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1
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relative abundance

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the percentage of that isotope in the naturally occurring element

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Isotopes

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Atoms of the one element that have different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei. Named by mass number

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Prefixes

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one - mono
two - di
three - tri
four - tetra
five - pent
six - hex
seven - hept
eight - oct
nine - non
ten - dec
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Nomenclature of Covalent Compounds

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  1. more electronegative element last
  2. last element has suffix -ide
  3. prefix denoting number of atoms
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Nomenclature of Ionic Compounds

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  1. Cation first, anion second
  2. Monoatomic anions
    - suffix ide
    Polyatomic anions
    - unique names
  3. Cations
    - oxidation state for atoms that may have several
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Non-metal properties

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  • solid or gas at room temp
  • dull/non-lustrous
  • poor conductors
  • neither malleable nor ductile
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Properties of Metals

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  • solid at room temp
  • shiny, lustrous
  • good conductors of heat/electricity
  • malleable and ductile
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Gravimetric Analysis

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  • analysis by mass
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Heterogenous mixture

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composition varies throughout mixture

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10
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Emission Spectrum

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when an atom has electrons in higher levels that can move down to lower levels, they emit photons with an energy based on the difference in electron levels
- as electrons move, excess energy is emitted as light

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Ionisation Energy

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The energy required to remove an electron and form an ion

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Homogenous mixture

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uniform in composition

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13
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physical properties - definition

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characteristics of a substance that can be observed without changing it into a different substance

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Flame Test colours

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copper - green
calcium - red
strontium - red
barium - green
potassium - purple
sodium - yellow
(cations cause colour)
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15
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Sulphate

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(SO4)2-

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Hydroxide

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(OH)-

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Carbonate

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(CO3)2-

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Sulphite

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(SO3)2-

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19
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State of Matter - periodicity

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solid to gas across a period

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Unstable Isotopes

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release radiation to become more stable. Atomic number >83

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21
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Physical properties to separate mixtures

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  • filtration
  • solubility
  • boiling point
    • evaporation
    • distillation
  • density
    • sedimentation
    • decanting
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Characteristics Used to identify substances

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  • colour
  • magnetism
  • melting and boiling points
  • density
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Nitrate

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(NO3)-

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Nitrite

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(NO2)-

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25
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Alpha

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  • helium nucleus
  • low penetrative ability
  • decays as there are too few neutrons to be stable
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26
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Detoxifying Poisonous Foods

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Cycad Fruit
- leaching
- fermentation
Black Beans
- heat seeds
- scrape into finer portions
- soak in water
- mash then bake
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27
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Leaching

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  • grind/pound kernels
  • soak in water
  • ground then bake
  • salt sometimes used
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Fermentation

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Stored for months in a moist environment

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29
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Beta

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  • electron
  • medium penetrative ability
  • decays as there are too many neutrons to be stable
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Gamma

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  • no particle is released, instead electromagnetic radiation
  • high penetrative ability
  • decays from an unstable atom releasing energy
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Phosphate

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(PO4)3-

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32
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Intermolecular forces

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forces that act between molecules

  • dipole-dipole
  • dispersion
  • hydrogen bonding
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33
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Intramolecular forces

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  • forces that act within the molecule
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34
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ionic bonding

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  • atoms exchange electrons to achieve noble gas configuration
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35
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covalent bonding

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atoms share electrons to gain noble gas configuration

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36
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ionic substance properties

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  • solids at room temp
  • high melting and boiling points
  • hard and brittle
  • don’t conduct electricity as solids
  • when molten or in aqueous solution, they do conduct electricity
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Covalent molecular substance properties

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  • generally gases or liquid at room temp
  • low melting and boiling points
  • soft as solids
  • pure covalent don’t conduct electricity
  • in aqueous solution do conduct electricity
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38
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why do ionic substances have those properties?

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  • much energy is needed to break up electrostatic forces between ions
  • ions are tightly bound and unable to move towards a charged electrode, therefore do not conduct electricity
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39
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why do covalent molecular substances have those properties?

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  • bonding forces holding the atoms together within the molecule are very strong, but intermolecular forces are easily broken, hence lower boiling and melting points
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40
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covalent network solids

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  • covalent bonding extends indefinitely throughout

- don’t conduct electricity except graphite

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41
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metallic bonding

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  • metals all have a common structure

- 3D array of positive ions held together by a mobile ‘sea’ of delocalised electrons

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42
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polar covalent bonds

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electrons are unequally shared

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43
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dipole-dipole forces

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the attractive electrostatic forces between polar molecules

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44
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dispersion forces

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weak intermolecular forces that arise from electrostatic attractions between instantaneous dipoles in neighbouring molecules

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45
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hydrogen bonding

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type of intermolecular force that involves a hydrogen atom bonded to an O, N or F atom in one molecule becoming attached to an O, N or F atom in a different molecule

46
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Strength of bonds

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  1. intramolecular forces
  2. hydrogen bonding
  3. dipole-dipole+dispersion
  4. dispersion
47
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allotropes

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forms of one element that have distinctly different physical properties

48
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law of conservation of mass

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matter cannot be created or destroyed, but merely changed from one form to another

49
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relative atomic mass

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average mass of the atoms present in the naturally occurring element, relative to the mass of an atom of the carbon-12 isotope

50
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mole

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the amount of a substance that contains exactly 6.022x10^23 atoms, molecules or ions

