General Objectives Flashcards
Spontaneous disintegration of unstable atomic nucleus with accompanying emission of radiation
Radioactivity
This principle states that it is impossible to determine simultaneously the exact position and the exact momentum of a body as small as the electron
Uncertainty Principle
States that the properties of elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers
Periodic Law
Shows that elements are arranged according to increasing atomic weights, similarities in physical and chemical properties reappear after each interval of 8 elements
Law of Octaves
Smallest increment of radiant energy that may be absorbed or emitted
Quanta
Wave function of an electron
Orbital
Theory that organic substances can only be produced from other organic substances
Vital Force Theory
Scientific discipline that treats the composition, properties and transformations of matter; study of structure and changes matter undergoes in natural processes and planned experiments
Chemistry
Physical material of the universe; anything that occupies space and has mass
Matter
Properties w/c can be measured and observed w/o changing the basic identity of the substance
Physical
Properties that describe the way a substance may change or react to form other substances
Chemical
Characteristics of any sample of a substance regardless of the size or shape of the sample
Intrinsic or Intensive
Accidental properties; depend on the amount of material
Extrinsic or extensive
Homogenous material consisting of one particular kind of matter; matter that has a definite composition and distinct properties
Pure substance
Constituents can be separated by suitable physical means into pure components without changing the identities of the components; combination of two or more substances in w/c each substance retains its own identity and hence its own properties
Mixture
Substances that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means
Elements
Substances composed of two or more elements united chemically in fixed proportions
Compounds
Substance able to donate a H+ ion; proton donor
Acid
Produces an excess OH- (aq) ions when dissolved in water; proton acceptor
Base
Ionic compound formed by replacing one or more H+ of an acid by other cations
Salt
Material in which no differing parts can be distinguished
Homogenous
Materials with differing parts may be separated physically
Heterogeneous
Mixtures containing particles larger than normal solutes, invisible to the eye and microscope but visible in ultramicroscope
Colloidal suspension
Consists of particles appearing as huge molecules in a dispersing medium; particles may be visible to the eye and settle rapidly to the bottom if container
Coarse suspension
Law which states that when an ordinary chemical reaction occurs, there is no detectable change in the masses of the substances involved before and after the reaction
LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MATTER
Law stating that energy is neither created nor destroyed in any transformation but is transformed from one form to another
LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
states that every sample of a given substance always contains the same proportion by weight of all its constituent elements
LAW OF DEFINITE PROPORTIONS OR DEFINITE
COMPOSITION
states that when two elements are combined
to form two or more different compounds, and if the
amount of one element is constant, the mass of the
other element in the different compounds are in a
ratio of whole numbers.
LAW OF MULTIPLE PROPORTIONS
among its primary goals is the investigation of
the structure and transformation of matter and the
interrelationships of energy and matter; application of the methods and theories of physics to the study of chemical changes and
properties of matter
Physical Chemistry
is concerned with the
separation, identification and composition of all
kinds of matter
analytical chemistry
involves the separation and identification of the individual components of materials. It answers the question, “What is
present?”
qualitative analysis
is concerned with how much of each component is present
quantitative analysis
study of carbon-containing compounds; This branch of chemistry now deals with commonly used synthetic substances such as plastics, drugs, dyes, explosives and detergents.
Organic chemistry
covers the chemistry of all elements and their compounds with the exception of carbon and its compounds
Inorganic chemistry
branch of chemistry which
includes the study of the materials and processes
that occur in living organisms. These materials are
largely organic (carbon) compounds
Biochemistry
deals with the changes in the nuclei of atoms and the used of these changes, especially in the study of how substances react.
Nuclear chemistry
form of energy which flows spontaneously from a substance of higher temperature to one of lower temperature.
heat
measure of the intensity of heat; intensive quantity that defines the direction and rate of heat flow; hotness or coldness of a body
temperature
temp scale is based on the freezing and boiling point of water
relative
temp scale based on the quantity of kinetic energy that molecules have
absolute
amount of matter found in a substance; measure of a substance’s resistance to the change in velocity
mass
refers to the force with which an object is attracted to the earth
weight
ratio of the mass of the substance to the mass of water that occupies the same volume
relative density
quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by 1 degC
specific heat
quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degC
calorie
device used to measure the quantity of heat exchanged between
the thermodynamic system and its surroundings
calorimeter
States that the amount of heat that a body gains or losses depends on the mass and nature of the body and change in temperature of that body
law of heat
Amount of heat lost by one body is equal to the amount of heat gained by another body
law of heat exchange
smallest unit of element that cannot be further subdivided and is capable of taking part in a chemical reaction; basic building blocks of matter
atom
smallest unit of element or chemical compound capable of free existence (combination of two or more atoms)
molecule
Dalton’s Atomic Theory of matter
- Elements are composed of extremely small particles called atoms.
- All atoms of a given element are identical; the atoms of different elements are different and have different properties (including different masses).
- Atoms of an element are not changed into different types of atoms by chemical reactions: Atoms are neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions.
- Compounds are formed when atoms of more than one element combine; a given compound always has the same relative number and kind of atoms.
high energy radiation similar to X-rays and does not consist of particles
gamma radiation
high speed electrons which could be considered as the radioactive
equivalent of cathode rays (-1 charge)
beta radiaton
much more massive than β particles and have a positive rather than a negative charge; has a charge of 2+; combines with electrons to form atoms of helium
alpha radiation
number of protons in the nucleus
atomic number
total number of protons and neutrons (nucleons)
mass number
atoms of the same element containing different number of neutrons and therefore having different masses
isotopes
the arrangement of elements in order of increasing atomic number, with elements having similar properties placed in vertical columns
periodic table
vertical columns bringing together elements with similar properties
family or group
horizontal rows of the table arranged in order of increasing atomic number
period
elements (with the exemption of hydrogen) found on the left side of the heavy ladder-like line in the periodic table
metals
elements found on the right side of the heavy ladder-like in the periodic table
non-metals
elements that lie along the heavy ladder-like line separating the metals from the nonmetals in the periodic table
metalloids or amphoteric elements
Elements of this type are characterized by atoms in which all subsidiary quantum levels that are present are filled up to capacity. These are members of Group VIII A in the periodic table.
inert gas
These elements partially occupy the s and the d block. These are
known as the s and p block elements; A family
representative elements
These elements are characterized by atoms in which an inner d-level is present but is not filled up to capacity.
transition elements
These elements are characterized by atoms which contain incompletely filled levels as well as incompletely filled f-levels.
inner transition elements
energy required to remove the most loosely held electron from a gaseous atom when it is in its ground state,
ionization energy