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Lecture 5: Chemistry Review Flashcards

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1
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Atomic number (Z)

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Number of protons, determines the identity of the atom

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What are ions?

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Atoms/groups of atoms bonded together with a net charge

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Two types of ions

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  • Cations

- Anions

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Cation

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Positively charged ion

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Anion

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Negatively charged ion

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Elements contain…

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Only 1 type of atom

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Compounds contain…

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More than one kind of atom in a fixed ratio by mass

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What are molecules?

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Groups of atoms chemically bonded together into a discrete unit by covalent bonds; neutral charge

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What are ionic compounds?

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  • Contain both positively and negatively charged ions with no identifiable units
  • Attracted by charge and are not molecules
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Can a substance be both a molecule and an element?

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Yes

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What is a physical change?

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No change in the chemical makeup (i.e.: melting ice)

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What is a chemical change?

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Always makes a chemically different substance (i.e.: 2H2O —> 2H2 + O2)

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What is a physical property?

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May be observed/measured without changing the chemical makeup

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What are two types of physical properties?

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  • Intensive

- Extensive

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What is an intensive physical property?

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Integral to the material, regardless of amount (i.e.: color)

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What is an extensive physical property?

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-Depends on sample size (i.e.: volume)

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What is a chemical property?

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Describes the type of chemical changes the material tends to undergo (i.e.: flammable)

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18
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Boiling water to steam

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Chemical property

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Liquid

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Intensive physical property

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Mass

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Extensive physical property

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What are substances?

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Pure materials that can’t be physically separated into simpler components; can be compounds or elements

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Throughout all samples, the chemical and physical properties of substances are ___

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Uniform

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23
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What is a mixture?

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2 or more pure substances

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24
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Physical processes can separate the mixture into ___

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Simpler substances

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Two types of mixtures

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  • Homogeneous

- Heterogeneous

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What is a homogeneous mixture?

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Uniform in physical and chemical properties throughout the whole sample (i.e.: normal saline)

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What is a heterogeneous mixture?

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Distinct phase boundaries where chemical and/or physical properties change (i.e.: emesis)

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Protons and neutrons are in the ___

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Nucleus

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29
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Electrons are located ___

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Around the nucleus in cloud-like orbitals

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30
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Atoms have ___ properties rather than geometric properties

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Wave-like

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All atoms have ___ and ___

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Protons and electrons

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32
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All atoms contain ___ except for ___

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Neutrons except for hydrogen

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Atomic Number (Z) =

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Number of protons, determines identity

Ex: Carbon Z = 6

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Neutron number (N) =

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Number of neutrons

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Mass number (A) =

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Z + N

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36
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Atomic mass is measured in ___

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Amu

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Protons and neutrons are ~ ___ amu

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~1 amu; leads to mass deficit

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38
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The mass number can never be smaller than…

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The atomic number

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39
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What are isotopes?

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Same atomic number, different mass number (diff number of neutrons, same number of protons)

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Dalton’s Atomic Theory—Elements are composed of tiny, indivisible particles called ___. All atoms of a given element are…

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Atoms; identical and unique to that element

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Dalton’s Atomic Theory—Compounds are formed by…

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Bonding atoms together in a fixed ratio

42
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Dalton’s Atomic Theory—Chemical reactions do not ___, ___, or ___ … Chemical reactions cause atoms to…

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Create, destroy, or change atoms into atoms of other elements; recombine into new substances

43
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What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?

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  • No detectable change in the total mass occurs during a chemical reaction
  • The components are neither created, nor destroyed—they recombine
44
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What is the Law of Definite Proportions?

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Different samples of a pure compound always contain the same elements in the same proportion by mass

Ex: Water = 11.2% hydrogen and 88.8% oxygen by mass

45
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What is the Law of Multiple Proportions?

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Some elements can combine to give more than one compound

Ex: Carbon burned in oxygen produces both carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide

46
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What is the Periodic Law?

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Properties of elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers

47
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The periodic table is arranged in order of…

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Increasing atomic number

48
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Vertical on the periodic table

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Groups/families; similar chemical and physical properties

49
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Rows on the periodic table

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Periods

-Adding electrons to energy levels, electron shells

50
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The element at the end of the row has the outer shell ___

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Full of electrons

51
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Elements with nearly full electron shells ___

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Accept electrons

AKA anions

52
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Elements with nearly empty electron shells readily ___

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Release electrons

AKA cations

53
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The atomic weights listed on the periodic table are ___

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An average of all isotopes—no element is the exact weight listed

54
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Representative elements are located…

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In the high rises on the left and right

55
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Transition elements are located between ___

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the representative elements

56
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Inner transition elements are located…

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At the bottom of the table

57
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Most elements are ___ and are on the ___ side of the table

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Metals, left side

58
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Properties of metals (5)

