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science

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the knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principles that can be verified or tested

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chemistry

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the study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter and the changes that matter undergoes

composition: what a molecule is made up of (i.e. matter, atoms)
structure: the shape that gives a molecule it’s properties

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chemical

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any substance that has a definite composition or is used or produced in a chemical process

definite composition: ethanol

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basic vs applied research

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basic: carried out to increase general knowledge
applied: carried out to solve practical problems

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matter vs mass

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matter: has mass and takes up space
mass: a measure of the amount of matter

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chemical properties

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a substance’s ability to undergo changes (a reaction) that alter its composition and identity

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element vs compound

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element: composed of one kind of atom
compound: made from two or more elements in fixed proportions

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physical vs chemical changes

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physical: the identity of a substance IS NOT changed
(i. e. change of state, crumbling)

chemical: the identity of a substance CHANGES
(i. e. combustion, oxidation)

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what are the three major states of matter?

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solid, liquid, gas

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anything that happens with matter requires…

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energy!!!

  • energy accompanies both physical and chemical changes
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energy, mass, and matter are neither…

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created nor destroyed

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mixtures vs pure substances

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mixtures: two or more different substances joined together (not chemically)

pure substances: consisting of one element or compound

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periodic table

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an arrangement of the elements in order of their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties fall in the same column

  • elements organized by chemical properties
  • columns = groups
  • rows = periods
  • same periods = same outer valence shell configuration
  • same groups = similar properties

s-block, p-block, d-block, and f-block

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what are the different classifications?

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  • metals: shiny, malleable, ductile, good conductors
  • nonmetals: brittle, poor conductors
  • metalloids: intermediate in properties between metals and nonmetals
  • noble gases: unreactive
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scientific method

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a logical approach to solving problems that lend themselves to investigation

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hypothesis vs theory

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hypothesis: a TESTABLE statement that serves as the basis for predictions and further experiments
(if. .. then…)

theory: a broad generalization that explains a body of known facts or phenomena
- can change over time

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what is the result of nearly every measurement?

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a number and a unit

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SI system

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a system of measurement used in science consisting of…

  • meters (length)
  • kilograms (mass)
  • seconds (time)
  • kelvin (temperature)
  • mole (amount of substance)
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weight

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a measure of the gravitational pull on matter

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derived SI units

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  • square meter (area)

- cubic meter (volume)

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density

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  • the level of compactness of a substance
  • the ration of mass to volume
  • density = mass/volume
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conversion factors

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used to convert from one unit to another

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accuracy vs precision

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accuracy: the closeness of a measurement to the correct or accepted value
precision: the closeness of values for a set of measurements

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significant figures

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consist of all digits known with certainty plus one final digit, which is uncertain

  • answer should have the same amt of sigfigs as the number that has the fewest sigfigs
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exact conversion factors

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completely certain and do not limit the number of digits in a calculation
i.e. avogadro’s number

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directly vs inversely proportional

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directly proportional: dividing one by the other yields a constant value

  • increase in a = increase in b
  • a/b = c

inversely proportional: their product has a constant value

  • ab = c
  • increase in a = decrease in b
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history of atoms

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  • atoms have been around since ancient Greece
  • in the 19th century, John Dalton proposed a scientific theory of atoms than can still be used to explain properties of most chemicals today
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mass ratios

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  • always the same, regardless of how much of the compound there is or how it was formed
  • if two or more different compounds are composed of the same two elements, then the ratio of the masses of the second element combined with a certain mass of the first element can be expressed as a ration of small whole numbers
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cathode-ray tubes

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supply evidence of the existence of electrons, which are negatively charged subatomic particles that have relatively little mass

  • measured the charge-to-mass ratio of an electron
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properties of the nucleus

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  • positive
  • small
  • dense
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atomic nuclei

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  • Rutherford found evidence for the existence of the atomic nucleus by bombarding gold foil with a beam of positively charged particles
  • atomic nuclei are composed of protons and electrons
  • atomic nuclei have a radii of about 0.001 pm and atoms have a radii of about 40-270 pm
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protons vs neutrons vs electrons

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protons: electric charge of +1
electrons: electric charge of -1
neutrons: no electric charge

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atomic number vs mass number

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atomic number: equal to the number of protons of an atom

mass number: equal to the total number of protons and neutrons that make up the nucleus of an atom

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unified atomic mass unit

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based on the carbon-12 atom and is a unit for measuring the mass of atoms
- equals 1.660 540 x10^23

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average atomic mass

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formed by calculating the weighted average of the atomic masses of the naturally occuring isotopes of the element

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isotopes

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two of the same elements with different # of neutrons

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avogradro’s number

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approx 6.022 x10^23

  • a sample that countains a number of particles equal to avo’s number contains a mole of those particles
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what nature does light have?

