Exam Review Notes Flashcards
How many electrons can fit on each shell?
First= 2 Second= 8 Third= 18 Fourth= 32 Fifth= 50
In what order do you fill the shells?
2, 8, 8, 2, back one shell add 10, forward one shell add 6
What are protons?
equal to the number of electrons. It has a charge of +1 and a mass of about 1 amu
What are neutrons?
equal to the atomic mass- atomic number. It has a charge of 0 and a mass of about 1 amu
What are electrons?
equal to the number of protons. It has a hcarge of -1 and a mass of about 0 amu
What is an isotope?
atoms that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. It has either gained or lst electrons to have a new charge
What are radioisotopes?
an isotope with an unstable nucleus that decays into a different, often stable, isotope.
What is alpha decay?
When a large elements breaks up and releases helium with a mass f 4 and 2 protons and another element
What is beta decay?
When a large elements breaks up into another element and releases an electron (mass=0, charge=-1)
What is a half-life?
the time it takes for half the mass of a radioactive sample to decay. The length of time varies greatly and cannot be affected by external condiditons
What is transmutation?
when an element changes into another element through radioactive decay
What are strong forces?
force that holds the nucleus together. The strong force is the force of attraction between the nucleons an dis independent of the mass of the nucleons
What are electrical forces?
Force of repulsion between two positively charged protons and covers a long range.
When are nuclei unstable?
- when they have a large nuclei (force of repulsion is greater than the force of attraction)
- they have the wrong proton to neutron ratio
What are radioactive isotopes?
they have unstable nuclei and spontaneously emit a particle and decay into another element
What is the periodic trend for atomic radius?
increases from left to right across periods and down groups
What is the periodic trend for Ionization energy?
increase from left to right across periods and up groups
What is atomic radius?
the distance from the nucleus centre to valence electrons
What is ionization energy?
the amount of energy needed to remove an electron from an atom
What is the periodic trend for Electron affinity?
increase from left to right across periods and up groups
What is electron affinity?
the desire an atom has to gain more electrons
What is the periodic trend for re-activity for metals?
increase from right to left across periods and down groups
What is the periodic trend for re-activity for non-metals?
increases from left to right across periods and up groups
Which trends do not apply to noble gases?
electron afinity and re-activity
What is an ionic bond?
the attractive forces between a negative ion and a positive ion
What is a covalent bond>
the attraction between atoms that results from the sharing of electrons
What is a multivalent bond?
A bond between a transistion metal and a non-metal
What are the prefixes?
1= mono 2= di 3= tri 4= tetra 5= penta 6= hexa 7= hepta 8= octa 9= nona 10= deca
What is the octet rule?
atoms gain, lose or share electrons to have a valence structure that matches a noble gas. This does not apply to transition metals
What is a polar covalent bond?
a covalent bond where the sharing is unequal and as a result one end is partially positive an done is partially negative