids solids and gases be compressed

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Liquids and solids can’t be compressed but gases can

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28
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Diffusion

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Gas particles move freely to take up all the space they can

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29
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Density

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The mass of a certain volume of a substance

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30
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How can heat affect solids, liquids and gases?

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Solids- heat can change solids into a liquid
Liquids- heat can change Liquids into a gas
Gas- when gas heats up in the particles get faster and builds up the pressure

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31
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Atom

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Atoms have no charge and are the smallest particle of elements

32
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Element

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Elements are a substance that can no longer be broken down into simpler substances.

33
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Molecule

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A molecule is the smallest chemical compound that can happen in a chemical reaction

34
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Compound

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A compound is made up of two or more elects that are chemically bonded together

35
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Mixture

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Two or more elements that are mixed but not chemically bonded together

36
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Chemical change

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A chemical change is when 2 substances are mixed together to form something new. This differs from a physical change, which is a substance changing physical forms but still retains its original properties. An example would be burning wood in a fire place and metal rusting outdoors

37
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Physical change

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A physical changes, changes the look without changing the substance into something else
Eg. Turn Ice to water
Dissolving sugar into water

38
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Identify Atomic Number and mass number

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Atomic number is up the top

Mass number is down the bottom (Always round up or down to the nearest full number.)

39
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Calculate the number the mass number, protons, electrons and neutrons in an atom

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Atomic number- Number of protons
Mass Number- Number of protons + Number of neutrons
Electrons- Atomic number/ number of protons
Neutrons - Mass number - Protons

40
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What is the valence shell

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The outside layer of a shell

41
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How many electrons can fit into the first three shells of an atom?

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2,8,8

42
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What is common characteristic of metals

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Shiny, Hard, Bendable, Conducts Electricity

43
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What is a common characteristic of non metal

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Non shiny, Soft or hard, brittle, doesn’t conduct electricity

44
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What is a common characteristic of a transition metal

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Shiny, Hard, Bendable, Conducts Electricity

45
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Common characteristics of metalloids

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Are all solid at room temperature most other things change

46
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Common characteristics of noble gases

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conduct electricity, odourless and colourless

47
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What is a ion?

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Either loses or gains a electron or either positive or negatively charged

48
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Which are the products and reactants in H2 + O -> H2O

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H2 and O is the rectants and H2O is the product

49
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Endothermic

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Cold reaction

50
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Exothermic

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Hot reaction

51
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Write a word equations for magnesium ribbon being burnt

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Mg+O2 -> MgO
Or to make it a balanced equation 2Mg+O2 -> 2MgO
In words
Magnesium + Oxygen2 -> Magnesium Oxide

52
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How many atoms are in each element: AgNO3

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Ag- 1
N-1
O-3

53
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How many atoms are in each element: H2SO4

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H-2
S-1
O-4

54
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Do electrons have mass?

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Electrons have some mass but not as much as protons or neutrons

55
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Do “opposites attract” when talking about particles

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Particles with a positive charge attract each other. Particles with the same charge will repel each other.

56
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Mass

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Mass is the amount of matter

57
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Volume

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Volume is how much space the substance takes up and is normally measured in literes (L)

58
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Physical properties

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Colour, texture, boiling point, density, electrical conductivity, heat capacity and the ability to dissolve other substances or itself.

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Chemical properties

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Bubbling, permanent colour change, colour change and permanent change of shape.

60
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Solids particles

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Particles vibrate and are held together by a strong force of attraction.

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Liquids particles

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Close together and are held together by forces that are less strong then solids

62
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Gases

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Are far apart and move quickly on their own

63
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Diatomic

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Consisting of two or more atoms

64
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Pure substance

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A pure substance

65
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Impure substance

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A impure substance

66
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Monatomic

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Consisting of one atom

67
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How can gas become a liquid

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Gas can become a liquid by compression

68
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What the difference between a molecule and a compound

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A molecule is formed when two or more atoms join together chemically. A compound is a molecule that contains at least two different elements. All compounds are molecules but not all molecules are compounds

69
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What is the nucleus made out of

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Protons and Neutrons

70
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Does protons have a positive or negative charge

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Protons have a positive charge (+Ve)

71
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Does neutrons have a positive or negative charge

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Neutrons are neutral and carry no charge

72
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Does electrons have a positive and negative charge

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Electrons have a negative charge (-Ve)

73
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What is the periodic table ordered to

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Atomic number ( number of protons)

74
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Decomposition

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The process which involves decaying and rotting

75
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Polymer

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A large molecule made up of rings of linked, repeating sub units eg. Plastic

76
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In a chemical formula what does the arrow mean?

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The arrow means turn into

77
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Explain periods and groups

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Periods are from left to right and columns going downwards are called groups