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1
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Matter

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  • Anything that occupies space and has mass

- Made up of atoms/molecules

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Solids

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Have a fixed shape and mass

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Liquids

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  • Take the shape of their container

- Has fixed volume with horizontal surface

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Gas

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Expand to fill their container

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Mixture

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Physical combination of two or more substance that retain their individual properties
Ex: sugar water

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Pure substance

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Form of matter with constant chemical composition and characteristic properties
Ex: table sugar/sucrose

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Compound

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Pure substance which can be broken down into a simpler substance by a chemical charge

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Element

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Pure substance that cannot be broken down

Primary constituent of matter

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Atom

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Smallest particle of an element.

  • Has properties of its element
  • Can enter chemical combination
  • Composed of protons, neutrons, electrons
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Molecule

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Two or more atoms joined together, linked by chemical bond

- Can be made of the same of different atoms

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Ion

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Atoms with a net ionic charge due to loss or gain of electrons

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Electron

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stable negatively charged component of an atom

- Charge of 1.602x10^-19 coulombs

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Molecular compound

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Pure substance formed by two or more atoms of different non-metals that share a covalent bond
- Linked by sharing electrons

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Ionic compound

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Substance formed by ions linked together by electrostatic forces (ionic bond)

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Physical Property

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Measurable characteristic that does not change the composition of matter
Ex: color, hardness, melting point, boiling point, density

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Physical change

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Change to the physical state, form or properties of matter
- Does not change the chemical composition of the substance
Ex: liquid to solid

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Chemical property

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A property or characteristic observed during a reaction where the identity or chemical composition of the substance is changed
Ex: toxicity, flammability, heat of combustion, acidity

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Extensive property

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Depends on the amount of matter present

- Ex: mass, volume

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Intensive property

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Does not depend on the amount of matter present

Ex: temperature

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Describe an atoms makeup

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  • Small core - nucleus: made of positively charged protons/uncharged neutrons
  • Nucleus surrounded by large volume of space containing negatively charged electrons
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Where is most of the atoms mass contained?

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Nucleus bc protons/neutrons are heavier than electrons

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Atomic mass unit

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  • (1/12 the mass of a carbon atom containing six protons and neutrons)
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1 amu = ?

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1 amu = (1.6605x10^-24)g

1 amu = 1 Da (Dalton) = 1 u (unified atomic mass unit)

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Fundamental unit of charge (e)

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the magnitude of the charge of an electron e= (1.602 x10^-19)C

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Atomic number (Z)

A

number of protons

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Mass number (A)

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protons+electrons

27
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Number neutrons

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A-Z

mass number-number of protons

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Neutral atom

A

same number of protons and electrons

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Ions

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Atom does not have the same amount of protons and electrons

They are electrically charged

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Atomic charge

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protons-electrons

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Anion

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Gain electron - negatively charged

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Cation

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Lose electron

Postively charged

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Chemical symbols

A

Abbreviation used to indicate an element of an atom

each element has a unique chemical symbol associated to a unique atomic number

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Isotope

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Atom with the same number protons, but neutrons differ 
Isotopes with a slightly different mass
Ne-20 (10 neutrons)
Ne-21 (11 neutrons)
Ne-12 (12 neutrons)
35
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Atomic mass

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approximately equal to atoms mass number

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Molecular formula

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Represents a molecule using chemical symbols and subscripts indicating number of types of each atom

37
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Structural formula

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H-O-H

38
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Empirical formula

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Give the relative number of atoms of each element in the compound (Molecular formula gives the actual number of atoms)

39
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Give empirical and molecular formula of H2O2

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Empirical: HO
Molecular: H2O2

40
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Isomers

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Molecule with the same formula but different structures

41
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Learn periodic table column names

A

b

42
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Metals characteristics

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Good conductors of heat and electricity
• Malleable
• Ductile
• Tend to lose electrons when they undergo chemical changes

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Nonmetals characteristics

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  • poor conductors
  • tend to gain electrons
  • can be solid, liquid or gas
44
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Mettaloids characteristics

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• have mixed properties
• have intermediate and temperature dependant electrical
conductivity

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Noble gas characteristics

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mostly unreactive

46
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Alkali Metals

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Reactive
• Lose one electron from chemical change to have same
number of electrons as nearest noble gas

47
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Alkaline earth metals

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fairly reactive
• lose two electrons from chemical change to have same
number of electrons as nearest noble gas

48
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Halogens

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very reactive non-metals
• gain one electron from chemical change to have same
number of electrons as nearest noble gas

49
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Density

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Ration of mass over volume of a substance at a specific temperature

Units: g/cm3
or g/mL (reminder 1 cm3 = 1 mL)
d=m/V

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Temperature (K)

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Kelvin

Conversion: 0 C is equivalent to 273.15 K
K = C + 273.15 K

51
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Accuracy

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How close a measured value is to an actual value

52
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Precision

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How close a series of measurement are to one another and how reproductible they are

53
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Teaxt book

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Chapter 1: 8-92

Chapter 2: 10-19, 27-30

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