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ISOTOPES

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Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons and different masses

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ATOMIC NUMBER

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Number of protons and electrons in an atom

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MASS NUMBER

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Total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom

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IONS

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Particles of an element with different numbers of electrons and protons that also have a charge

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RELATIVE ATOMIC MASS

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The average mass of an atom compared to 1/12 of the carbon 12 atom

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RELATIVE ISOTOPIC MASS

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The mass of an isotope relative to the mass of 1/12 of the carbon 12 atom

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MOLE

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A mole is the amount of a substance that contains as many particles as there are atoms in 12g of carbon

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MOLAR MASS

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The mass of 1 mole is equal to the relative molecular mass and is written in g/mol

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AVOGADRO’S CONSTANT

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The total number of atoms in 1 mole. There are 6.02x10^23

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MOLECULAR FORMULA

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The actual number of atoms of each element in a compound

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EMPIRICAL FORMULA

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The simplest whole number ratio of atoms of each element in a compound

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RELATIVE MOLECULAR/FORMULA MASS

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The total atomic masses of each element added together. Relative molecular is used for simple molecules. Relative formula is used for giant structures like ionic

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STOICHIOMETRY

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The ratio of an amount in moles in an equation

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PERCENTAGE YIELD

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The amount of substance that is made compared to the theoretical amount of substance.

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LIMITING REAGENT

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If a reactant is not in excess, it will be used up first, therefore it is the limiting reagent, this is normally the one with bigger amount of moles.

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ATOM ECONOMY

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How well an atom is used up, a perfect atom economy is 100%

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STRONG ACID

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When dissolved in water it releases all of its H+ protons and fully dissociates

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WEAK ACID

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Only releases a small amount of H+ ions when dissolved in water and partially dissociates.

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BASE

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Metal oxide, metal hydroxide or ammonia

Proton acceptor

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ALKALI

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Base that releases OH- ions when dissolved in water

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SALT

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Product of a neutralisation reaction where its H+ protons are replaced by a metal or ammonium ion.

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ORBITAL

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a region of space where it is most likely to find an electron. It is in an electron cloud that can only hold 2 electrons at a time

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IONIC BOND

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the electrostatic attraction between a postive and negative ion to form an ionic compound

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COVALENT BOND

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the strong electrostatic attraction between a shared pair of electrons and the nucei of the bonded atoms

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DATIVE COVALENT BOND

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covalent bond where the electrons are shared from one of the atoms that usually existed as a lone pair.

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ELECTRONEGATIVITY

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The ability for an atom in a covalent bond to attract the shared pair of electrons towards itself.

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POLAR

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In order for a molelcule to be polar, there must be differences in electronegativity between the two bonded atoms. One of the atoms will attract the pair of electrons towards itself and introduce a dipole. A polar molecule will have positive and negative regions in the molecule which is a permanent dipole

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LONDON FORCES

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These are induced dipole-dipople interactions that occur in all compounds when the electron moves around, it will create an instantaneous dipole which will introduce a dipole in the neighbouring molecules.

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PERMANENT DIPOLE

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These are the dipoles of a polar bond that will be there permanently because of the difference in electronegativity

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HYDROGEN BONDS

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This is the electrostatic attraction between the lone pair of electrons on a partially negative atom on one molecule and an electron deficient partially positive hydrogen on another molecule.

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FIRST IONISATION ENERGY

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This is the energy taken to remove one mole of electrons from one mole of gaseous atoms to make one mole of gaseous 1+ ions

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SECOND IONISATION ENERGY

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This is the amount of energy needed to remove an electron from one mole of gaseous 1+ ions of an element to make one mole of 2+ ions

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METALLIC BONDING

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The electrostatic attraction between a metal cation and a negative delocalised electron that make up the metals structure.

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GIANT COVALENT LATTICE

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This is a giant structure that has covalent bonds on all sides bonding them together. It’s usually carbon that makes up the lattice and can exist in many forms such as diamond, graphite or graphene.

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ENTHALPY CHANGE

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How the heat energy has changed and you normally do products - reaction enthalpy to work it out

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LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY

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It states energy cannot be created or removed, it can only be transferred between systems

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EXOTHERMIC

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When more energy is transferred from the system to the surroundings, so the enthalpy is negative. This is when you form bonds

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ENDOTHERMIC

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This is when energy is transferred from the surroundings to the system so the enthalpy change is positive and this happens when bonds are formed.

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ACTIVATION ENERGY

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This is the minimum amount of energy needed for a reaction to take place which breaks the bonds of the reactants so they can start reacting

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ENTHALPY CHANGE OF REACTION

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This is the enthalpy change when reactants as seen in the reaction equation in their standard states react under standard conditions to form products in their standard states

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ENTHALPY CHANGE OF FORMATION

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The enthalpy change when 1 mol of product is formed in its standard states when it’s elements react in their standard states under standard conditions

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ENTHALPY CHANGE OF COMBUSTION

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The enthalpy change when 1 mol of a substance reacts completely with oxygen in their standard states under standard conditions to form products in their standard states.

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ENTHALPY CHANGE OF NEUTRALISATION

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Enthalpy change when one mole of water is formed after an acid and a base react together in standard conditions, all reactants and products are in standard states.

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SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY

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The amount of energy required to raise 1g of a substance by 1K

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AVERAGE BOND ENTHALPY

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The amount of energy required to break 1 mol of a specific bond in a gaseous molecule.

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HESS’ LAW

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States that a reaction can take place in two alternate reaction pathways as long and as long as the start and finishing conditions are the same, the average bond enthalpies will be the same.

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COLLISION THEORY

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It states that in order for a successfull reaction to take place, two reacting particles must collide successfully at the correct orientation

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HOMOGENOUS CATALYST

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This is a catalyst that has the same states as the reactants and will react to form an intermediate. E.g. esters use H2SO4 as a catalyst

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HETEROGENOUS CATALYST

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This is a catalyst that has different physical states than the reactants in the reaction. They will absorb the reactants, catalyse them then desorb them.

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DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM

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To be in dynamic equilibrium, the forward reaction has to be the same rate as the reverse reaction and the concentration of reactants and products don’t change.

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LE CHATELIERS PRINCIPLE

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He stated that when a system in equilibrium undergoes a change, the equilibrium will shift and readjust to minimise that change.

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