51
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converting between mass and moles

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n=m/MM

52
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moles to number of atoms or molecules

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N=nxNA

53
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percentage composition in a compound

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%A in a compound = mass of A in one mole of compound/mass of one mole of compound

54
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calculating formulae from experimental data

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  1. write down masses of all present elements
  2. convert masses to moles
  3. divide by smallest number of moles to get simple ratio
55
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limiting reagent calculations

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compare quantities to determine which is in short supply

56
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accuracy of measuring equipment

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  • measuring cylinders +- 5%
  • pipettes and burettes +- 0.2 to 0.5%
  • volumetric flasks +- 0.2 to 0.5%
57
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concentration formula

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c=n/v

58
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dilution formula

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c2v2=c1v1

59
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combined gas law

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PV=nRT

60
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gas law assumption 1

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gases contain a large number of molecules in random and rapid motion, moving in a straight line until they hit the wall of a container from which they bounce off

61
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gas law assumption 2

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the molecules of gas occupy a negligible volume of the container which they are in

62
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gas law assumption 3

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the molecules of a gas experience no forces except when they collide with each other and the walls of the container

63
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Gay-Lussac’s Law

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P1/T1=P2/T2

64
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Boyle’s Law

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P1V1=P2V2

65
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Charles’ Law

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V1/T1 = V2/T2

66
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Avogadro’s Law

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V1/n1 = V2/n2

67
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indicators of a chemical change

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  • gas is evolved
  • precipitate is formed
  • colour change
  • significant temperature change
  • solid disappears
  • an odour is produced
68
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synthesis reaction

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A+B –> AB

69
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decomposition

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AB –> A+B

70
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combustion

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A + O2 –> H2O + CO2

71
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precipitation reaction

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A + Soluble Salt B –> Precipitate + Soluble Salt C

72
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Acid Base reaction

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Acid + Base –> salt + water

73
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acid carbonate reaction

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acid + metal carbonate –> salt + water + carbon dioxide

74
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atomic radius - reactivity

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reactivity increases as atomic radius increases

75
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electronegativity - reactivity

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reactivity increases as electronegativity decreases

76
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oxidation

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the loss of electrons

77
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reduction

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the gain of electrons

78
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half equations

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describes the oxidation and reduction processes separately in terms of electrons lost or gains

79
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oxidant

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  • substance that brings about oxidation of another substance

- oxidant gets reduced

80
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reductant

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  • substance that brings about reduction of another substance

- reductant gets oxidised

81
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oxidation numbers

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the oxidation of an element in a molecule or ion is the charge the atom of that element would carry if the molecule or ion were completely ionic

82
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oxidation state - substance in elemental state

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oxidation number of zero, regardless of the formula of the molecule

83
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oxidation state - monatomic ion

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simply the charge on the ion

84
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oxidation state - fluorine

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-1

85
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oxidation state - hydrogen

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hydrogen has an oxidation state of +1 except where it is -1

86
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oxidation state - oxygen

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oxygen has an oxidation of -2 unless the other rules dictate that it have a different value

87
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oxidation state - chlorine, bromine, iodine

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-1 unless other rules require them to have a different value

88
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oxidation state - molecule or ion

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the algebraic sum of the oxidation numbers of the elements in a molecule or ion must equal the net charge on the species

89
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increase in oxidation number

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corresponds to oxidation

90
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decrease oxidation number

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corresponds to reduction

91
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Galvanic cell

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a device in which a chemical reaction (redox reaction) occurs in such a way that it generates electricity

92
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electrode

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the conductor that connects the external electrical circuit to the solution of the galvanic cell (the pieces of metal)

93
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electrolyte

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a substance that in solution or in the molten state conducts electricity (the solution/liquid)

94
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salt bridge

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a device that provides electrical contact between solutions in a galvanic cell. allows the migration of ions between two electrolytes in a galvanic cell to maintain electrical neutrality in the cell solutions

95
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Reaction Spontaneity

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  • if the overall voltage is positive the reaction is spontaneous
  • if negative, the reaction is not spontaneous
96
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rate of reaction

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the rate at which reactants are used up or the rate at which products form in a chemical reaction

97
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factors influencing the rate of a reaction

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  • concentration
  • temperature
  • catalyst
  • surface area
98
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factors influencing the rate of a reaction - temp

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increasing temperature increases rate of reaction

99
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factors influencing the rate of a reaction - concentration

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increasing the concentration increases the rate of reaction

100
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factors influencing the rate of a reaction - catalyst

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a substance that increases the rate of reaction without undergoing permanent chemical change in the reaction. catalyst provides alternate lower activation energy

101
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factors influencing the rate of a reaction - surface area

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increasing surface area of reactant increases rate of reaction

102
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Activation energy

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  • an energy barrier between reactants and products

- the higher it is, the harder it is for reactants to get over it and form products, so the slower, the reaction is

103
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collision theory

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collision theory proposes that, for a chemical reaction to occur, the reactant particles must

  • collide
  • have more than a certain minimum amount of kinetic energy
  • be correctly orientated
104
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Permanganate

A

(MnO4)-

105
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Hydrogencarbonate

A

(HCO3)-

106
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Dichromate

A

(Cr2O7)2-

107
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Chromate

A

(CrO4)2-

108
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Ammonium

A

(NH4)+

109
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Cyanide

A

(CN)-

110
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peroxide

A

O2 2-

111
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methane

A

CH4

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