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What are the 3 states of matter?

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solid, liquid, gas

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What are all substances made of?

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atoms

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What are atoms?

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small particles that make up matter

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What are atoms arranged in?

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different solids, liquids and gases

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Say 4 things about solids?

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-vibrate in a fixed position
-close together
-have a fixed shape
-arranged in a regular pattern

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Say 4 things about liquids?

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-arranged in a random way
-move around each other
-don’t have a fixed shape
-close together

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Say 4 things about gases?

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-don’t have a fixed shape
-arranged in a random way
-move quickly in all directions
-far apart from each other

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Can a solid be compressed and why?

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No. The particles are really close together (not possible to get closer)

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Can a liquid be compressed and why?

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No. The particles are still very close together

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Can a gas be compressed and why?

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Yes. There are big spaces between particles that can be ‘squashed’

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What is the changing of states in melting?

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solid to liquid (ice to water)

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What is the changing of states in boiling?

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liquid to gas (water to steam)

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What is the changing of states in condensing?

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gas to liquid (steam to water)

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What is the changing of states in freezing?

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liquid to solid (water to ice)

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What is sublimation?

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the process by which solids turn into gases without melting into a liquid first e.g solid to gas

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What is water’s melting point, boiling point and its state at room temperature?

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melting point: 0°C
boiling point: 100°C
state at 25°C: liquid

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What is mercury’s melting point, boiling point and its state at room temperature?

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melting point: -39°C
boiling point: 357°C
state at 25°C: liquid

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What is iron’s melting point, boiling point and its state at room temperature?

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melting point: 1538°C
boiling point: 3000°C
state at 25°C: solid

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What is oxygen’s melting point, boiling point and its state at room temperature?

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melting point: -218°C
boiling point: -183°C
state at 25°C: gas

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What is bromine’s melting point, boiling point and its state at room temperature?

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melting point: -7.2°C
boiling point: 59°C
state at 25°C: liquid

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Why do gases have a greater volume than liquids?

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much more space between gas particles so they take up a greater volume

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When you breathe on a cold surface like a window why does it go foggy?

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condensation; warm water vapour lands on the colder surface, it condenses back into a liquid

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What is viscosity?

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measure of how easily a liquid flows (the slower it flows the higher the viscosity)

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What is a variable?

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something that changes

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What is diffusion?
when the particles of a substance move through those of another substance
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What happens when objects get hot?
they expand
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What happens when objects get cold?
they contract
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What happens when a bimetallic strip is heated?
the brass expands more than the iron which causes the strip to bend more towards the iron side
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What happens when substances are heated?
their particles move further apart occupying more space or they expand
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Why don't we get squashed by air pressure?
pressure inside us pushes out balancing air pressure that is pushing in
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What happens the higher you go in the atmosphere?
there is less air so the air pressure decreases
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What does immiscible mean?
liquids not able to be mixed
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What happens if something has a density lower than water?
it always floats
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What happens if something has a density higher than water?
it sinks
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How do you work out density?
Density = mass/volume
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What is an element?
a substance made up of only one type of atom
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Approximately how many elements are there?
118
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How were the elements of the periodic table grouped together?
based on their chemical properties
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What does each element have?
a symbol and an atomic number
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How can you tell if an element is a conductor or not?
if the light bulb lights up the element is a metal
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What is a group in the periodic table?
vertical column (elements in the same group have similar chemical properties)
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What are the names of the groups in the periodic table?
-alkali metals -transition metals -halogens -noble gases
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When are compound formed?
the atoms of elements join together
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What do the vast majority of substances exist as?
compounds
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What is the difference between an element and a compound?
-an element is a pure substance that is made from a single type of atom -a compound is a substance formed when two or more different elements are chemically bonded together
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What is meant by the term molecule?
a molecule is a group of atoms joined together
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What happens if a compound contains 2 elements?
-ide
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What happens if a compound contains 3 elements, one of which is oxygen?
-ite or -ate
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How can compounds be broken down into their elements again?
the technique called Electrolysis (meaning splitting compounds using electricity)
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In many compounds what do the atoms that join together in groups called?
molecules
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How are compounds and mixtures different?
in a mixture that atoms are not joined together
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When does a chemical reaction occur?
when elements and compounds change into new substances
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What is there always in a chemical reaction?
an energy change sometimes energy is released and other times it is absorbed
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What is always made during a chemical reaction?
a new substance/compound
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What are reactants?
these are the chemicals present at the start of the chemical reaction
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What are products?
these are the new chemicals which are produced in the reaction
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What do you never use in a word equation?
never: = always use an: arrow
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What are changes that can occur in a chemical reaction?
-a colour change -an energy change (sound, heat, light) -a solid is formed (precipitate)
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What is oxygen essential for?
life and combustion
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What is the test for oxygen?
relight a glowing splint
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What is the test for hydrogen?
burns with a pop
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What is the test for carbon dioxide?
turns lime water cloudy
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How can you tell if the substance was soluble or not?
if it dissolves in water it is soluble it not it is insoluble
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What is a solute?
a solid which dissolves in a solvent to make a solution
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What is a solvent?
liquids that dissolves the solute
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What is meant by the term Saturated Solution?
a saturated solution is one which can dissolve no more solute into the solvent
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What is the calculation of mass of sal contained in 1 litre of seawater?
mass of salt in 20cm3 x 50 = mass of salt in 1 litre of sea water
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A substance can only be separated from water by filtration if it is what?
insoluble
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What is meant by the term mixture in a chemical sense?
it can be easily separated and the substances in the mixture are not chemically bonded
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What can a substance which has dissolved in water be separated by?
evaporation
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What is the function of the condenser?
to condense the vapours back into a liquid
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What is distillation the method of?
separating 2 or more liquids with different boiling points
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What are the changes of states in the distillation process?
in the flask: liquid to gas = evaporation in the condenser: gas to liquid = condensation
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What are all solutions in water either?
-acidic -alkaline -neutral
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What do indicators do depending on whether they are added to acid, alkaline or neutral solutions?
change colour
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Is there just one types o indicator?
no there are many different types
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How could you determine whether a solution was acid, alkali or neutral?
red/orange/yellow/pale green = acid green = neutral dark green/blue/purple = alkali
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What is the type of solution if the colour of the universal indicator is red?
strong acid
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What is the type of solution if the colour of the universal indicator is green?
neutral
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What is the type of solution if the colour of the universal indicator is turquoise?
weak alkali
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What is the type of solution if the colour of the universal indicator is yellow/pale green?
weak acid
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What is the type of solution if the colour of the universal indicator is purple?
strong alkali
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What does exothermic mean?
heat given off by the reaction
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Why do we use evaporation?
to separate a liquid from a solid
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Why do we use filtration?
to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid
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Why do we use distillation?
to separate liquids based on their boiling points

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