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PHYSICAL CHEM - ATOMIC STRUCTURE Flashcards

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1
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What is the diameter of the nucleus?

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approx 10^-15 m

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2
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What is the diameter of an atom?

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approx 10^-10 m (~100000x the diameter of the nucleus)

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3
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What is the relative charge of a proton?

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+1

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4
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What is the relative charge of a neutron?

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0

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5
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What is the relative charge of an electron?

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-1

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What is the relative mass of a proton?

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1

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7
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What is the relative mass of a neutron?

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1

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8
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What is the relative mass of an electron?

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1/1840

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9
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Why do protons not repel each other in the nucleus?

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protons and neutrons are held together by strong nuclear force which is strong enough to overcome the repulsion between protons in the nucleus

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10
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What are isotopes?

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atoms of the same element with the same no. of protons but a diff no. of neutrons

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How can we use isotopes for carbon dating?

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  • some isotopes are unstable and radioactive. they become stable by emitting radiation over time
  • this means that we can use the amount of an isotope in an object to work out how old it is
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12
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What are the 4 types of sub-shell?

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  • s
  • p
  • d
  • f
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13
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How many orbitals does each subshell contain?

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  • s: 1
  • p: 3
  • d: 5
  • f: 7
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14
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How many electrons can each orbital hold?

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2

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15
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What is the Aufbau principle?

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orbitals with the lowest energy are filled up first

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16
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What is the Pauli exclusion principle?

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each orbital can only hold 2 electrons and they must have opposite spins

17
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What is Hund’s rule?

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electrons fill orbitals separately before they start sharing

18
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Which orbital is filled first: 3d or 4s? why?

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4s - lower in energy than 3d

19
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What 2 elements are exceptions to the rules when filling up orbitals and why?

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  • copper - only fills 1 electron in the 4s orbital allowing 10 to go into the 3d orbital in order to have a more stable configuration
  • chromium - only fills 1 electron in 4s and 5 go into 3d because 5 single electrons in each d orbital is more stable
20
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What is ionisation energy?

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the energy required to remove 1 mole of electrons from a mole of atoms in the gaseous state (measured in KJ mol ^-1)

21
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What is the trend in first ionisation energy down a group?

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IE decreases

22
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Explain why ionisation energies decrease when you go down a group?

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  • increase in shielding
  • increase in distance of outer electron
  • less attraction between outer electron and nucleus
23
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What is the trend in first ionisation energy across a period?

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IE increases

24
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Explain why ionisation energies increase when you go across a period?

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  • increased nuclear charge
  • greater force of attraction between nucleus and outer electron
  • same amount of shielding
25
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Why is it easier to remove an electron from Al than Mg?

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  • outer electron in Al is in 3p orbital, outer electron in Mg is in 3s orbital
  • 3p orbital is slightly higher in energy than 3s orbital
26
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Why is it easier to remove an electron from sulfur (S) than from phosphorus (P)?

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  • outer electron in S is paired with another electron
  • it is easier for S to lose one electron due to repulsion between paired electrons
27
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What is a mass spectrometer?

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accurate scientific instrument used to determine relative isotopic mass and isotopic abundance (these values are then used to calculate RAM)

28
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What are the uses of mass spectrometry?

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  • carbon-14 dating
  • detecting illegal drugs
  • forensic science
28
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What are the 4 stages of mass spectrometry?

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  • ionisation
  • acceleration
  • ion drift in flight tube
  • detection
29
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Electrospray ionisation

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  • sample dissolved in volatile solvent and pushed through needle at high pressure
  • high voltage applied causing each atom to gain a proton (H^+ ion)
  • X (g) + H^+ –> XH^+ (g)
30
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Electron impact ionisation

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  • sample is vaporised
  • high energy electron fired at sample to knock one electron off of each particle
  • X (g) –> X^+ + e^-
31
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What happens during the 2nd step of mass spectrometry?

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  • acceleration
  • +vely charged ions accelerated by electric field so they all have the same Ek
32
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What happens during the 3rd step of mass spectrometry?

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  • ion drift in flight tube
  • ions enter region with no electric field so they drift
  • lighter ions drift faster than heavier ions therefore heavier ions take longer to reach the detector
33
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What happens during the 4th step of mass spectrometry?

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  • detection
  • ions reach detector (-ve plate) and generate a small current (produced by e^- transferring from -ve detector to +ve ions)
  • current size is proportional to abundance of isotope
34
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What is a mass spectrum?

A

plot of relative abundance against mass : charge ratio (m/z)

35
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How do you calculate time of flight?

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TOF (s) = length of flight tube (m) x √ ( mass (kg) / 2 x kinetic energy (J)) t = d√(m/2Ek)

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