Finals Flashcards
chemistry
the science that deals with matter and the changes that matter undergoes
matter
the materials of the universe
chemical change
where one or more substances become different substances
scientific method
observation
qualitative
quantitative
can be witnessed/recorded
qualitative observation
doesn’t involve numbers
color, odor, appearance
quantitative observation
involves a # (mass, volume) & units
measurement
hypothesis
possible explanation for the observations
experiment
test hypothesis
theory/model
why?
once u have hypothesis that agrees w/ observations
a set of tested hypotheses that explains some part of nature
an interpretation of the behavior of nature
changes as more info becomes available
law of conservation of mass
the total mass of materials involved is the same before and after a chemical change
natural law
generally observed behavior as a statement
often see that same behavior applies to many diff systems
Ex: law of conservation of mass
law
what?
a summary of observed behavior
scientific notation
method used to make writing very large/very small #’s more compact and easier to use
units
define the scale of measurement being used
English system
mass - lb
length - ft
time - s
temp - F
SI System
mass - kg
length - m
time - s
temp - K
metric prefixes
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G, giga, 109
M, mega, 106
k, kilo, 103
d, deci, 10-1
c, centi, 10-2
m, milli, 10-3
µ, micro, 10-6
n, nano, 10-9
volume
the amount of space that an obj occupies
metric - liter (L)
SI - m3
in lab, milliliter (mL) ↔ cm3 (cc)
mass
quantity of matter in an obj
SI - kg
in lab, gram(g)
certain digits
always the same
uncertain digits
estimated & may vary
significant figures
’s recorded in a measurement
determined by uncertainty of the measurement
do: nonzero, captive 0’s, trailing 0’s (if decimal)
infinite: exact & counted #’s
don’t: conversion factors, sci notation, leading 0’s
rounding off
carry all digits until final calculation
if first insignificant digit is 5+, up; -5 down
NOT sequential
sig fig multiplication/division
use # of sig figs in limiting term
limiting term
the measurement w/ the smallest # of sig figs or decimal places
sig fig addition/subtraction
smallest # of decimal places
accuracy
how close the measurement is to the true value
precision
a measure of how close the measurements are to each other
equivalence statement
defines the relationship b/w diff units
Ex: 1 kg = 2.205 lbs
conversion factor
a ratio of the 2 parts of an equivalence statement that relates the 2 units
Ex: 1kg/2.205lbs
dimensional analysis
the process of converting from 1 unit to another
choose conversion factor that cancels the units u don’t want
when cubing/squaring, make sure to cube/square the WHOLE conversion factor
Kelvin
absolute temp scale
doesn’t use degree notation, just K
extensive property
depends on quantity of sample measured
mass, volume
intensive property
independent of sample size
prop’s often characteristic of substance being measured
Ex: density, temp, melting & boiling pts
density
D = m/v
g/cm3 or g/mL
percent error
|accepted value - experimental value|
__________________________________
accepted value
x 100
properties of matter
physical
chemical
physical properties
properties that don’t involve substances changing into another substance
color, odor, taste, feel, density, melting & boiling pts, temp
chemical properties
prop’s that involve substances changing into another substance
chemical reaction
Ex: sugar ferments → alcohol, platinum doesn’t react w/ oxygen @ room temp, copper sheets on statue of liberty have green coating
matter
has volume & mass
three states: solid, liquid, gas
volume
the amount of space that an object occupies
mass
the amount of matter that an object contains
solid
rigid
fixed shape & volume
liquid
has definite volume but takes shape of container
gas
no fixed volume/shape
takes shape & volume of container
chemical reaction
1+ substances r changed into other substances
physical change
involves a change in 1+ phys prop’s, but no change in the fundamental components that make up the substance
most common = changes of state
changes of state
solid → liquid = melting
liquid → solid = freezing
liquid → gas = evaporation
gas → liquid = condensation
gas → solid = sublimation (dry ice)
solid → gas = deposition
chemical change
reaction
involves a change in the fundamentel components of the substance
a given substance changes into a diff substance/substances
element
a substance that can’t be broken down into other substances by chemical methods
microscopic form - sometimes used to mean a single atom of that element
macroscopic form - other times used to mean a sample large enough to weigh on a balance
generic form - when we say human body contains sodium, doesn’t mean elemental sodium is present, rather atoms of some form of sodium
118 elements, 88 of which occur naturally
compound
a substance composed of a given combo of elements that can be broken down into those elements by chem methods
mixture
a combo of substances in varying proportions
Ex: salt water
homogenous/heterogeneous
homogeneous mixture
solution
uniform composition
Ex: mixed salt water
heterogeneous mixture
non-uniform composition
Ex: choc chip cookie, sand & water
pure substance
will always have same composition
element/compound
organization of matter
separation of mixtures
physical changes
distillation
filtration
distillation
liquid → gas → liquid
separates liquids based on boiling pt by condensing vapor
used to recover liquids
Ex: salt water: solution heated to vaporize(boil) water. water vapor cooled so that condenses back to liquid state & all liquid is collected. after all water vaporized from original sample, pure sodium chloride remains.
filtration
separates solids from liquids
used to recover solids or liquids
Ex: mixture of salt(NaCl) & sand. sand = insoluble in water. add water & dissolve salt. filter so that salt solution passes thru & sand remains on filter. water then evaporated from salt.
evaporation
separates solids from liquids
used to recover solids
distilled water
water that has been evaporated & condensed to remove impurities
reagent
a substance or compound that is added to a system in order to bring about a chemical reaction, or added to see if a reaction occurs
precipitate
the formation of a solid in a solution during a chemical reaction
percent recovery
new total mass
______________
original total mass
mass percent of ___ in mixture
mass of recovered __
__________________
total mass of recovered solids
x 100
M
molarity
measure of concentration (moles/liter)
chemical symbols
used as abbreviations for element names
3 letters = unknown
Dalton’s Atomic Theory
- most natural materials are mixtures of pure substances
- pure substances are either elements or compounds
- law of constant composition
- elements are made of atoms
- all atoms of a given element r identical
- the atoms of a given element r diff from those of any other element
- atoms of 1 element can combine with atoms of other elements to form compounds
compounds
a distinct substance that is composed of the atoms of 2+ elements and always contains exactly the same relative masses of those elements
can be broken down into elements by chem methods
always has the same relative #’s & types of atoms
law of constant composition
a given compound always contains the same proportion (by mass) of the elements
Ex: water always contains 8g of oxygen for each gram of hydrogen
atoms
tiny particles of which elements are made
indivisible in chem processes
not created/destroyed in chem reactions. reaction only change the way the atoms r grouped together
chemical formula
expresses the type of atoms & #’s of each atom in a given compound
table salt = NaCl
water = H2O
chemical name
table salt = sodium chloride
electron
a negatively charged particle
located outside of nucleus in a negatively charged “cloud”
most of volume of atom
proton
a positively charged particle, same size of charge as an electron, but positive