General Chemistry Flashcards
What is Half life?
Zero Order: t=[reactants]/2K 2nd Order: t=1/k[Reactants]
What Ksp?
Solubility product When this is high most soluble
What does Diamagnetic mean?
Element that electrons are paired example in Hund’s rule
What is the difference between beta, alpha, and gamma decay?
Alpha Decay: atomic #-2 (z-2) and mass-4(a-4) Beta Decay: MOST PENETRATING atomic# -1(z-1) or atomic #+1(z+1) Gamma Decay: Nothing
What is Electrolysis
Redox RXN Need electron enegry to induce rxn Reduction is cathode Oxidation is the anode
What are elements are liquid at room temp?
BR2 and Hg, everything else solids but Cl, G, N,O and noble gases
What is Avogadro’s number?
6 x 10^23 molecules/moles
What is the standard enthalpy of formation for any element?
0
What is an Ionic compound?
Metal + Nonmetal, except NH4Cl
Name intermolecular forces form weakest to strongest?
London Dispersion, Dipole-Dipole, Hydrogen Bonding, Ionic bonding
Differences between Ionic compounds, molecular solid, and covalent bond networks
IC: High melting points MS: Low boiling points and held together by dispersion and d-d ex sugars, ice, sulfur CBN: stronger than ionic bonds ex diamond, graphite, asbestos
When dealing with rate law how does the balanced equation help?
It doesn’t
Which is stronger bond metalloid + nonmetal or nonmetal + nonmetal
Metalloid + Nonmetal
If temperature is the same, what does it mean for the molecules?
They all have the same average kinetic energy
Avogadro’s Law
All gases contain equal number of molecules at the same temperature and pressure
What is Hendreson Hasselback equation?
pH=pKa+ log base/acid
What is the Oxidation number of Oxygen, Elements, Hydrogen
H= +1 except hydrides=-1 e.g. LiH O= -2 except in peroxides= -1 Element= 0
Are Ionic compound molecules? What kind of array are they in?
No they are not molecules. They are in a crystal lattice.
What is the difference between polar and no polar bonds?
Nonpolar covalent bonds are a type of chemical bond where two atoms share a pair of electrons with each other. Polar covalent bonding is a type of chemical bond where a pair of electrons is unequally shared between two atoms.
What is the rate constancy?
.0821
What is the ideal gas law?
PV=nRT
Allotropes
Different forms of the same element
Oxidation Numbers of these molecules: PO4(Phosphate), KMnO4(permanganate),
PO4(Phosphate):-3 KMnO4(permanganate): -1
What is the temperature of and endothermic and exothermic RXN?
Endo: Lower Exo: Higher
Equation for taking a liquid to a gas
q=m(Delta)H make sure to divide mass by moles to get the correct units
Equation for pH and pOH
pH= -log[H+] pOH= -long[OH]
Specific Heat equation
(Delta)H=mc(delta)T C specific heat compacity
Gas Density Equation
P(MW)=DRT
Units for rate laws
1st order= sec^-1 2nd order= M^-1 sec^-1 Change the M^n to equal up to the rate order…basically add the exponents to equal the number of the rate order
VSPER(name EVERYTHING)
VSPER(Name just basic structures)
Explan Graphs of Rate order
*Nuclear decay is similar to 1st order
When a ion has a large - charge, what does that mean?
It has gained electrons causing it to increase in size
What is Aufbau principle?
determine the electron configuration of an atom, molecule or ion
Which elements are usually souble and insolube?
Solube: Group 1A metal, NH4, & NO3
Insouble: Ag, Hg, Pb, BaSO4, CaCO3
Oxidation Numbers of these molecules: HCO3(bicarbonate), NH4(ammonium)
HCO3(bicarbonate):-1 NH4(ammonium):+1
Oxidation Numbers of these molecules: C2H3O2(Acetate), NO2(Nitrite), ClO3(chlorate),
C2H3O2(Acetate):-1
NO2(Nitrite):-1
ClO3(chlorate):-1
Oxidation Numbers of these molecules: CLO4(Perchlorate), NO3(Nitrate), CH2O4(Oxalate),
ClO4(Perchlorate): -1
NO3(Nitrate): -1
CH2O4(Oxalate): -2
Oxidation Numbers of these molecules: Cr2O7(Dichromate), O2(Peroxide), OH(Hydroxide)
Cr2O7(Dichromate): -2
O2(Peroxide):-2
OH(Hydroxide):-1
Oxidation Numbers of these molecules:
SO3(Sulfite), SO4(Sulfate)
SO3(Sulfite):-2
SO4(Sulfate):-2
What is colligative properties?
