Lecture 2 8/24/22 Flashcards

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1
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____ are substances comprised of two or more elements in a fixed ratio

A

Compounds

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2
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C.H.O.P.S.N. / the most important elements

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Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorous, sulfur, nitrogen

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3
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The number of protons in the nucleus is the _____

A

Atomic Number

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4
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The total number of neutrons + protons is the _____

A

Mass number

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5
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These varying forms of an element are called _____

A

Isotopes

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6
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_______ describe the average distance of a subset of electron from the nucleus

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Electron shells

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7
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_____ are attractions between compounds which are the result of their associated properties

A

Chemical bonds

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8
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______are formed when valence electrons are shared by two atoms and are the strongest type of bond

A

Covalent bonds

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9
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_____ are formed as the result covalent bonds

A

Molecules

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10
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Certain elements attract electrons more strongly, this property is called _____

A

electronegativity

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11
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An equal sharing of electrons results in a _____

A

nonpolar covalent bond

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12
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In cases where electrons are unequally draw to certain elements in a molecule you end up with a _____

A

Polar covalent bond

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13
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_____ form between elements/molecules which have opposite charges (ions)

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Ionic bonds

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14
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positive elements/molecules

A

Cations

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15
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negative elements/molecules

A

anions

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16
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Ionic bonds often form ____, which are not molecules strictly speaking

A

Salts

17
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Elements/molecules with polar covalent bonds attract one another in what are known as ____

A

Hydrogen bond

18
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However, even non-polar elements/molecules may attract one another if sufficiently dense in attractions known as _____

A

Van der Waals Forces

19
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Oxygen is highly electronegative, the result being that water is very much a ______

A

polar molecule

20
Q

Water molecules stick to one another in a phenomenon known as _____

A

Cohesion

21
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This wide attraction to other substances is known as _____

A

Adhesion

22
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______ is essentially a measure of kinetic energy

A

Temperature

23
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_____ describes the amount of heat required to heat one gram of water by 1°

A

Calorie

24
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______ is the amount of hear required to change one gram of substance by 1°

A

Specific heat

25
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water has a high ______, that is the amount of heat required for a gram of liquid to convert to a gas

A

heat of vaporization

26
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The _____ is the dissolving agent

A

Solvent

27
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The _____is the substance being dissolved

A

Solute

28
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A solution in which water is the solvent is known as an ______

A

Aqueous solution

29
Q

The molecule that lost the H atom becomes a ____(OH-)

A

Hydroxide

30
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The molecule that gained the the H atom becomes a ____

A

Hydronium