EL Flashcards
What are isotopes?
Atoms of the same element with the same atomic number but with a different number of neutrons resulting in a different mass number.
What is the formula for percentage yield?
Experimental mass/ theoretical mass x100
What is the formula for percentage composition?
Mr of an element/ Mr of compound x100
Formula for concentration
Mass or moles/ volume
Formula for concentration
Mass or moles/ volume
Volumetric solution simple method for acid base titration
- Weigh sample bottle of balance
- Transfer solid to beaker and reweight sample bottle
- Record difference in mass
- Add distilled water and stir with glass rod until dissolved
- Transfer to volumetric flask
- Make up to 250cm3 with distilled water
- Shake flask
Acid base titration method
- Fill burette with standard solution of known conc
- Use pipette filler to transfer 25cm3 of solution with unknown conc into conical flask
- Add couple drops of indicator
- Record initial burette reading
- Titrate contents of conical flask by adding solution to it from the burette until the indicator undergoes definite colour change
- Record final burette reading and Calc titre volume
- Repeat for concordant results
Experimental techniques (titration)
Use a balance to measure mass.
Use a volumetric flask to measure volume of a solution.
Use a gas syringe to measure volume of gas.
What are shells?
Electrons orbit the nucleus at different energy levels which increase with distance from the nucleus.
What are the seperate sub shells?
S (2 electrons), p (8 electrons) d ( 18 electrons) and f (32 electrons)
What are orbitals?
Electrons are held in clouds of negative charge.
What is the shape of the s-orbital?
Spherical
What is the shape of the p-orbital?
Dumbell
What happens in a fusion reaction?
Two lighter nuclei join to give a single heavier nucleus. This process releases energy but requires some extreme conditions of high temperature and pressure. This is how some elements are formed.
What is ionic bonding?
An electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions. It occurs between a metal and non- metal. Electrons are transferred from the metal to non- metal to achieve full outer shells. Ionic substances only conduct electricity when molten or aqueous as when they are solid the ions cannot move to carry a charge. When the electrons are transferred it creates charged particles called ions. Oppositely charged ions attract through electrostatic forces to form a giant ionic lattice.
What is a covalent bond?
The strong electrostatic attraction between a shared pair of electrons and the nuclei of the bonded atoms.
How do covalent bonds form?
Between two non- metals. Electrons are shared between the two outer shells in order to achieve full outer shells. Multiple electron pairs can be shared to form multiple bonds.
Dative bond
Both of the electrons in the shared pair are supplied from a single atom. Once a dative bond has formed it is treated as a standard covalent bond because it reacts in the same way. Eg ammonia NH3
What is simple covalent?
Substances with a simple molecular structure consisting of covalently bonded molecules help together with intermolecular forces.
How is the shape of a simple molecule or ion determined?
By the number of electron pairs around the central atom and the repulsion between them. Each electron pair naturally repels each other so the largest bond angle possible exists between the covalent bonds.
lone pair repulsion
Any lone pairs present around the central atom provide additional repulsive forces which changes the bond angle. For every lp present the bond angle reduces by 2.5 degrees.
linear shape
2 bonding pairs
180 degrees
bent shape
2 bonding pairs and 2 lone pairs
104.5 degrees
trigonal planar shape
3 bonding pairs
120 degrees
Trigonal pyramidal
3 bonding pairs
1 lone pair
107 degrees
Tetrahedral
4 bonding pairs
109.5 degrees
Trigonal bipyramidal
5 bonding pairs
90- 120 degrees
Octahedral
6 bonding pairs
90 degrees
What are giant covalent structures?
they are covalently bonded into a giant lattice structure. Each atom has multiple covalent bonds which give the substance a high boiling point as require a lot of energy to break.
What is diamond?
Made of carbon atoms bonded to four further carbon atoms. Rigid tetrahedral structure.