Lecture 3 Flashcards
What is the mass in the periodic table equal to?
the average corrected for relative abundance of each isotope
What is the average atomic mass?
the weighted average of masses of all isotopes of an element
what is natural abudance?
proportion of a particular isotope
What are cations?
a chemical species with a + charge
what are anions?
a chemical species with a - charge
What do mass spectrometer determine?
the mass of a substance?
How do mass spectrometer determine the mass of a substance?
They convert the molecules into ions and separate ions based on mass charge ratio
What is one mole?
6.022 time 10^23 particles of a substance
What is nomenclature?
a collection of rules for naming things
What are binary compounds?
two elements
What are ionic compounds?
compounds containing only monatomic ions
How do you name ionic compounds?
cation followed by anion
What are ionic hydrates?
ionic compounds that contain water molecules
What is mono?
one
what is di
2