physical chem Flashcards
isotopes
atoms of the same element with different number of neutrons
Relative atomic mass (Ar)
the average mass of the atoms of the naturally occuring isotopes of an element relative to 1/12th the mass of a C-12 atom
relative isotopic mass
relative molecular mass (Mr)
Relative formula mass
Mole
Avagadros constant
6.02*10^23
gdm-3 -> moldm-3
divide by mr
n=
m/Mr
v/24
M*V
M(gmdm-3)
m/V
denisty=
m/v
atoms consist of
a nucleus surrounded by electron shells
the nucleus is made up of
protons, which are +ve charged and neutrons which are neutral and hence have no charge
the electron shells are composed of
electrons that revolve around the nucleus, electrons are -vely charged
in an atom the number of protons =
number of electrons
the proton number is
the atomic number
ions
atoms that attain a charge after gaining or loosing electrons
cations
+ve
anions
-ve
an idead gas is a gas that obeys
pV=nRT
in an ideal gas,
there are no IMF, the volume of particles is negligible compared to the volume of a gas
all collisions of ideal gas particles are
elastic
ideal gas particles move
rapidly and randomly
how does a gas approach ideal gas behaviour
as the temperature of the gas increases, as pressure of a gas decreases
pV=nRT units
p is pressure in pascals
V is volume in m^3
n is number of moles
R is 8.31
T is temperature in kelvin
pressure is inversely proportional to volume
when pressure increases
temperature increases
he is the
closest ideal gas
when we heat a solid the particles gain
energy hence they vibrate more strongly and the solid expands, when a solid is heated further beyond a certain point, the energy is enough to break the bonds or IMF in the solid and hence the particles move further apart and start sliding over each other forming a liquid, this is called melting
when we cool a liquid
the particles loose energy and hence come closer together as they move slowly the forces of attraction between the particles increase, bringing the particles even closer hence forming a solid, this is called freezing
when we heat a liquid
the particles start gaining energy and start moving faster, the liquid expands
evaporation
the particles with most energy at the surface tend to form a vapour and escape
boiling
when a liquid is heated further , there us enough energy to break the bonds or intermolecular forces inside the liquid so the particles move apart, forming a gas or a vapour the temp at which this takes place is called boiling point
enthalpy change of vaporisation
the energy needed to change one mole of liquid to one mole of gas
condensation
when we cool a gas, the particles loose energy and hence, they move closer to each other and move more slowly, this I because of increases forces of attraction between the particles, condensation also takes place at the boiling point
vapour pressure
when we heat a liquid in a closed container, some of it evaporates and moves up to the lid, on the lid as the particles are closer together, they experience increased forces of attraction, which results in the vapour turning back to the liquid on the lid, over time a dynamic equilibrium is established between the liquid and the vapour the pressure of the vapour at this equilibrium is called vapour pressure
vapour pressure increases as
temperature increases because the particles gain energy and move faster and hence collide more frequently and with more energy withe the balls of the container
the temp at which vapour pressure = atmospheric pressure is called the
boiling point
alloys are _ of metals
mixture
alloys are _ and __ than metals that they are composed of
harder and more rigid
why are alloys harder and more rigid than the metals that they are composed of
metals have atoms of different sizes so it becomes difficult for the metal layers to move
graphite is
a giant molecular structure
graphite is an _ of carbon
allotrope
allotropes are
different form of the same element
giant molecular structure
has continuous network of covalent bonds
in graphite each carbon
atom is covalently bonded to 3 other carbon atoms forming hexagonal rings, these rings are stacked on top of each other
graphite has _ MP
high because it is difficult to break the covalent bonds within the rings
graphite uses
it is slipperly and is used as lubricant because the layers can slide over each other as the forces between the layers are weak van der waals forces
graphite conducts
electricity because each carbon atom has one free electron and these free electrons form an electron cloud over the rings which allows electricity to be conducted thus graphite is used in electrodes
graphite is _
INERT
GRAPHITE, red lines are covalent bonds and blue lines are vander waals forces
diamond has a
giant molecular structure