Earth Spheres And Chemistry Flashcards
Element?
Made of only one kind of atom
Simplest pure substance made of matter
Definite properties that don’t change
Molecule?
Group of atoms bonded together
Mor than 1 atom
Smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound
Example of a molecule
MgCl2
O2
Compound?
Formed when 2 or more atoms of DIFFERENT elements chemicals combine.
New substance
Example of a compound
Nonexample
Ex: MgCl2
Non: O2
Oxygen had an atomic #of 8. How many protons? It’s mass is 16, how many neutrons? How many electrons?
Protons: 8
Neutrons: 8
Electrons: 8
What are subatomic particles?
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons
Protons?
In nucleus of atom
Positive charge of 1
Mass of 1AMU
Neutrons
Located in nucleus
Charge of 0
Mass of 1AMU
Electrons?
In energy levels
Charge of -1
Atomic mass of 0AMU
#electrons=#protons
Law of conservation of matter?
Matter can’t be created or destroyed
Law of conservation of energy
Energy cannot be created or destroyed but only changed from one object to another
Open system?
Ex?
Allows energy and mass to pass across the system boundary
Ex: the ocean: solar radiation and evaporating water
Closed system?
Ex?
Allows energy but not matter across system boundary
Ex: a closed waterbottle lets solar energy but not water to cross border
Isolated system
Ex?
Allows neither mass not energy across the boarder
Ex: the universe