Chemistry revision Flashcards

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What are some properties of metals?

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Good conductor of electricity, good conductor or heat, shiny, high density, ductile, malleable

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What are some properties of non metals?

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Poor conductor or electricity, poor conductor of heat, dull, low density, brittle

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Do metals or non metals have high melting and boiling points?

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Metals

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Do metals or non metals have a low boiling and melting point?

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Non metals

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5
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What do chemical reactions do?

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Makes a new chemical

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6
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How can chemical equations be represented?

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By using equations.

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7
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What is a catalyst?

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A substance to speed up chemical reactions.

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What is evidence of a chemical reaction?

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Temperature change, bubbles or colour change.

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9
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What is made of elements?

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Everything in the universe.

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What is an element?

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Made of only one type of atom.

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What happens when you mix 2 pure substances?

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It becomes a mixture.

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What happens when 2 pure substances are heated together?

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They join together by chemical bonds and can’t be separated.

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What is a compound?

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Contains different types of atoms chemically bonded.

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14
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What is a mixture?

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Different elements and compounds together.

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What is an element?

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a pure sunstance and only made up of one type of atom

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16
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What are problems that can be caused by pollution of our atmosphere?

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Global warming, pollution, acid rain, dying fish in coral reef.

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What do greenhouse gases do?

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Absorb heat radiated from the earth then release energy in all directions.

18
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What are the gases in the atmosphere?

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Nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, argon, water vapour

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What gas is there most of?

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Nitrogen