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What is relative isotopic mass?
It is the mass of an atom of an isotope compared to 1/12 of the mass of a 12C atom.
What is relative atomic mass?
It is the weighted mean mass of an atom of an element compared with one-twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12
Electronegativity
Electronegativity is a measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons.
what’s the ideal gas equation
pv = nrt
What is the gas constant?
R = 8.31441 J/K x mol
What is the temperature measured in , in the ideal gas equation?
kelvin (+273 from Centigrade)
What volume does one mole of gas occupy at room temperature and pressure (one atmosphere) (20 degrees)
24 dm^3
What is the oxidation number of hydrogen when combined with a metal?
-1
What is the oxidation number of hydrogen when combined with a non metal?
+1
What is disproportionation?
Oxidation and reduction of the same element in a redox reduction.