Fundamentals of chemistry 2 Flashcards
what is an isotope?
isotopes are different forms of the same element, that have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons.
what is the pH scale.
a scale to tell how alkaline or acidic something is.
what color does a pH 14 alkaline turn in universal indicator?
purple
acid + metal –> _____+______
acid + metal –> salt+ hydrogen
acid + metal oxide –> _____+_____
acid + metal oxide –> salt+ water
acid + metal carbonate –> ____ + ____
acid + metal carbonate –> salt + carbon dioxide
what is a displacement reaction?
A displacement reaction occurs when a more reactive element displaces, or pushes out, a less reactive element from a compound that contains the less reactive element.
what was rutherfords gold foil experiment?
he fired a beam of alpha particles onto some gold foil surrounds by a substance that flashed when in contact with the alpha particles. when he fired them most went straight through others were deflected back and some of them where redirected off course.
what were rutherfords conclusions from the gold foil experiment?
1)most of an atom is empty space.
2)the center(nucleus) has a positive charge
how do you work out relative atomic mass ?
sum of(an isotope abundance x the isotope mass)
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sum of abundance of all the isotopes
e.g
(69.2 x 63) + (30.8 x 65) / 69.2 + 30.8
what equipment do you need for filtration?
filter paper, filter funnel, conical flask
what equipment do you need for evaporation?
evaporating dish, tripod, gauze, heat proof mat, bunsen burner.
what might simple distillation be used for?
separating out solutions with different boiling points
what is fractional distillation used for?
seperating mixtures of similar boiling points (liquids).
what is a fractionating column?
a tube full of little glass rods that is cooler at the top than the bottom.
what was democritus’ theory in 500 b.c
that everything was made up of things called atoms that could not be separated any further
what was John dalton’s theory
-all matter is composed of atoms
-atoms of each element are the same size, mass ,ect., but are different from atoms of other elements.
-atoms can’t be subdivided(cut) or destroyed
-atoms are tiny solid balls
what did JJ.thomson believe?
he believed that the electrons were like “plums” embedded in a positively charged “pudding”