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Key Concepts In Chemistry Flashcards

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1
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What do Symbol equations need to be ?

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Balanced , numbers must add up to the same thing of both sides

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What do all of these stand for :
H2O
Co2
Cl2
NH3
H2
O2

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H20 = water
Co2 = carbon dioxide
Cl2 = chlorine
Nh3 = ammonia
Hydrogen = h2
Oxygen = 02

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3
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What did Rutherford prove was wrong

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Plum pudding method

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What is the relative charge of a proton ?

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+ 1

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Relative charge of a neutron ?

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0

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What is the charge of an electron

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-1

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The nucleus :

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  1. It is in the middle of the atom
  2. Contains protons and neutrons
  3. It has a positive charge because of protons
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Electrons :

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  1. Move around the nucleus im shells
  2. There negatively charged
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What are protons and electrons in an atom ?

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Equal

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10
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What are isotopes ?

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The same number of protons just one extra neutrons

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11
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How is the periodic table laid out ?

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In Collums and groups

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What is the top number called of an atom

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Mass number

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What is the bottom number on an atom ?

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Atomic number

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What is the shell configuration

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  1. Shell = 2. 2.shell = 8 3. Shell = 8
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Define ionic bonding :

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1.When and non metal and a metal react together

  1. The metal atom loses electrons and the non metals gains them
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16
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What does an ionic compound contain ?

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And compound which contains ionic bonds ?

17
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Define covalent bonding ?

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A strong bond which form when a pair of electrons is shared between two atoms

18
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Properties of giant covalent structures ?

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  1. Atoms are bonded together in covalent bonds
  2. Very high melting points
  3. Don’t conduct electricity
19
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Metallic bonding :

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The bond between positive metal ions and delocalised electrons

20
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What happens to atoms in a chemical reaction ?

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No atoms are created or destroyed

21
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What happens when a reactant is used up ?

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The reaction stops

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