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Elements, Compounds and Chemical Reactions Flashcards

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What is matter?

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Matter is made up of atoms arranged in different ways (eg. solids, liquids and gases)

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How many elements are in the Periodic Table?

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118 elements.

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What is an element?

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An element is a substance made from one type of atom (eg. a lump of gold is made entirely up of gold atoms). Elements make up every single substance on our planet, be it a solid, liquid or gas.

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Which elements are liquid at room temperature?

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Mercury (Hg) and Bromine (Br)

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What is a period?

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A period is a horizontal row

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What is a group?

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A group is a vertical column.

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What are the groups called?

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Group 1 - the Alkali Metals
Group 2 - the Alkaline Earth Metals
Between Groups 2 + 3 - the Transition Metals
Group 7 - the Halogens
Group 8/0 - the Noble Gases

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How do you write a chemical symbol?

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If it has one letter, you write the letter as a capital (eg. O - Oxygen)

If it has two letters, then the first letter is a capital, the other a lower-case (eg. Au - Gold)

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Where can metals be found in the periodic table?

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Left hand side

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How can metals be identified?

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They conduct electricity and heat, are shiny and solid at room temperature (except Hg - mercury)

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What is formed when elements react and combine?

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A compound

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How are compounds different from elements?

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They have different properties

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What does it mean if a compound ends in -ide?

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It contains two elements.

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What does it mean if a compound ends in -ate or -ite?

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It contains three elements, one of which is oxygen.

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Which elements are present in sodium chlorate/ite?

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Sodium (Na), chlorine (Cl) and oxygen (O)

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How do you name a compound with two elements?

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The element farthest left in the periodic table is written first. The element to the right is written second and it’s name ends in -IDE.

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How do you name a compound with three elements?

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The element farthest left is in the periodic table is written first. The element to the right is written second and oxygen goes at the end as -ITE or -ATE.

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18
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Physical changes include:

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Melting, evaporating, subliming, condensing, freezing.

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The 4 signs of a chemical change are:

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Gas produced/effervescence/fizzing, temperature change, precipitate formed, colour change.

20
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What ALWAYS happens during a chemical change?

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A new substance is made.

21
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What best describes ‘a precipitate’?

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A solid formed from reacting liquids.

22
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What is ‘ice melting’ an example of?

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A physical change.

23
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Which of the following is NOT evidence of a chemical change?

a. water boiling
b. boiling an egg
c. iron rusting
d. magnesium reacting with oxygen to create magnesium oxide

A

A - water boiling.

24
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True or False: physical changes can be easily reversed.

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True.

25
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True or False: chemical changes are difficult to reverse.

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True.

26
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Which elements are very unreactive?

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The Noble Gases (Group 8/0)

27
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What elements are highly reactive with water?

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The Alkali Metals - Group 1

28
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How are Alkali Metals stored?

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They are stored under oil.

29
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What gas is formed when an Alkali Metal reacts with water?

A

Hydrogen (H)

30
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Which non-metal is able to conduct electricity?

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Carbon (C) in the form of graphite

31
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Give 3 examples of substances/objects that undergo physical changes

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Dry ice (frozen carbon dioxide) to carbon dioxide in gas form (sublimation)

Ice (solid water) to liquid water (melting)

Water vapour to liquid water (condensation)

32
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What are the symbols of elements in magnesium iodite?

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Mg, I, O

33
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What would the compound be if Lithium and Bromine bonded together?

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Lithium bromide

34
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What is the difference between chemical and physical changes?

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In a chemical change, a new substance is formed. In a physical change, no new substance is formed.

35
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What are examples of mixtures?

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Sea water, diluting juice, coke

36
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What elements are in calcium carbonate?

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Calcium (Ca), carbon (C) and oxygen (O).

37
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True or False: an atom is the biggest particle of matter.

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False: an atom is the SMALLEST particle of matter.

38
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How is iron rusting a chemical change?

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A new substance is formed, it is irreversible and changes colour from shiny and silvery to reddish-brown.

39
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What are the ferromagnetic metals?

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Iron (Fe), Cobalt (Co) and Nickel (Ni).

40
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Is water an element?

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No, water is made with both hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O).

41
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What’s the easiest way to tell apart a metal from a non-metal?

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The easiest way to tell apart metals from non-metals are their ability to conduct electricity and heat

42
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Give three examples of compounds:

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Water, table salt and aspirin.

43
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What is a compound?

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A compound is two, or more, different substances chemically bonded together.

44
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What is a mixture?

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A mixture is two, or more, different substances NOT chemically bonded together.

45
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What’s the difference between heating and burning a chemical?

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Heating doesn’t involve oxygen but burning means to react with oxygen,

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