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[Prelim] Xy Chem Flashcards

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  • Takes up space and has mass
  • Everything is made up of matter
  • Composed of tiny particles called atoms
  • Be in a form of solid, liquid, or gas
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Matter

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  • Consist even smaller subatomic particles
  • Such as: electrons, protons, and neutrons
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Atom

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  • Have a definite volume and maintain a definite shape
  • There is a strong force of attraction between particles and little free space
    between them, making these particles closely packed together and rigid
  • Tend to vibrate slowly and have fixed positions
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Solids

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  • Have a definite volume, but do not have a definite shape
  • Take the shape of the container
  • Not as closely held together as in solids
  • Liquid particles have more kinetic energy which is why they slide past each other.
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liquids

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  • Have no definite volume and no definite shape
  • Take the shape of their container
  • The force acting on the particles of gas is weak, which is why they tend to move
    past each other freely
  • Have high kinetic energy and have a lot of space between them, making the gas flow
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Gas

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  • Perceived by the senses
  • Can be measured and tested without changing the composition of matter
  • Ex. color, odor, taste, hardness, melting point, and boiling point
  • Extensive or Intensive
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

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  • properties that do not depend on the amount of matter present or being measured.
  • If the amount of matter is changed, the property will remain the same
  • Color, hardness, and boiling point are some examples of intensive properties
    (use the senses)
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INTENSIVE PROPERTIES

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  • properties that depend on the amount of matter present or being tested.
  • If there is a change in the amount of matter, these properties change, too.
  • Ex. volume, mass, length, and shape.
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EXTENSIVE PROPERTIES

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  • properties involved in the transformation of substances into other materials which possess a completely different structure and composition from the original.
  • Ex. flammability, reactivity, rusting (oxidation)
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CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

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  • the ability of matter to burn
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FLAMMABILITY

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  • the ability of matter to chemically combine with another.
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REACTIVITY

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  • a property of a material that pertains to the interaction on the surface of metals
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Luster

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  • the ability of a metal to be hammered or shaped into thin sheets without breaking of cracking.
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MALLEABILITY

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  • the ability of a metal to be drawn into thin wires
  • Metals are ductile because the atoms of metals can move past each other
    without breaking the metallic bond, which retains its structure
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DUCTILITY

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  • the tendency of a material to break even when a small amount of force is applied.
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BRITTLENESS

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  • the mass of an object per unit volume
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Density

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  • contains only one kind of element or compound
  • has a constant composition and cannot be separated by physical means
  • can be classified into elements and compounds.
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PURE SUBSTANCES

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  • substances composed only of only one kind of atom.
  • can be classified into metals, nonmetals, or metalloids
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ELEMENTS

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  • constitute the greatest number of elements in the periodic table
  • Lustrous, malleable & ductile, good conductors, solids, hard, and have high
    densities
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METALS

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  • lack the characteristics of metals
  • Dull in appearance, brittle, poor conductors of heat & electricity, and have low
    densities
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NONMETALS

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  • elements which have properties of both metals and nonmetals.
  • Ex. boron, germanium, antimony, and tellurium.
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METALLOIDS

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  • substances composed of two or more kinds of atoms that are chemically bonded together in fixed proportions.
  • Ex. acids, bases, and salts.
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COMPOUNDS

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  • made up of two or more substances which are mixed together but not chemically combined.
  • can be homogeneous or heterogeneous
  • Ex. Coffee, wine, air, brass, steal vinegar, blood, etc
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MIXTURES

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  • has only one phase and a uniform composition throughout.
  • difficult to distinguish the components of a homogeneous mixture
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HOMOGENEOUS

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  • has two or more phases.
  • Components of heterogeneous mixtures can be identified at times.
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HETEROGENEOUS

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  • Used for mixtures of insoluble solid in a liquid
  • Requires a filtering medium like cheesecloth or filter paper
  • Filter paper traps the insoluble solid while allowing liquid to pass through
  • This process is applicable for a mixture of sand in water
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FILTRATION

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  • The solid component that remained in the filtering medium
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RESIDUE

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The liquid collected

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FILTRATE

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  • Sedimentation allows heavier solid components to settle at the bottom.
  • Decantation is when heavier components are finally settled, the liquid above is
    poured into another container.
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SEDIMENTATION AND DECANTATION

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  • If a mixture involves a substance that can easily transform from a solid state to its gaseous state
  • Ex. Mixture of naphthalene and salt. Slight increase of heat makes naphthalene sublime, leaving salt.
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SUBLIMATION

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  • Used for mixtures of soluble solids in liquids, such as table salt in water
  • Water evaporates upon heating, leaving the salt crystals.
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EVAPORATION

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  • Used for mixtures of two liquids with different boiling points through continuous evaporation and condensation processes
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DISTILLATION

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  • Used to separate the components of inks
  • Using a mobile phase and stationary phase, the components rise in different
    speeds on the paper through capillary action
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CHROMATOGRAPHY

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  • Proposed that everything is made of the four basic elements: fire, water, earth,
    and air
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EMPEDOCLES (490-435 B.C)

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  • Known as the most influential Greek philosopher in his time
  • Aside from the four elements proposed by Empedocles, Aristotle added a fifth
    element, known as the Quintessence.
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ARISTOTLE (384-323 B.C)

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Aside from the four elements proposed by Empedocles, Aristotle added a fifth
element, known as the ___________.

