Exam Review Flashcards
avogadro’s constant
NA = 6.02 x 10^23
n
amount of a substance; unit moles
m
mass; unit grams
M
molar mass; unit g/mol
N
number of entities
brownian motion
the random movement of microscopic particles suspended in a liquid or gas
kinetic molecular theory
idea that all substances are composed of entities that are in constant, random motion
SI unit for pressure
1 Pa = 1 N/m^2
STP
- standard temp and pressure
- 0 degrees Celsius & 101.325 kPa
SATP
- standard ambient temp and pressure
- 25 degrees Celsius & 100 kPa
T
temp in Kelvin
t
temp in degrees Celsius
V
Volume
P
pressure in kPa
law of combining volumes
gases always react to produce products in whole number ratios
avogadro’s law
the volume of a gas is directly related to the amount of the gas when temp and pressure are constant
molar volume
volume that one mole of gas occupies at a certain temp and pressure
R
- universal gas constant that relates to pressure volume, amount, & temp
- 8.314 kPa L/ mol K
metric conversion
G –M–khda BASE dcm–u–n
mole, mass and molar mass equation
- n = m/M
- mol to mass = x g/1 mol
- mass to mol = 1 mol/x g
number of entities equation
- N = nNA
- mol to entities = 6.02 x 10^23/ 1 mol
- entities to mol = 1 mol/ 6,02 x 10^23 entities
temp equation
T = t + 273
charles law
V1/T1 = V2/T2
Boyle’s law
P1V1 = P2V2
Gay-lussac’s Law
P1/T1 = P2/T2
combined gas law
P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2
Avogadro’s law equation
V1/n1 = V2/n2
ideal gas law
PV = nRT
density
m/V
radioactive decay
the spontaneous disintegration of unstable isotopes
nuclear radiation
energy or very small particles emitted from the nucleus of a radioisotope as it decays
alpha particle
- a product of nuclear decay emitted by certain radioisotopes
- positively charged particle with the same structure as the nucleus of a helium atom
beta particle
- a product of nuclear decay emitted by a certain radioisotopes
- a negatively charged particle identical to an electron
gamma ray
form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation emitted by certain radioisotopes
radioisotope
an isotope that spontaneously decays to produce two or more smaller nuclei and radiation
radioactive
having the potential to emit nuclear radiation upon decay
atomic mass given isotopic abundance equation
atomic mass = % abundance of isotope 1 (mass of isotope 1) + abundance of isotope 2 (mass of isotope 2) ….
column of periodic table
group
row of periodic table
period
atomic radius
- measurement of the size of an atom
- unit is picometers (pm)
effective nuclear charge
net force experienced of an electron in an atom due to positively charged nucleus
ionic radius
- measurement of the size of an ion
- unit is picometers (pm)
ionization energy
quantity of energy required to remove an electron from an atom or ion in a gaseous state
electron affinity
the energy change that occurs when an electron is added to a neutral atom in the gaseous state
electronegativity
ability of an atom to attract bonding electrons to itself