Depends ONLY on # of particles in a solution, not solutes
ex: VP lowering, BP elevating
What is Molarity?
Moles of solute/Kg Solvent
Depends on temperature
What is the equation of find a boiling point or freezing point of molecule?
Boiling point-(Delta)T= Kb*m*i
freezing point- Boiling point-(Delta)T= Kf*m*i
*Take these and added to the correct tempearture of ºC
What is an equalibrium system?
OMIT solids and liquids from expression
K=Products/Reactants
When equation reversed(products to reactants)
Knew=(Koriginal)1/2
If reaction doubled= (K)2
What is an atom?
Basic Building block of Matter
smallest chemical unit of element
Explain Protons, neurtons, electrons
Atomic #(z)=Protons- + charge, 1 amu
Mass #- Atomic #= Neutrons, neutral, and a little bigger than protons
Atomic#= - charge, smalles, has calence elctrons
What are valence electrons?
Farthest from nucleucs= weaker attactiong
Able to leave and influence other atoms
Determin reactivity of atom
What is Atomic Mass Unit?
1.66 x10^-23 grams
What are isotopes?
Same # of protons but different neutrons
same # of + and -
Keeps chemical properties
What is Balmer Series?
4 wavelengths in visible region
upper leves of n
What is atomic Emission Spectra?
Most atoms in this state at room temp, but electrons ccan hbe excited to higher energy level and emit enegery as protons
What is the equation for Atomic Emission Spectra?
E=hc/lamda
H- Plank constant= 6.62606957 × 10-34 m2 kg / s
C= velocity of light= 3.0x10^8
Lamda= wavelength
What are the Quantum Number?
n, l, ml, ms
they explain the postiion and energy of electrons
What is Pauli exclusion principle?
No two electrons can have the same set of 4 quatum numbers
What is the principal quatam number?
N
the larger N is the energy level and radius
N max= 2n^2
What happens with shell energy with more distance from the radius?
they decrease in energy
enegry distance bw 4 &3 less than 1 & 2
What is the Azimuthal Number?
Angular momentum
l
subsells/sublevels
Intergers of l= 0-n-1
l=0(s),1(p),2(d), 3(f)
max # of electrons= 4l+2
What is Magnetic #?
Ml
Orbital region w/ in subshel may contain no more than 2 electrons
Ml= l to -l
Ml possible values= 2l+1
What are the orbitals of s, p, d, f?
s-1
p-3
d-5
f-7
What is Spin Number?
ms
Spin of particle is intristric angular momentum
Characteristic of particle
does NOT spin of axis
Spin orientation= +1/2 and -1/2
What is Hunds rule?
orbitals are filled by max number of half filled oritals with parallel spin
What effect do paired and unpaired electons have on molecules?
chemical and magnetic properties
What is paramagnetic?
unpaired electrons, magnetic field align the spin and attract atom
What is diamagnetic?
no unpaired electrons, slightly repelled by a magnetic field
How to find atomic radii?
Atomic radius decreases across period and inc down a group
What is ionization energy?
energy needed to remove electon form atom/ion
closer and tightly bound harder to remove
more energy to remove the 1st ionization energy
inc left ot right across period
dec down a group
group 1 lowest
What is elctron affinity?
Energy changes that occurs when elctron added
how easy an atom can accept electron
strong attaction greater electron affinity
What is electronegativity?
Attaraction an atom has for electons in a chemical bond
better for bonding, relates to ionization
inc form left ot right across period
decreasd down group
Properities of metals
Left and middle of table
solids at room temp except Hg
High MP & density
malleabality
ductitle
larger atomic radius
low ionization and elctroneg
good conduct of heat and electricity
G 1a IIa most reactive
Properties of nonmetals
Brittle at solid state
no metallic luster
high ionzation and electroneg
poor conductors of heat & electricity
upper right of periodic table
Properties of metalloids/semimetals
Zig zag line elements
varerity of properites
characteristics of metals and nonmetals
Good semiconductors
reavtive depending on element
Boron, Silicon, Germanium. Arsenic, Antimony, & Tellurium
What are alkali metals?
