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1
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basic phases of matter

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solid liquids and gases

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2
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what forces determine which phase a substance will be in?

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intermolecular forcers

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3
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solid

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phase with rigid and tighly packed atoms
- fixed volume and noncompressible
- crystalline or amorphous

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4
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lattice energy

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amount of energy required to disrput the crystalline structure of a salt into cations and anions

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5
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amorphous solids

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solids without a crystalline structure (glass and silcone)

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6
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liquid

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phase with fixed volume and are not compressible but do not have a fixed shape

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7
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viscocity

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property of liquids: resistance to flow

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gas

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phase with no fixed volume or shape
- compressible

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compressibility

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lack of fixed volume (only a property of gases)

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10
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phase change

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when substance transitions from one phase to another

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melting/fusion

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solid to liquid

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freezing

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liquid to solid

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13
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evaporation/boiling

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liquid to gas

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14
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condensation

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gas to liquid

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15
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sublimation

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solid to gas

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16
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deposition

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gas to solid

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17
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endothermic phase changes

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melting, evaporating, sublimation
require heat input
breaking bonds

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18
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exothermic reactions

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freezing, condensation, deposition
release heat
forming bonds

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19
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is bond formation exothermic or endothermic

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exothermic

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20
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heat of fusion

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point in phase change where the added heat is no longer increasing the temperature and is focused on breaking the intermolecular forces

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21
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heat of vaporization

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heat required to convert liquid to gas where temperature is no longer rising and heat is focused on breaking intermolecular forces of liquid

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22
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specific heat capacity

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amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one unit mass of a substance by 1 degree

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23
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specific heat equation

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Q = mc ∆T
q is heat, m is mass, c is specific heat capacity

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24
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heat at phase changes

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typically a ratio because temperature remains constant

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25
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heat between phase changes

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q= mc ∆T

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26
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how can a gas be converted into solid

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increase in pressure or decrease in temperature

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27
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what phase changes are promoted by a decrease in pressure and an increase in temperature

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solid to liquid
liquid to gas
solid to gas

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28
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triple point

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point at which solids liquid and gases are at equillibrium

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29
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critical point

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end of the liquid-gas interface
- above this point the substance exsist as a supercritical liquid

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30
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high tempertaure and low pressure promotes which phase

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gas

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31
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low temp and high pressure favors which phase

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solid

32
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vapor pressure

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gas is in equillibrium with liquid

33
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gas @ STP

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volume 22.4L

34
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ideal gas

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  1. average KE of gas molecules is proportional to temperature
  2. gas particle has no volume
  3. gas particles do not exert attractive forces on one another , although they do exert forces on the container they are in –> all collisions are elastic
35
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when do gases deviate from ideal gas law?

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at high pressure and low temperature

36
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when do gases behave most ideal?

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low pressures and high temperatures

37
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boyle’s law

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pressure and volume of a gas are inversely proportional at constant temperature
V1P1=V2P2

38
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what happens to the pressure of a gas if the volume increases

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pressure decreases

39
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charles law

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volume and temperature of a gas are directly proportional under constant pressure
V1/T1 = V2/T2

40
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what happens to the volume of a gas if the temperature is increased at constant pressure

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volume with increase with temperature

41
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ideal gas law

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PV=nRT
n is number of moles of gas
R is gas constant

42
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mole fraction

A

Ngas/Ntotal

43
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partial pressure

A

pgas/Ptotal

44
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Dalton’s Law

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Pgas = Xgas*Ptotal
partial pressure of gas = total p * moles of gas

45
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solution

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homogenous mixture

46
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dissolutions

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solutes dissolved in solvent

47
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supersaturated

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excess solute not dissolved

48
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crystallization

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supersaturated solute creates nucleation site for solute to parcipitate out and form a cyrstal

49
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molarity

A

mols solute/ L solution

50
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molality

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moles of solute/ Kg solvent

51
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normality (N)

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number of equivilent reactive species per liter of solution
N= equivelent solute/ L solution

52
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normality for acids

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N = molarity * (# of H+ in acid)

53
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colligative properties

A

vapor pressure reduction
boiling point elevation
freezing pt reduction
osmotic pressure

54
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Raoult’s Law

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P=XaPa
p is vaport pressure of solution
Pa is vapor pressure of pure solvent
Xa is mole fraction of solvent

55
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boiling point elevation

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∆T= iKb*m
- t is change in boiling point elevation
- i is ionization factor
- kb is boiling point constant
- m is molal solute conc

56
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reducing vapor pressure does what to boiling point

A

increases

57
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what does added solute do to the freezing point

A

decreases

58
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freezing point depression eqn

A

∆Tf= iKf*m

59
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osmotic pressure

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Π= iMRT
pressure required to prevent osmosis
M= n solute/ L solution

60
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solubility

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equillibrium process between nondissolved and dissolved forms of substance

61
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equillibrium constant (Ksp)

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solubility product constant [p][p]

62
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high ksp

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substance readily dissolves into solution

63
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low ksp

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largely insoluble

64
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common ion effect

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decrease in solubility of an ionic compound by adding a solute compound with an ion in the precipitate

65
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are alkali metals soluble

A

yes

66
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are nitrates soluble

A

yes

67
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are chlorates soluble

A

yes

68
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are halides soluble

A

yes

69
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is AgCl soluble

A

no

70
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is PbAg soluble

A

no

71
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is HgI soluble

A

no

72
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are carbonates (CO3 2-) soluble

A

no

73
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PO4 2- soluble?

A

no

74
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OH- compounds soluble?

A

no

75
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is caoh2 soluble?

A

soluble

76
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is baoh soluble

A

yes, exception to rule

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