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  • Shiny luster
  • Ductile
  • Malleable
  • Good conductors of heat and electricity
  • React to form cations by giving away electrons
59
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Ductile =

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can stretch out; can stretch it out into a thin wire

60
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Malleable =

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Can pound it into submission; change its shape

61
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Non-metals are located on the ___ side of the table

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Right

62
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Properties of non-metals (4)

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  • Liquids, solids, or gases
  • Solids tend to be brittle
  • Do not conduct
  • Tend to form anions
63
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Metalloids are located along ___

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The ladder

64
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Properties of metalloids (4)

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  • Intermediates
  • Shiny luster
  • Less malleable and ductile than metals
  • Conduct electricity but not well—semiconductors
65
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Most elements are ___

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Solids

66
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Mercury and bromine are ___

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Liquids

67
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Gallium will ___

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Melt in your hand

68
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Hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, chlorine, and all noble gases are ___

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Gases

69
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What is electricity?

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The flow of charged particles under the influence of an electric field

70
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What is an electrolyte?

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A substance that dissolves in water to give a solution conductivity

71
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Most molecular compounds are considered ___

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Non-electrolytes

72
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Why does dissolution of electrolytes occur?

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Because water interacts very effectively with ions

73
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Water itself is a ___

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Non-electrolyte

74
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Aluminum (Al)

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  • Silvery white metal
  • Low density
  • Does not occur naturally in nature, must be synthesized
  • Found in antiperspirants (aluminum chloride) and antacids (aluminum hydroxide)
75
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Aluminum should be avoided in ___ patients

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Dialysis patients—can build up and be toxic

76
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Barium (Ba)

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  • Used in radiographic GI studies—barium sulfate oral solution or enemas
  • Heavy metal, relatively opaque to x-rays
  • Toxic, but patients will excrete the material fairly easily
77
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Bromium (Br)

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  • One of 2 naturally occurring liquids

- Highly toxic

78
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Calcium (Ca)

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  • Silvery white
  • Doesn’t occur naturally in nature in the elemental form
  • Muscle contraction, bone stability
  • Found in antacids, phosphate binders
79
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Carbon (C)

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  • Graphite and diamond occur naturally
  • Activated charcoal—used in overdoses
  • In most compounds, highly versatile
80
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Chlorine (Cl)

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  • Toxic green gas
  • Disinfectant
  • Clorox, other cleaners
81
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Chromium (Cr)

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  • Silvery white metal
  • Forms highly colored compounds
  • Found in stainless steel
82
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Copper (Cu)

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  • Reddish metal

- Great conductor

83
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Fluorine (F)

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  • Yellow, poisonous gas

- Sodium fluoride strengthens teeth

84
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Helium (He)

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  • Colorless, inert gas

- MRI coolant

85
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Hydrogen (H)

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  • Most common atom in the universe (> 95% of all known matter)
  • Colorless, flammable gas
86
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Iodine (I)

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  • Purplish/black solid

- Found in topical antiseptics and anti thyroid medications

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Iron (Fe)

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  • Found in each hemoglobin molecule to transport oxygen through the blood
  • Metal
88
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Lithium (Li)

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  • Silvery, highly reactive metal

- Used as a mood stabilizer for bipolar patients

89
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Magnesium (Mg)

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  • Silvery white metal
  • Important for cardiac conduction and potassium levels
  • Tocolytic therapy
  • Laxative
90
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Nitrogen (Ni)

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  • Colorless, odorless gas
  • 80% of air
  • Found in anesthetic gas as nitrous oxide (N2O)
91
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Oxygen (O)

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  • Odorless, colorless, reactive gas

- Strong tendency to accept electrons, important in ATP synthesis

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Phosphorus (P)

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  • Found in RNA and DNA and in ATP
  • Low phosphorus may cause brittle bones and respiratory failure
  • Supplemented in salt forms with sodium or potassium
93
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Potassium (K)

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  • Silvery white metal, highly reactive
  • Important for muscle contraction
  • Inverse relationship with insulin
  • Electrolyte—affected by ACE inhibitors, loop diuretics
94
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Sodium (Na)

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  • Muscle contractions

- CNS stability, water balance

95
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Titanium (Ti)

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  • Grayish metal

- Found in prosthetic implants—lightweight, low toxicity, high strength

96
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Zinc (Zn)

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  • Bluish silver metal

- Calamine lotion, sunblock, wound healing, cold symptom relief

97
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Molecular compounds are comprised only of ___

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Nonmetals

98
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Ionic compounds are almost always comprised of ___

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A metal and a nonmetal

99
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What are ionic compounds?

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Sometimes referred to as salts—reaction of an acid with a base

100
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What are polyatomic ions?

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Formed when 2 or more nonmetal atoms are bonded together in a way that results in a net electrical charge

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