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Quintessence

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Proposed that everything must be made of tiny and invisible particles which he
called “Atoms”

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DEMOCRITUS (460-370 B.C)

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Democritus proposed that everything must be made of tiny and invisible particles which he
called “______”

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Atoms

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  • In 1803, he proposed a concrete atomic theory
  • Proposed that atoms have fixed weights and definite properties
  • His theory led to the beginning of the modern era of Chemistry
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JOHN DALTON

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  • In 1897, he discovered the presence of electrons in atoms using cathode rays
  • In 1900s, proposed his model of atom known as the plum-pudding model of an atom
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JOSEPH JOHN THOMSON

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  • In 1909, he was able to determine the charge of an election, and its mass using the oil-drop experiment.
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ROBERT ANDREWS MILLIKAN

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In 1900s, Joseph Thomson proposed his model of atom known as the _________ model of an atom

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plum-pudding

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In 1909, Robert was able to determine the charge of an election, and its mass using the _______ experiment.

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oil-drop

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In 1910, Ernes discovered the presence of protons in the nucleus of an atom, the positively charged particles using the famous ________ experiment

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gold-foil

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In 1910, he discovered the presence of protons in the nucleus of an atom, the positively charged particles using the famous gold-foil experiment.

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ERNES RUTHERFORD

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  • In 1932, he discovered another type of subatomic particle with no charge, the neutron
  • Added that neutrons can be found in the nucleus of an atom together with the protons
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JAMES CHADWICK

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In 1913, proposed his atomic model known as Bohr’s model where the total energy of electrons is quantized, that is, restricted to having only specific values

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NIELS BOHR

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  • Proposed by Antoine Lavoisier, who is also known as the father of modern Chemistry
  • States that the mass of the products in a chemical reaction will always be equal to the mass of the reactants
  • In other words; matter can neither be created nor be destroyed
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LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MASS

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  • Published by Joseph Proust (french chemist)
  • States that different samples of the same compound always contain its constituent elements in the same proportion by mass
  • Ex. the water in the philippines and water in the U.S is the same
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LAWS OF DEFINITE PROPORTIONS

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  • Published by John Dalton
  • States that if two elements can combine to form more than one compound, the
    masses of one element that can combine with a fixed mass of other element are in rations of small whole numbers.
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LAW OF MULTIPLE PROPORTIONS

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  • The basic unit of matter
  • Consists of three main subatomic particles namely: protons, electrons, and neutrons
  • Contains a nucleus which is located at its center
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Atom

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  • Small, negatively charged particles that spin around the nucleus, staying in orbits (shells or energy levels)
  • Shells are numbered, depending on how close they are to the nucleus
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Electrons

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  • Positively-charged subatomic particle of an atom
  • Can be found in the nucleus, together with the neutron
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PROTONS

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  • Are subatomic particles with no charge.
  • Like protons, neutrons are in the nucleus of an atom.
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NEUTRONS

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  • equal to the number of protons inside the nucleus.
  • In a neutral atom, it is also equal to the number of electrons.
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ATOMIC NUMBER (Z)

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  • the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus
  • simply the approximation of the atomic mass since the mass of electrons is
    almost negligible
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MASS NUMBER (A)

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  • atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons but different number of neutrons.
  • In other words, the isotopes of an element have the same atomic number but different mass number.
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ISOTOPES

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used for detecting skin cancer

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P-13

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used for medical diagnostic tests in thyroid glands

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I-131

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  • is used in studying brain tumors.
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Cu-64

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  • used for detecting blood clots and tumors
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Na-24

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3 states of matter:

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Solid
Liquid
Gas

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Physical Properties:

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Intensive Properties
Extensive Properties

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Chemical Properties:

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Flammability
Reactivity

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Classification of matter:

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Pure substances
Elements
Compounds
Mixtures

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Elements:

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Metals
Nonmetals
Metalloids

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Mixtures:

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Homogeneous
Heterogeneous

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Methods of separating Mixtures:

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-Filtration
-Sedimentation and Decantation
-Sublimation
-Evaporation
-Distillation
-Chromatography

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DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN ATOMIC THEORY

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Empedocles
Aristotle
Democritus
John Dalton
Joseph John Thomson
Robert Andrews Millikan
Ernes Rutherford
James Chadwick
Niels Bohr

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3 basic laws of matter:

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-law of conservation of mass
-laws of definite proportions
-law of multiple proportions

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Subatomic Particles:

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Electrons
Protons
Neutrons

70
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Representing an atom:

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Atomic number
Mass number
Isotopes
P-13
I-131
Cu-64
Na-24

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