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atoms

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Atoms are the smallest particles that make up matter.

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atoms contain what?

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Atoms contain sub-atomic particles – electrons,

protons and neutrons.

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What is at the center of an atom?

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At the center of an atom is the nucleus. The neutrons

and protons are found inside the nucleus.

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what are protons?

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PROTONS – are sub-atomic particles they are positively charged and have a
mass of 1 unit.
protons are found inside the nucleus of an atom

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what are neutrons?

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NEUTRONS – sub-atomic particles that are neutral (have no charge) and have a mass of 1 unit. neutrons are found inside the nucleus of an atom

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electrons, what are they? and where are they found?

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Orbiting the nucleus in shells
ELECTRONS – orbit the nucleus in fixed energy levels or shells and they are negatively charged and are
considered to have a mass of 1/1840

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USES OF RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES

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cancer treatment
carbon dating
power source for heart pacemakers
detection of leaks

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ph scale

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The pH scale is a number scale from 0 to 14 that indicates how acidic or alkaline a
substance is by nature.

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acidic substances

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have pH values that are less than 7 . the closer the pH value is to 0, the more acidic the substance

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alkaline substances

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have pH values greater than 7. the closer the pH value is to 14, the more alkaline the substance

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how can the acidity or alkalinity of a substance be determined?

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an indicator

a pH meter

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what are indicators

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Indicators are dyes that when inserted in an acidic solution turn a/one colour and when inserted in and alkaline solution change another colour.

they can be used in liquid form, absorbed onto a piece of absorbent paper or strips(litmus paper)

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pH meter

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a device used to determine precisely the pH value of a substance. It gives an accurate pH value which is read directly on the pH meter

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What are acids?

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Acids are defined as substances that yield H+ ions as the only
positive ion when in solution.

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characteristics of acids

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Clear, colourless liquids
 Sour
 Corrosive
 Turn blue litmus red
 Have pH values less than 7
 Can conduct electricity
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classification: origin of acids- mineral acids

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Mineral acids are the acids commonly used in the lab and they are considered as being STRONG acids. hcl, hno3, h2so4

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origin of acids- organic acids

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Organic Acids are acids that are usually found in nature and are considered as being WEAK
acids.

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classification: strength of acids- strong acid

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a STRONG acid is an acid that dissociates completely or almost completely into ions when in solution.

That is, all or most of the acid molecules dissociate to form the cation and the anion.

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weak acid

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an acid that dissociates to a small extent when in solution

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classification: basicity

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The basicity of an acid is the number of H + ions each molecule of an acid yields when it
dissociates.

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monobasic acids

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a monobasic acid is an acid that yields one h+ ion per molecule
h+ + cl-
hcl, hno3, ch3cooh

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dibasic acids-

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yields only two h+ ions per molecule

h2so4

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tribasic acids

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yields three h+ ions per molecule

h3po4

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classification: concentration dilute and concentrated

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A dilute acid is an acid that has a small number of acid molecules dissolved in a given volume of
water.
A concentrated acid will have a large number of acid molecules dissolved in a given volume of
water.

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isotopes

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atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons

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radioactive isotopes

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radioactive isotopes are unstable isotopes that spontaneously spilt releasing large amounts of radiation, in the form of beta and alpha particles as well as y rays

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characteristics of isotopes

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isotopes will have the same number of electrons
isotopes will have the same atomic number but different mass numbers
isotopes will show the same chemical properties
isotopes will have different physical properties

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ph chart

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when an idicator is used you can compare the colour change to a pH chart to approximate the value of a given substance

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universal indicator

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used to tell how acidic or alkaline a substance is

30
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ram- relative atomic mass
rmm- relative molecular mass
ionic bonding- bonding of ions
physical properties of a compound are?

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melting and boiling point- high melting point and boiling point
electrical conductivity- conducts electricity when molten or dissolved in water
solubility- soluble in water, insoluble in organic solvents
STATE AT ROOM
TEMPERATURE- form Crystalline solids

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noble gases

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he, ne, ar are all known as noble gases or inert gases because they are unreactive. they have full outer shells

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water crystallisation

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Sometimes, as crystals of a salt form, water molecules become trapped inside the lattice.

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ionic substances

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Composed of ions held together by strong ionic

bonds.

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cation and anion

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when an atom loses electrons it becomes positive

gains electrons it becomes negative

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how r compounds formed

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when atoms of elements are chemically combined

36
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salts

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when acids react with certain chemicals, the H +ion is replaced by a new cation and the substance formed is called a salt.
A salt is a substance produced when some or all of the replaceable H+ (hydrogen) ions of an acid have been replaced by a metal cation or ammonium ion

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Mass number

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The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of one atom of an element

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Atomic number

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The number of protons in the nucleus of one atom of an element

39
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position of Atomic number

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At the bottom

40
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position of Mass number

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At the top

41
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The atomic number and the number of protons are equal to the number of…

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Electrons surrounding the nucleus of on atom of an elemntb

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Isotopy

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The occurrence of atoms of a single element that have the same number of protons in their nuclei but different numbers of neutrons

43
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Types of isotopes and their isotopy

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Cl- twice
C- thrice

44
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Uses of radioactive isotopes

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Carbon-14 dating- used to determine the age of plant or animal remains (organic material). Accurate up to 60,000 yrs. If the percentage of carbon is high, the remains are young, if the percentage of carbon is low, the remains are old.

45
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Cance treatment (radiotherapy)

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Cancerous cells in tumors can be destroyed by focusing a beam of radiation from radioactive cobalt- 60 at the cells. Or idione-131 can be injected directly into a cancerous tumor

46
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Heart pace makers

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Powered by batteries containing plutonium-238. Should last the entire of the patient’s lifetime as half the battery life of a plutonium battery is 87 yrs

47
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Mass of electron

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1/1837

48
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Charge of electron

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-1

49
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Mass of neutron

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1

50
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Charge of neutron

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0 (neutral)

51
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Mass of proton

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1

52
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Charge of proton

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+1

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