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Chemistry Final Flashcards

1
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What is fission

A

Splitting large nuclei to form smaller, more stable nuclei

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2
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What is both nuclear radiation and electromagnetic radiation?

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Gamma radiation

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3
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What are the three types of radiation?

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Alpha, Beta, Gamma

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4
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What is alpha?

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4 2 He

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5
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What is beta

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0 -1 e

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6
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What is gamma

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0 0 Y

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7
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What is a positron?

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0 1 e

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8
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What is a proton for radiation?

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1 1 H

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9
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What is a neutron for radiation?

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1 0 n

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10
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The property of matter that determines the heat flow is the …

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Temperature

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11
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Chemical energy is also known as …

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Potential energy

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12
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The first law of Thermodynamics:

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Energy is neither created nor destroyed

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13
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Energy is the capacity to do …

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Work

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14
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How is heat energy used to generate electricity in a power plant?

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Heat boils water to make steam, to drive turbine

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15
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Is the process of breaking bonds exothermic or endothermic?

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Endothermic

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16
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Is the process of forming bonds exothermic or endothermic?

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Exothermic

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17
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What occurs at the anode?

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Oxidation

18
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What occurs at the cathode?

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Reduction

19
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What is distillation?

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Separate different liquids from each other

20
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Are intramolecular bonds or intermolecular bonds stronger?

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Intramolecular

21
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What is air mostly composed of?

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N2 and O2

22
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Are we in the troposphere or the stratosphere?

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Troposhpere

23
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Electrolysis is a process that

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Requires an electrical current to decompose water to hydrogen and oxygen

24
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In a lithium-ion battery, lithium ions move between anode and cathode in an …

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Organic electrolyte

25
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What is electronegativity?

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Measure of the attraction of an atom for an electron in a chemical bond

26
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What is a nonpolar covalent bond?

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Covalent bond in which the electrons are shared equally

27
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What three atoms can a hydrogen bond bond to?

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O, N, F

28
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What is specific heat?

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Heat energy that must be absorbed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius

29
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What is a solution?

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Homogeneous mixture of a solvent and one or more solutes

30
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What is an aqueous solution?

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Solution where water is the solvent

31
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If you take the same volume, 1-M solutions all have the same amount of …

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Molecules

32
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What is an electrolyte?

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Solute that conducts electricity in an aqueous solution

33
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What is a surfactant?

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Compounds that help polar and nonpolar compounds mix

34
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What is an acid?

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Compound that releases H+ ions in an aqueous solution

35
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What is a base?

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Compound that releases hydoxide (OH-) ions in an aqueous solution

36
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What is a conjugate acid?

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Species formed by adding a proton to a base

37
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What is a conjugate base?

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Species formed by removing a proton from an acid

38
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What are the values of the pH scale?

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0-14

39
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Hydrogen bonds are relatively strong …

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Intermolecular bonds

40
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What are London Dispersion Forces?

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Weakest intermolecular force. Responsible for the formation of solids

41
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What are Arrhenius strong bases?

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Include all hydroxides of Group 1 and Group 2 metals except Be

42
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What are the products of any combustion reaction?

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CO2 and H2O

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