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dual wave-particle nature

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quantum theory

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electrons can exist only at specific atomic energy levels

  • developed to explain observations such as photoelectric effect and the line-emission spectrum of hydrogen
  • when an electron moves from one main energy level to a main energy level of lower energy, a photon is emitted. the photon’s energy equals the energy difference between two levels
  • when an electron moves from one main energy level to a higher main energy level, a an amount of energy is absorbed, accounting for the difference between the two levels
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photoelectric effect

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the emission of electrons from a metal when light shines on it

  • proposed by my boi Albert #HeARealOne
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hydrogen’s line-emission spectrum

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  • investigators passed an electric current through a tube containing hydrogen gas at low pressure, producing a pink glow
  • this light was shined through a prism, separating it into four colors of the visible spectrum (known as hydrogen’s line-emission spectrum)
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what nature do electrons have?

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dual wave-particle nature

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Heisenberg uncertainty principle

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it is impossible to determine simultaneously the position and velocity of an electron or any other particle

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orbital

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a three-dimensional region around the nucleus that shows the region in space where an electron is most likely to be found

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quantization of electron energies

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a natural outcome of the Schrodinger wave equation, which describes the properties of an atom’s electrons

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four quantum numbers

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properties of electrons in atomic orbitals

principal quantum number (n): indicates the main energy level occupied by the electrons
- n = 1, 2, 3…

angular momentum quantum number (l): indicates the shape of the orbital
- l = 0, 1, 2… (n-1)

magnetic quantum number (m sub l): indicates the orientation of an orbital around the nucleus
- ml = -1, 0, +1

spin quantum number (m sub s): has only two possible values, +1/2 or -1/2, which indicates states of an electron in an orbital

  • spin/arrow going up = +1/2
  • spin/arrow going down = -1/2
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what are the three principals in which the ground-state electron configuration of an atom can be written?

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Aufbau principle: an electron occupies the lowest energy orbital that can receive it
(orbitals most be filled lowest to highest)

Hund’s rule: orbitals of equal energy are each occupied by one electron before any orbital is occupied by a second electron, and all electrons in singly occupied orbitals must have the same spin state
(one orbital must be added to each section before pairing)

Pauli exclusion principle: no two electrons in the same atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers
(no two electrons can be facing up or facing down)

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what are the three different types of notation that electron configurations can be depicted by?

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orbital notation: notation with lines and arrows representing electron configurations

electron-configuration notation: spaces with a lower energy level are filled first until desired element is reached
- 1s2 2p2 2p6 3p2

noble-gas notation: an outer main energy level occupied by eight electrons and abbreviated using the symbol for the noble gas in brackets
- [He] 2s2 2p4

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periodic law

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the physical and chemical properties of the elements are period functions of their atomic numbers

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ionic vs covalent vs metallic compounds

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ionic: metal & nonmetal
covalent: nonmetal & nonmetal
metallic: metal & metal

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cations vs anions

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cation: lose one electron to form positive ion
anion: gain one electron to form negative ion

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molecular vs ionic bonds

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molecular bonds: SHARE electrons

ionic bonds: transfer electrons

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noble gases

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  • unique chemical stability
  • highest occupied levels have an octet of electrons (ns2 np6)
  • generally unreactive
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valence electrons

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electrons in an atom that are available to be lost, gained, or shared in the formation of chemical compounds

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electron affinity, electronegativity, and ionization energy

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electron affinity: the energy change that occurs when an electron is acquired by a neutral atom (energy it takes to ADD an electron)
-increases to the right and up

electronegativity: the measure of the ability of an atom in a chemical compound to attract electrons from another atom in a compound
- increases to the right and up

ionization energy: the energy required to remove one electron from a neutral atom of an element
- increases going to the right and up

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atomic radius vs ionic radius

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atomic radius: one-half of the distance between the nuclei of identical atoms that are bonded together
- decreases going to the right and up

ionic radius: the radius of a monoatomic ion in an ion crystal structure
- decreases going to the right and up

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octet rule

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many chemical compounds tend to form bonds so that each atom shares or has eight electrons in its highest occupied energy level

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Lewis structures vs resonance structures

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Lewis structures: dot notations and lone pairs surrounding the letter of an element
**between covalent bonds

resonance structures: bonding in molecules or ions that cannot be correctly represent by a single Lewis structure
(portrays both of the Lewis structures that a compound can have)

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ionic compound

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a three-dimensional network of positive and negative ions mutually attracted to one another
-harder and more brittle and have higher boiling points than materials containing only covalently bonded atoms

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electron sea

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  • formed in metallic bonding
  • delocalized electrons that don’t belong to any one atom, move freely about a metal’s network of empty atomic orbitals. these electrons form a sea of electrons around metal atoms
  • gives metals their properties of high electrical and thermal conductivity, malleability, ductility, and luster
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VESPR theory

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used to predict the shapes of molecules based on the fact that electron pairs strongly repel each other

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hybridization theory

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used to predict the shapes of molecules, based on the fact that orbitals within an atom can mix to form orbitals of equal energy

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three types of intermolecular forces

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dipole-dipole: interactions between POLAR molecules; molecules attract each other from opposite sides acting at short range

