CHEMISTRY/ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FINAL REVIEW Flashcards
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Atomic number
Z - number of protons found in an atom of that element
Mass number
A - sum of the protons and neutrons in the atom’s nucleus
-varies in isotopes
Planck relation
E = hf
Energy is related to frequency times Planck’s constant
Principal quantum number, maximum number of electrons per number
n - indicates the electron’s shell
Maximum number of electrons within a shell = 2n^2
Azimuthal quantum number, range of possible values
l - shape and number of subshells
range of possible values: 0 to n-1
- only one subshell in first principal energy level (0)
- two in second principal energy level
- three in third principal quantum level
indicated as a letter (s,p,d,f)
Maximum number of electrons within a subshell = 4l + 2 (s2,p6,d10,f14)
Magnetic quantum number, range of possible values
ml - specifies the electrons orbital
range of possible values: -l to l
orbitals in s are spheral, p are dumbbell
Spin quantum number
ms - designated +½ or -½
Electron configuration determination and description
2p4 indicates that there are four electrons in the second (p) subshell of the second principal energy level
Read the periodic table to determine electron configuration
-lowest s is 1s, lowest p is 2p, lowest d is 3d, lowest f is 4f
Hund’s rule and implications, special elements
finding a seat on a crowded bus, electrons find their own orbital
half-filled and fully filled orbitals have more stability
chromium and copper groups are therefore exceptions to electron configuration, moving an electron from s to d
chromium = 4s13d5
copper = 4s13d10
paramagnetic vs diamagnetic
paramagnetic materials have unpaired electrons and are weakly attracted to the magnetic field
diamagnetic materials have only paired electrons and will be slightly repelled to the magnetic field
A elements and B elements
A elements are representative elements and include groups 1A through 8A (everything but transition elements and bottom of periodic table)
B elements are nonrepresentative elements and include the transition elements and lanthanide and actinide series
Effective nuclear charge trend and equation
indicates the electrostatic attraction between the valence shell electrons and the nucleus
increases from right to left, as one moves down a group principal quantum number increases and Zeff is more or less constant
Zeff = Z(atomic number) - S(non-valence electrons)
Atomic and ionic radii definition and trend
atomic radius decreases from left to right and from bottom to top
ionic radii of metals near the metalloid line is dramatically smaller than that of other metals
Ionization energy definition and trend
energy required to remove an electron from a gaseous species
-removing an electron is an endothermic process
increases from left to right and from bottom to top
groups 1 and 2 are called active metals for their low ionization energy
Electron affinity definition and trend
the energy dissipated by a gaseous species when it gains an electron, opposite of ionization energy
increases from left to right and from bottom to top
noble gases have extremely small electron affinities however
Electronegativity definition and trend
the attractive force generated in a chemical bond
increases from left to right and from bottom to top
Alkali metals
largest atomic radii, react readily with nonmetals to lose an electron
Alkaline earth metals
two electrons in valence shell
Chalcogens
Oxygen group not as reactive as halogens but crucial in biology
Halogens
desperate to complete their octets
Noble gases
inert
Transition metals
low electron affinities, ionization energies, and electronegativities have different possible oxidation states
Exceptions to the octet rule and examples
Incomplete octet hydrogen, helium, and lithium (2), beryllium (4), boron (6)
Expanded octet
-Any element in period 3 and greater can hold more than 8 electrons, including phosphorus (10), sulfur (12), chlorine (14), and others
Odd numbers of electrons Ex: NO has eleven valence electrons
Coordinate covalent bond
If both of the shared electrons are contributed by only one of the two atoms, that is a coordinate covalent bond
once it is formed it is indistinguishable from any other covalent bond

