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F4 DEFINITIONS Flashcards

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Matter

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something that has mass and occupies space

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Atom

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the smallest particle of an element that can take part in a chemical reaction

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Proton number

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The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom

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Nucleon number

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The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom

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Isotope

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atoms of the same element with the same proton number but different number of neutrons

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Natural abundance

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the percentage of isotopes present in a natural sample of element

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Valence electrons

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electrons in the outermost shell of an atom

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Relative atomic mass

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the average mass of an atom of the element compared to 1/12 of the mass of one carbon-12 atom

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Relative molecular mass

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the average mass of the molecule compared to 1/12 of the mass of one carbon-12 atom

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Relative formula mass

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relative mass of an ionic substance

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Molar mass

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the mass of one molecule of a substance

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Molar volume

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the volume occupied by 1 mole of a gas which is 24 dm^3 at room conditions and 22.4 dm^3 at standard temperature and pressure

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Chemical formula

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representation of a chemical substance using alphabets to represent the atoms and subscript numbers to show the number of each type of atom found in the elementary entities of the substance

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Empirical formula

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chemical formula that shows the simplest ratio of the number of atoms of each element in a compound

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Molecular formula

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chemical formula that shows the actual number of the atoms of each element found in a molecule of a compound

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Group

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vertical column in the periodic table of elements

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Period

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horizontal row in the periodic table of elements

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Chemical bond

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formed when electron transfer or electron sharing takes place

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Ionic bond

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transfer of electrons between a metal atom and a non-metal atom

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Covalent bond

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non-metal share their electrons to achieve stable duplet or octet electron arrangement

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Hydrogen bond

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attraction forces between hydrogen atom, H that has bonded with an atom of high electronegativity, such as N, O or F in another molecule

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Dative bond (coordinate bond)

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type of covalent bond where the electron pair that is shared comes from one atom only

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Delocalised electron

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Electrons that move freely and is not owned by any atom nor ion

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Metallic bonding

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electrostatic attraction force between sea of electron & positively-charged metal ions

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Acid

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chemical substance that ionises in water to produce hydrogen ions

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Alkali

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chemical substance that ionises in water to produce hydroxide ions (base that is soluble in water)

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Base

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chemical substance that reacts with acid to produce salt and water only

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Base consists of what type of metal

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metal oxide and metal hydroxide

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pH

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logarithmic measure of concentration of hydrogen ions in an aqueous solution

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strong/weak acid/alkali

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acid/alkali that ionises completely/partially in water to produce hydrogen/hydroxide ions

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concentration

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mass of solute dissolved in 1 dm^3 solution

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molarity

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number of moles of solute dissolved in 1 dm^3 solution

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standard solution

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solution with known concentration

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neutralisation

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reaction between acid and alkali to produce salt and water only

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end point

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point in titration at which the acid-base indicator changes colour

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salt

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ionic compound formed when the hydrogen ions from acid is replaced when the metal ion on ammonium ion

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rate of reaction

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changes in quantity of reactant or product per unit time

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alloy

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mixture of two or more elements where the main element is a metal

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composite material

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solid material made from combining two or more non-homogenous substances, that is a matrix substance and a strengthening substance

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