Energy, Elements, Atoms And Bonding Flashcards
What are the 2 types of energy?
Kinetic and potential
What is kinetic energy associated with?
Movement
What is potential energy associated with?
Position
What is metabolism?
The sum of all chemical reactions in the body
What is anabolism?
The process of making molecules for storage
What is catabolism?
The process of breaking down molecules from storage to release energy
What is an element?
A substance that cannot be broken down to other substances by chemical reactions.
How many natural elements are essential for life?
25/92
Which elements make up most of loving matter? And how much do they make up?
C O H N
96%
Which elements make up the remaining 4% of matter
Phosphorus Sulphur Calcium Potassium Iron Iodine
What is an atom?
Smallest unit of matter which still retains the properties of an element.
How many protons are there in 1g? What is this Known as?
6.022x10^23
This is known as avogadro’s constant
Describe the charges on electrons and protons in relation to each other.
Equal and opposite
Number of protons = number of electrons
Describe atomic orbitals.
- filled orbitals are more stable than unfilled
- elements will try to lose/gain electrons in order to obtain filled orbitals -> basis of reactivity
- valence electrons directly involved in chemical reactions will form bonds.
Describe the shape of the first 3 orbitals
1s : spherical
2s: spherical but larger than 1s
2p: dumbbell shape
What is a compound?
Substance consisting of 2 or more elements in a fixed ratio.
What is covalent bonding?
Sharing of electrons by 2 atoms
When does a non-polar covalent bond occur?
When there is an equal sharing of electrons
When does a polar covalent bond occur?
When there is an unequal sharing of electrons
Describe hydrogen bonding
- Only available with H, O and N
- Weak compared with covalent and ionic bonding
- Together the bonds become strong
What is an ionic bond?
Bond formed when 2 atoms very different in attraction for valence electrons come together forming a crystal
Describe van der waals forces.
- interactions between electron clouds
- weak
- short range
- collectively strong