London dispersion: the intermolecular attractions resulting from the constant motion of electrons and the creation of instantaneous dipoles
- these forces are on every type of element/compound

hydrogen bonding: intermolecular force in which a hydrogen atom that is bonded to a highly electronegative atom is attracted to an unshared pair of electrons of an electronegative atom in a nearby molecule

  • bonds ONLY between H-F, H-O, and H-N
  • i.e. water
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polar vs nonpolar molecules

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polar: molecules with uneven Lewis structures and uneven dipoles
nonpolar: molecules with an even Lewis structure and dipoles that balance each other out

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positive vs negative monatomic ions

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positive: identified by the name of the appropriate element
negative: named by dropping parts of the ending of the element’s name and adding -ide to the root

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binary compounds

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  • composed of two elements

- binary ionic compounds are named by combining the names of the positive and negative ions

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formula mass, molar mass, and percentage composition

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formula mass: sum of average atomic masses of all atoms present in the formula

molar mass: used as a conversion factor between amount in moles and mass in grams of a given compound or element

percentage composition: the percentage by mass of each element in the compound

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empirical formula vs molecular formula

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empirical: shows the SMALLEST whole-number ratio of atoms in a given compound
- indicates how many atoms of each element are combined in the simplest unit of a chemical compound

molecular: the actual formula of a molecular compound
- can be found from the empirical formula if the molar mass is measured

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what are observations that suggest a chemical reaction is taking place?

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  • evolution of energy as heat and light
  • production of gas
  • change in color
  • formation of a precipitate
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balanced chemical equation

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represents, with symbols and formulas, the identities and relative amounts of reactants and products in a chemical reaction

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what are the four types of reactions?

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synthesis: A + X –> AX
decomposition: AX –> A + X

single-displacement: A + BX –> AX + B

double displacement: AX + BY –> AY + BX

combustion: a substance combines with oxygen, releasing energy in the form of light and heat
- a hydrocarbon and oxygen yielding CO2 and H2O

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activity series

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  • a list of the elements in order of their chemical reactivity
  • useful in predicting whether a chemical reaction will occur
  • determined through experiments
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reaction vs composition stoichiometry

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stoichiometry: element measurement

composition stoichiometry: deals with the mass relationships of elements in a compound

reaction stoichiometry: involves the mass relationship between reactants and products in a chemical reaction

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mole ratio

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the conversion factor that relates the amount in moles of any two substances in a chemical reaction

  • derived from a balanced equation
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how are the amounts vs the masses of a substance expressed?

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amount of a substance: expressed in moles

mass of a substance: expressed by using mass units such as grams, kilograms, or milligrams

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what is necessary to solve any stoichiometric problem?

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  • A BALANCED CHEMICAL EQUATION!!

- the mass or amount of the reactants and products

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limiting vs excess reactant

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limiting: reactant that limits the amount of the other reactant that can combine and the amount of product that can form in a chemical reaction
- controls the maximum possible amount of product formed

excess reactant: substance that is not used up completely in a reaction

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theoretical, actual, and percentage yields

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theoretical yield: the maximum amount of product that can be produced from a given amount of reactant

actual yield: the measured amount of that product obtained from a reaction

percentage yield: the ratio of the actual yield to the theoretical yield, multiplied by 100
- actual yield/theoretical yield x 100

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kinetic-molecular theory

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  • explains properties of gases, liquids, and solids
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properties of gases, liquids, and solids relating to the kinetic-molecular theory

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gases

  • consisting of many tiny, fast-moving particles that are far apart relative to their size
  • fluid
  • high level of expansion
  • low density,
  • compressible
  • diffuse and effuse

liquids

  • particles are closer together and more ordered than those of a gas and are less ordered than those of a solid
  • fairly high density
  • relatively incompressible
  • fluids: can flow
  • can diffuse (although slower than gases)

solids

  • definite volume and definite shape
  • may be crystalline or amorphous
  • nonfluid
  • definite melting point
  • very dense
  • incompressible
  • low rate of diffusion
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ideal vs real gas

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ideal gas: a hypothetical gas that perfectly fits all the assumptions of the kinetic-molecular theory

real gas: a gas that does not behave completely according to the assumptions of the kinetic-molecular theory

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crystalline vs amorphous solids

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crystalline solids: consisting of crystals
- exist as either a single crystal or a group of crystals

amorphous solids: atoms/particles are arranged randomly

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crystals & crystal structures

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crystal: a substance in which the particles are arranged in an orderly, geometric, repeating pattern

crystal structure: the total three-dimensional array of points that describes the arrangement of the particles of a crystal

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surface tension vs capillary action

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surface tension: a force that tends to pull adjacent parts of a liquid’s surface together, thereby decreasing the surface area to the smallest possible size

capillary action: the attraction of the surface of a liquid to the surface of a solid
- happens when adhesion (water sticking to other things) is stronger than cohesion (water sticking to itself)

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liquid-vapor equilibrium

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when the molecules of a liquid in a closed system condense at the same rate at which they evaporate

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dynamic equilibrium

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when two opposing changes occur at equal rates in a closed system

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formula unit

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the simplest ratio of the compound’s cations and anions

- ionic compounds

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