PAPER 3 Flashcards
Describe the Dalton model
- 1870s
- an atom is a very strong indestructible sphere
- all the atoms in an element are the same
- the atoms in one element are different from the atoms of all other elements
Describe the Thomson model
- 1897
- investigating rays given out by hot elements (cathode rays) - was NOT investigating atoms
- discovered that cathode rays are made out of particles with less that 1/1000 the mass of a hydrogen atom
- found a particle called an electron & decided that it must have come from within the atom
- found out that an electron has a negative charge
- concluded that atoms have no electrical charge (overall neutral)
- 1904
- plum-pudding model
- positively charged matter in an atom is evenly spread out (bc. atom is neutral)
- electrons are spread out randomly inside the atom
What is a femotmetre?
1fm = 1 x 10^-15 m
Describe the Rutherford model
- 1899
- Alpha Scattering Experiment
- results couldn’t be explained using the plum pudding model but his results did not account for the electrons
- Alpha particles = helium nuclei (2 protons and 2 neutrons so an overall positive charge)
- Alpha particles are emitted by some substances, which are radioactive
- apparatus was in a vacuum to prevent air molecules from absorbing the alpha particles
- Most ∝-particles passed straight through foil (so atom is mostly empty space)
- Few ∝-particles deflected through small angles (so most of mass of an atom is in the centre / nucleus)
- Very few ∝-particles deflected through more than 90 degrees (nucleus is positively charged)
Describe the Bohr model
- Rutherford’s experiment did not account for the electrons of an atom
- In 1913, Niels Bohr suggested the electrons moved in fixed orbits (electron shells) around the nucleus of an atom
What is the typical size (order of magnitude) of an atom?
1 x 10^-10 m
Define density
- a measure of how much matter is contained within a given volume
What is the formula for density?
density (kg/m^3) = mass (kg) / volume (m^3)
What is temperature?
- A measure of how hot or cold something is
- 0 oC = 273 K
- average kinetic energy of the particles
What is the energy in a thermal store?
- measured in joules
- depends on the arrangement of particles and how fast they are moving / vibrating
What is specific heat capacity?
The energy (J) needed to raise the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1K or 1oC (1J/kgK OR 1J/kgoC
It depends on:
- the type of material
- the mass of the material
- the temperature rise
change in thermal energy (J) = mass (kg) x specific heat capacity (J/kgoC or J/kgK) x change in temperature (K or oC)
- Tells you how resistant a material is to a change in temperature
What is kinetic energy?
Energy due to motion of the particles
What is potential energy?
Energy due to the position of particles (due to the strength of bonds between the particles)
What energy is changed during a state change?
- potential energy
- energy change calculated using specific latent heat
What energy is changed during a temperature change?
- kinetic energy
- energy change calculated using specific heat capacity
What is Specific Latent Heat of Fusion?
- heat energy transferred when 1kg of a substance changes from the solid state to the liquid state (or vice versa)
- energy transferred (J) = mass of substance (kg) x specific latent heat (J/kg)
What is Specific Latent Heat of Vaporisation?
- heat energy transferred when 1kg of a substance changes from the liquid state to the gas state
- energy transferred (J) = mass of substance (kg) x specific latent heat (J/kg)
What is pressure?
Pressure (Pa) = force (N) / area (m2)
1 Pa = 1 N/m2
1 kPa = 1000 Pa
Pressure (Pa) = force normal to the surface (N) / area of that surface (m2)
Can you reach ‘absolute zero’?
No, absolute zero = 0K
Describe the relationship between the volume of a gas and the pressure
As the volume doubled, the pressure halves.
As the volume halves, the pressure doubles.
So they are inversely proportional.
What is the equation relating the pressure wand volume of a given mass of a gas at a constant temperature?
Pressure (Pa) x volume (m3) = constant
What does pressure produce?
a net force at right angles to any surface
How can you increase the internal energy of a gas?
- heating it
- doing work on it
explain how doing work on a gas can increase its temperature
If you apply a force to the pump and move it in, you do work on the gas and it gets hotter.
The average speed of the particles will increase because their kinetic energy increases when they collide with the moving piston, so the temperature is higher