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Chemistry Semester 2 Knowledge Flashcards

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Non-polar molecule

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Molecule that has no positive or negative poles formed in it.

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Degenerate

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of equal energy

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Difference between Saturated and unsaturated molecule

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Saturated - contains only single bonds between carbon atoms, they are saturated with hydrogen atoms (having as many hydrogens as it can) and undergoes substitution reactions.

Unsaturated - contains double or triple bonds between carbon atoms, they are not saturated with hydrogens and undergo addition reactions

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Homologous series

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a sequence of compounds with the same general formula and similar chemical properties

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What are the three main types of hydrocarbons and their characteristics?

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Alkanes - molecule only has single bonds.
Alkenes - molecule can have single/double bonds.
Alkynes - can have single/double/triple bonds

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General formula for the three main types of hydrocarbons

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Alkanes - CnH2n+2
Alkenes - CnH2n
Alkynes - CnH2n-2

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What prefixes correlate to what number of C atoms?

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Meth - 1
Eth - 2
Prop - 3
But - 4
Pent - 5
Hex - 6
Hept - 7
Oct - 8
Non - 9
Dec - 10

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Identify Three main types of Intermolecular forces (from strongest to weakest)

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  1. Hydrogen bonding
  2. Dipole-dipole interactions
  3. Dispersion forces
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Hydrogen bonding

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A strong type of dipole-dipole force between a H atoms and lone pair of electrons on a highly electronegative atom (usually N, O, F, Cl).

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Dipole-Dipole interactions

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attraction between two molecules with each of them having dipoles (seperation between negative and positive charge) present

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Dispersion forces (London forces)

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It is the attraction between weak temporary dipoles that form due to the random movement of electrons.

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Polarity

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the state of an atom or molecule that has both the electrical poles, positive and negative charges.

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Characteristics

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A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them.

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Electronegativity

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A measure of an atom’s ability to attract shared (within a covalent molecule) electrons to itself.

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Intermolecular forces

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Intermolecular forces are forces of attraction or repulsion which act between neighbouring molecules. This is not bonding.

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Covalent bond

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Bond forming between non-metallic atoms, where elements share electrons to fill outer shells.

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Organic

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Relating to or derived from living matter.

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Hydrocarbon

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A molecule that only contains hydrogen and carbon.

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Side chain/Alkyl group

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A group formed by removing a hydrogen from an organic molecule and having a smaller alkane group.

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Functional Group

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An atom or group of atoms in an organic compound that determines the reactivity/characteristics of that compound

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Alcohols

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A class of organic molecule that contains a hydroxyl group (-OH)

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Aldehydes

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A class of organic molecule that contains a carbonyl group (-CO-) at the end of the main chain

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Ketones

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A class of organic molecule that contains a carbonyl group (-CO-) within the main chain.

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Carboxylic acids

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A class of organic molecule that contains a Carboxyl group (-COOH)

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Haloalkanes

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A class of organic molecule that has had at least one halogen instead of hydrogen.

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Esters

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A class of organic molecule that contains a carbonyl group (C=O) attached to another carbon

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Structural Isomers

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Two or more organic compounds have the same molecular formulas but different structures.

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How do you identify a Homologous series?

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any of numerous groups of chemical compounds in each of which the difference between successive members is a simple structural unit.

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Substitution

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reactions in which an atom or functional group of a compound is replaced by an atom or functional group of another compound

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Addition

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reactions in which atoms or functional groups are added to a compound across a double (or triple) bond

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Metals properties

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Appearance - Lustrous
Melting/boiling points - High (they are all solids, except for mercury which is a liquid)
Density - High
Strength - strong
Malleability - Malleable
Ductility - ductile
Heat conductivity - high
Electrical conductivity - high

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Non metals properties

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Appearance - Dull
Melting/Boiling point - lower than metals (bromine is a liquid at room temperature, and eleven others are gases)
Density - low
Strength - not strong
Malleability - brittle
Ductility - not ductile
Heat conductivity - low
Electrical conductivity - poor (graphite is exception)

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Periodic table trends/patterns in Atomic/Ionic Radii

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  1. Atomic radius - increases down the group and decreases across a period.
  2. Ionic radius - decreases across the period in positive ions and negative ions. And generally increases down the group.
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Periodic table trends/patterns in Reactivity

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Metals - increased reactivity down the group and reactivity decreases across a period.
Non-metals - reactivity increases up the group and reactivity increase across a period.

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Periodic table trends/patterns in electronegativity

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electronegativity increases up the group and increases across a period.

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Periodic table trends/patterns in ionisation energy

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ionisation energy increases across a period and up the group

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Periodic table trends/patterns in metallic/non-metallic character

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  1. Metallic character increases down the group and decreases across a period.
  2. Non metallic character increases across a period and up the group.
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Draw and name Shapes of molecules

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Linear​
Bent​
Tetrahedral​
Trigonal Planar​
Trigonal pyramidal

Note: Check PowerPoint slide 33 on Term 4

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Spectroscopy

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Looks at the interaction between matter and the electromagnetic spectrum. When electrons decay/move back to lower energy levels, they give off energy in the form of light. ​

All elements give off a certain wavelength of light (which assigns it a specific colour), when analysed the wavelengths can determine the composition.

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When working with two or more double/triple bonds, what are the prefixes?

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  • diene, triene, etc.
  • diyne, triyne, etc.
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When working with two or more double/triple bonds, what happens to the organic compound prefixes?

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Except for Meth and eth, all organic compound prefixes get an ‘a’ added to it.

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Suffixes for all classes of Organic compounds

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Carboxylic acid: -oic ad
Alcohol: -ol
Aldehyde: -al
Ester: -oate
Ketone: -one

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