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1
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What is the mass number?

A

The number of protons and neutrons

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2
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How do you find relative atomic mass?

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Average of the masses of the isotopes

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3
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What are alpha emissions?

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A helium nucleus

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4
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What are beta emissions?

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An electron

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5
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What is gamma emission?

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Energy

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6
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What occurs in nuclear fusion?

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Two light atomic nuclei fuse to form a single heavier nucleus

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7
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What is the use of radioisotopes?

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Radiocarbon dating (ratio of carbon isotopes) in dead animals
Decay of rocks
Tracers

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8
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What is the Sun’s surface called?

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The photosphere

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9
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What is the area outside the Suns photosphere called?

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The chromosphere

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10
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What is the appearance of an absorption spectrum?

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Black lines on coloured background

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11
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What appearance does an emission spectra have?

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Coloured lines on a black background

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12
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How is the speed of sound related to wavelength?

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C= wavelength*frequency

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13
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How do you get an atomic emission spectra?

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Heat atoms in flame
Pass through slit
Pass through prism

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14
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How do you get an atomic absorption spectrum?

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White light through heated atoms of element
Pass through slit
Pass through prism

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15
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What is the Lyman series?

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The emission spectrum of hydrogen atoms in the UV region

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16
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What is Bohrs theory?

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Atomic spectra caused by electrons changing shells

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17
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What is quantisation of energy?

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Difference between sub-shells has a specific energy for an element

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18
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What is a dative covalent bond?

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Both electrons from the same atom

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19
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What is electronegativity?

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Measure of the ability of an atom in a molecule to attract electrons in a chemical bond to itself

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20
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What is metallic bonding?

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Lattice of positive ions and pool of delocalised electrons

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21
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What is the shape and bond angle in a five atom compound like CH4?

A

Tetrahedral

109 degrees bonds

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22
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What shape is ammonia?

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Pyramidal

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23
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What shape is water?

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Bent

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24
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What is the shape and bond angles of BF3?

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Planar triangular

120 degrees bond angles

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25
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What is the shape and bond angles when there are five groups of electrons around a centre atom?

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Trigonal bipyramidal

120 or 90 degrees bond angles

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26
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What is the shape when six groups of electrons around the central atom?

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Octahedral

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27
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What are the group 1 metals called?

A

Alkali metals

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28
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What are the group 2 elements called?

A

The alkaline earth metals

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29
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What do group 2 elements form when they react with water?

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A hydroxide and hydrogen

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30
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What is formed when the group 2 oxides and hydroxides react with acids?

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Salts and water

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31
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What is formed when heating group 2 elements carbonates?

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Oxides and CO2

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32
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How does group 2 element solubilities change?

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Increases going down for hydroxides

Decreases going down for carbonates

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33
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What is the atomic number?

A

The number of protons

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34
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What are feedstocks?

A

Starting materials

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35
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What is the equilibrium bond length?

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The balance between attractive and repulsive forces

36
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What is used to separate crude oil?

A

Fractional distillation

37
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What are compound without a benzene ring called?

A

Aliphatic

38
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What do alkanes oxidise to?

A

Carbon dioxide and water

39
Q

What is formed in alkane isomerisation?

A

Branched alkanes

40
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What are the conditions for alkane isomerisation?

A

Pt/Al2O3

150 C

41
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What are the products of alkane isomerisation used for?

A

Improve octane numbers

42
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What is the feedstock for alkane isomerisation?

A

C4 - C6 alkanes

43
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What is the feedstock for alkane reforming?

A

Naphtha

44
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What is the product in alkane reforming?

A

Cyclic alkanes

45
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What are the conditions for alkane reforming?

A

Pt/Al2O3
500 C
Hydrogen recycled

46
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What is the use of the alkane reforming products?

A

Improve octane number

47
Q

What is the feedstock for alkane steam cracking?

A

Naphtha/kerosene

48
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What are the products in alkane steam cracking?

A

Smaller alkanes and more molecules

49
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What are the conditions for alkane steam cracking?

A

No catalyst
900C
Steam as a diluent

50
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What is the use of the products of alkane steam cracking?

A

Manufacture polymers

51
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What is the feedstock of alkane catalytic cracking?

A

Gas oil

52
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What is the product of alkane catalytic cracking?

A 
More molecules
Fewer carbon atoms
Some unsaturated
Some branched
Some cyclic
53
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What are the conditions for alkane catalytic cracking?

A

Zeolite

500C

54
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What are the products of alkane catalytic cracking used for?

A

Improving octane number

55
Q

What is done with the fractional distillation residue?

A

Vacuum distilled

56
Q

What does fuel contain more of in winter?

A

Volatile components

57
Q

What is the octane number of a fuel?

A

Tendency to knock

58
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What is knocking caused by?

A

Early auto-ignition

59
Q

What is the difference between diesel and petrol?

A

Diesel has larger hydrocarbons

60
Q

What decreases octane number?

A

Longer chain

Less branching

61
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What does a low octane number represent?

A

High tendency to auto-ignite

62
Q

What is chain isomerism?

A

Branching

63
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What is position isomerism?

A

Differently positioned functional group

64
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What is functional group isomerism?

A

Different functional groups

65
Q

What is used to oxidise alcohols?

A

Acidified potassium dichromate (VI)

66
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What is the colour change of dichromate in oxidation?

A

Orange to green

67
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What are primary alcohols oxidised to?

A

Aldehydes then carboxylic acids

68
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How is aldehyde extracted in alcohol oxidation?

A

Distillation

69
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What are secondary alcohols oxidised to?

A

Ketones

70
Q

What is the functional group of aldehydes?

A

-COH

71
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What is the functional group of ketones?

A

Double bonded oxygen inside a chain

72
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What are the conditions for alcohol dehydration?

A

Vapour of alcohol passed over hot catalyst of Al2O3

300C

73
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What is formed in alcohol dehydration?

A

Alkene and water

74
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What is the functional group of an ether?

A

R-O-R

75
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What is a cetane number?

A

Higher number is greater ease of ignition under compression

76
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What is entropy?

A

The amount of disorder in a system

77
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What is evaporative emission?

A

Hydrocarbons lost as fumes from an engine

78
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What is a photochemical reaction?

A

A reaction undergone when a molecule absorbs light energy

79
Q

What is used to study pollutant effects?

A

Monitoring pollutants
Studying individual reactions in the lab
Modelling studies
Smog chamber simulations

80
Q

How are catalysts used in cars?

A

Speed up reactions breaking down pollutants

81
Q

What is a homogenous catalysis reaction?

A

All reactants and catalyst in the same state

82
Q

What is a heterogeneous catalysis?

A

Reactants and catalyst in different states

83
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How do heterogeneous catalysts work?

A

Reactants adsorbed on

New bonds form

84
Q

How does catalyst poisoning occur?

A

Active sites blocked

85
Q

What is the catalyst in catalytic converters?

A

150C

Platinum alloyed with rhodium

86
Q

What are other fuel possibilities?

A

Lower volatility hydrocarbons
Ethanol
Biodiesel
Hydrogen

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