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Fundamental Chemistry Flashcards

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1
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What is an atom made up of?

A

A nucleus and energy levels (shells)

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2
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What does the nucleus contain?

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Proton and neutrons

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3
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What do energy levels contain?

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Electrons

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4
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What is the relative mass of a proton?

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1

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5
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What is the relative mass of a neutron?

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1

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6
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What is the relative mass of an electron?

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negligible

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7
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What is the relative charge of a proton?

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+1

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8
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What is the relative charge of a neutron?

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0

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9
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What is the relative charge of an electron?

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-1

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10
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What is the overall charge of an atom

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0

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11
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Why is the overall charge of atom 0?

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There are equal numbers of protons and electrons therefore the charges cancel out

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12
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What does the number of energy levels =?

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Period number of the element

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13
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What does the number of electrons in the outer energy level =?

A

Group number of the element

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14
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What is the mass number?

A

Sum of protons and neutrons

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15
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What is the proton number?

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Number of protons in an electron

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16
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What is the number of electrons equal to?

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Number of protons

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17
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How do you calculate the number of neutrons?

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Mass number - proton number

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18
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What are isotopes?

A

Atoms with the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons

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19
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What is different about isotopes?

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Mass number because the number of neutrons changes so they have different masses and therefore a slight variance in physical properties

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20
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What is the mass number of an isotope referred to as?

A

Relative isotopic mass

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21
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What is the same about isotopes?

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Their chemical properties because their electron configuration doesn’t change

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22
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What shows the existence of isotopes?

A

Mass spectroscopy

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23
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What does Mass Spectroscopy calculate?

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Ar - relative atomic mass

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24
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What does Ar take into account?

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The relative isotopic masses and their relative abundances

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25
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What is an ion?

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An atom or molecule with a net electronic charge due to a loss or gain of electrons

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26
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Why do ions form?

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They form as the loss/gain of electrons provides electronic stability by creating a ‘full’ outer energy level

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27
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What do metals tend to form?

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positive ions

28
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What are positive ions?

A

cations

29
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Why do metals form cations?

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Because they tend to have few electrons in their outer energy level, it is therefore easier for them to lose electrons

30
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What do non-metals tend to form?

A

negative ions

31
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What are negative ions?

A

anions

32
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Why do non-metals form anions?

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Because they tend to have many electrons in their outer energy level, it is therefore easier for them to gain electrons. There are exceptions e.g. H^+

33
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What ionic charge do group 1 metals form?

A

1+

34
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What ionic charge do group 2 metals form?

A

2+

35
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What are some cation examples?

A

Al^3+, Ag^+, Zn^2+, Pb^2+, Cu^+, Cu^2+, Fe^2+, Fe^3+, K^+, Mg^2+

36
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What ionic charge do group 7 non-metals form?

A

1-

37
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What ionic charge do group 6 non-metals form?

A

2-

38
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What ionic charge do group 5 non-metals form?

A

3-

39
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Give anion examples

A

Cl^-, O^2-, N^3-

40
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What do transition metals have?

A

Variable oxidation states

41
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What is an ammonium ion?

A

NH4^+

42
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What is the charge on an ammonium ion?

A

+

43
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What is a hydronium ion?

A

H3O^+

44
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What is the charge on a hydronium ion?

A

+

45
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What is a hydroxide ion?

A

OH^-

46
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What is the charge on a hydroxide ion?

A

-

47
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What is a nitrate ion?

A

NO3^-

48
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What is the charge on a nitrate ion?

A

-

49
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What is a cyanide ion?

A

CN^-

50
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What is the charge on a cyanide ion?

A

-

51
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What is a carbonate ion?

A

CO3^2-

52
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What is the charge on a carbonate ion?

A

2-

53
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What is a sulphate ion?

A

SO4^2-

54
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What is the charge on a sulphate ion?

A

2-

55
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What is a phosphate ion?

A

PO4^3-

56
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What is the charge on a phosphate ion?

A

3-

57
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What is a molecular ion?

A

A covalent non-metal compound with an overall charge

58
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What doesn’t change when ions forms?

A

The number of protons or neutrons

59
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What are the 3 steps for writing a formulae?

A
  • Write doen all ions- Balance the charges by adding ions- Remove charges and write the formula
60
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What sound all charges add up to in a formula?

A

0

61
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What do you change when balancing?

A

The big numbers

62
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What do you not change when balancing?

A

The small numbers

63
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What is the method for balancing equations?

A
  • Check the formulae- Balance the metals first- Give it a go- Practise
64
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What does stoichiometry give?

A

The relative quantitative relationships between substances in a chemical equation

65
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What does stoichiometry allow you to work out?

A

The amount of substance if only one is known

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