Group 1A, similar to metals
low densities
losely bounded elctron
largest radi
low ionzation and elctro negative
react w/ nonmetals and halogens
What aer alkaline earth
Group IIA
Smaller radi than alkali metals
2 electrons in outer shell
low electonegativity
What are halogens?
Group VIIA
highly reactive
gases, liquids and solid at room temp
high electronega
reactive with alkali and alkline earth metals
Waht are noble gases?
Inert gases
Group VIII
non reactive
low bp
gases at room temp
high ionzation
What are tranzaiton metals
Hard elements
High BP and MP
Across periods orbitals fill
low ionzation enrty
can lose numerous electrons
make complex ions with h2o or nonmetals
lower solubilites
What are the difference between ionic, covalent, and polar covalent bonds
I- electron is taken from low ionzation to another with high elect aff
C- electron pair shared
Polar- part covalent part ionic
What is ionic Bonding
Complete transfer of atom
Cation- lose elctron +
Anion gain electron -
High BP and MP
conduct eletricity in liquid and aq state
make crtstal lattice
What is Covalent bond
similar electronegative interaction
renergy required>energy relesased
weak intermolecular forces
low MP
Does not conduct electricity
What are the differences in Bond Length?
Short the better
shortest is triple bond
What is your center atom in Lewis structures?
least electronegative
end postion usually H, F, Cl, Br, I
What is formal charge equation?
V-1/2Nbonding - Nnonbonding
v= valence electrons
will determine best resonace structure
more negative the better resonace
Exception to octet rule
Atom Beyond III period
What is the differenct between nonpolar covalent and corrdinate covalent?
Nonpolar- b/w same electroneg, bond equal sharing, occurs in diatomic molecule(made with 2 atoms)
Coordinate- shared pair form lone paori of one atom
What are the shapes of s and p orbitals?
S orbital n=1, l=0 spherical symmetry
P orbital l=1 double shape
What is Dipole-Dipole?
+ region close to - region of another molecule
makes attractive forces
NOT in gas
High BP than nonpolar
What is Hydrogen Bonding?
Strong form of d-d
Bond w/ high electroneg atom
interatis w/ partial(-) chage of olther molecules
inc BP and hard to break enegry for it
ex H20,-OH, NH, COOH
What is Disperison Forces?
Equally shared covalent bonds has rapid polarization/ counter polarization of electron cloud
London forces- short lived dipoles
Weakest intermolecular force
Formula for Moles
Mol= weight of sample(g)/ molecular weight(g/mol)
What is equivalent weight?
Measure of reactive capacity
equivalent weight= wight of compouns/gram equivalent weight
What is gram equivalent weight?
determin the number of equivalents a compound contains
Molar mass/ n
n=# of Hs per molecule
What is the Law of constant compostion?
any sample of a give compound will contain smae element in identical mass ratio
What is empirical and molecular formula?
E- simplest whole # ration of elements
M- exact # of atomof each element
What is perecnt compostion?
Weight percent in specific compound
% compound= (mass of X informula/formula weight of compound) *100
What is combination reaction?
2+ reactants form 1 product
S + O2 to SO2
What is decmposition reaction?
One compound to 2+ substance
by heat or electrolysis
2HgO to 2Hg +O2
What is single displacement reaction?
Atom/ion replaced by another element
redox rxn
ZN + CuSO4 to Cu + ZnSO4
What is double displacement reactions?
metasthesis reaction
2 diffrent compouns displace each other make 2 new compounds
What is a net ionic equation?
Displacements use ions and can be rewritten into these
only show participating molecules
What is a spectator ion?
Don’t take part of overall reaction, but stay in solution
usually in displacement reaction
What is the equation for percent yield?
(actual yield/theroretical yield)*100
What is the defintiton of rate?
Disapparenc of reactants over time
appearnce of products over time
What is rate law?
Foward irreversible reaction
rate proportional to product of concentration to some power
Rate=K[A]^x[B]^y
What is zero order reactions?
Constant rate
indendent of reactant concentration
rate=K
unit=msec^-1
What are 1st order reactions?
rate proptional to one reactant concnetration
rate=k[A]
unit=sec^-1
What are 2nd order reaction?
rate porptional to 2 reactant or to sauware of concnetration of single reactant
rate=k[A]^2
unit: m^-1 sec^-1
What are height order reaction or mixed order reaction?
High= order 2+
Mixed= fractional order
What is the collision theory of chem kinetics?
Molecules must collide for reaction to occur
Rate of reaction is porption # of collison per second between reacting molecules