honors chem Flashcards

1
Q

How to round for sig figs when multiplying/dividing?

A

Smallest number of sig figs in original

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2
Q

Sig figs for adding/subtracting?

A

Smallest number of decimal places in original

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3
Q

List the significant zeroes

A

Trapped/captive, trailing with decimal

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4
Q

List unsignificant zeroes

A

Leading, trailing w/o decimal

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5
Q

What is conserved during physical and chemical change?

A

Mass

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6
Q

Distillation separates mixtures based on what?

A

Differences based on boiling point

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7
Q

Chromatography separates mixtures based on what?

A

Differences based on polarity

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8
Q

Explain how paper chromatography works

A

Component most similar in polarity to mobile phase moves up farthest.

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9
Q

Isotopes

A

Diff number of neutrons

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10
Q

Ions

A

Diff number of electrons

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11
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What is something called when it has a different number of protons?

A

Entirely new element w new name

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12
Q

Dalton’s postulates wrong about

A

Existence of subatomic particles and isotopes

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13
Q

What did the Cathode ray tube discover

A

negatively charged electron

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14
Q

What did the gold foil exp. dicover?

A

Dense, positively charged nucleus and mostly empty space in atom

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15
Q

How many electrons can each orbital hold?

A

2

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16
Q

Aufbau principle

A

Fill lowest energy level orbital first

17
Q

What are the rows called?

A

Periods

18
Q

What are columns called?

A

Groups/families

19
Q

Everything in the same group has ____ bc ____

A

similar properties bc they have same number of valence electrons

20
Q

Strength of IMFs and Bulk Solids

A

lDF < Dipole-dipole < H-bond < ionic < metallic < network covalent

21
Q

Increase in IMFs corresponds to?

A

Increased boiling point, melting point, surface area, viscosity

22
Q

Mole highway pathway

A

grams A –> moles A –> moles B –> grams B

23
Q

% composition by mass for a ____ does not change

A

pure compound

24
Q

Empirical formula rhyme

A

% to mass, mass to mole, divide by small, times until whole; get the simplest whole # ratio of the moles in compound

25
Q

% yield

A

experimental/theoretical

26
Q

% error

A

(experimental - theoretical)/theoretical

27
Q

Rate affecting factors

A

temperature, conc./pressure, surface area, catalyst

28
Q

Rate constant has units based on

A

overall order of rxn (1-n)

29
Q

q>k means

A

too many products, reverse rate increases, shifts left

30
Q

q<k means

A

too many reactants, forwards rate increases, shifts right

31
Q

Use 5% rule when

A

k<1 and x <5% of starting conc.

32
Q

Strong acids and bases _____

A

dissociate completely

33
Q

Weak acids and bases _____

A

only dissociate a little

34
Q

Use ICE Tables for

A

weak acids and bases

35
Q

Equivalence point for titration is when

A

moles of acid = moles of base

36
Q

Oxidation is

A

loss of e-

37
Q

Reduction is

A

gain of e-