How much? Flashcards
Concerning emperical formula, what does MADR stand for?
Mass
Relative atomic mass
Divide
Ratio
How do we found out the relative formula mass of a compound?
Add the relative formulas together
What is the formula for working out the % of element in a compound?
mass of element / total mass of compound x 100
How do we work out percentage yield?
product made / product possible x 100
What is a food additive?
A substance added to the food to improve its shelf life, taste or appearance
What technique is used to identify food additives?
Chromatography
What technique is used to separate compounds?
Gas chromatography
After the compounds are separated where are they taken to?
The mass spectrometer
In which part of the apparatus is the relative molecular mass of the compound measured?
Computer
What is a reversible reaction?
A reaction where products can react to make the reactants
How does a reversible reaction differ from a normal reaction?
Reversible reactions are able to make reactants out of products and products out of reactants
What is the relative mass of a proton, neutron and electron?
Proton -1
Neutron -1
Electron - Very small
What is the total number of protons and neutrons in an atom called?
The mass number
What are isotopes?
Atoms with different numbers of neutrons
What compares the mass of atoms of the element
with the 12C isotope?
The relative atomic mass of an element
What is the relative formula mass of a compound?
the relative atomic masses of the
atoms added together
The relative formula mass of a substance, in grams,
is known as…
One mole of that substance
Give 3 advantages of instrumental methods when analysing substances.
Accurate
Sensitive
Rapid
Useful when the sample is small
What do we use to identify additives in food?
Chemical analysis (paper chromatography)
What does gas chromatography allow?
The separation of a mixture in compounds
What can we do with the time taken for a substance to travel through the column?
Identify the substance
What does the mass spectrometer do?
- gives the relative molecular mass of each of the
separated substances - Identifies substances leaving at the end of the column
What gives the molecular mass?
The molecular ion peak
Why is it not always possible to
get the calculated amount of a product? (3 marks)
- The reaction may not get completed because it’s reversible
- Some of the product gets lost
- The expected reaction may not happen and the reactants may react differently