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Principles of Chemistry Flashcards

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1
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What are the properties of solids?

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  • fixed shape
  • fixed volume
  • cannot be compressed
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What are the properties of liquids?

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  • no fixed shape, take shape of their container
  • fixed volume
  • can flow
  • cannot be compressed
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What are the properties of gases?

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  • no fixed shape, take shape of their container
  • no fixed volume, take up volume of their container
  • can flow
  • can be compressed
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Describe the structure of solids.

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  • regular arrangement
  • particles tightly packed (touching each other)
  • vibrate about their fixed position
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Describe the structure of liquids.

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  • no regular arrangement
  • tightly packed particles (less than solid)
  • particles further apart
  • move randomly at different speeds, not far as they frequently collide with other particles
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Describe the structure of gases.

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  • no regular arrangement
  • particles move randomly at different speeds, much faster than liquids
  • particles separated
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solid to liquid

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melting

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solid to gas

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sublimation

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liquid to solid

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freezing

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liquid to gas

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evaporating/boiling

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gas to solid

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deposition

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gas to liquid

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condensing

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Explain changes of state in terms of the kinetic theory.

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temperature of a substance increases, the average KE of particles rises, gain enough energy to overcome forces of attraction
vice-versa for temperature drop

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Describe the effects of temperature on the volume of a gas.

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temperature of gas increases, particles move faster and further (still randomly), increasing distance between particles, so the volume of the gas increases

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Describe the effects of pressure on the volume of a gas.

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  • increase the pressure of a gas, volume decreases
  • same number of particles, less volume.
  • same number of particles will exert more collisions on the sides of the container, increasing pressure
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Define diffusion.

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movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration, until the concentrations are even throughout

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State factors which affect diffusion rate.

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  • temperature
  • concentration gradient
  • molecular mass
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What is a concentration gradient?

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The difference in concentration of a fluid between two connected areas

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What is the effect of molecular mass on rate of diffusion?

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the greater the molecular mass, the slower the molecules move, decreasing RoD

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Explain the dependence of rate of diffusion on molecular mass.

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larger molecules carry more mass, need more KE than smaller molecules to move the same distance

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What is an element?

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chemical substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances and is composed of only one type of atom

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What is a compound?

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substance made of two or more elements chemically bonded together

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What is a mixture?

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two or more chemical substances found together but not chemically bonded

24
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Describe the properties of metals.

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  • good electrical and thermal conductors
  • high melting and boiling points
  • most are malleable
  • ductile
25
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Describe the properties of non- metals.

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  • good electrical and thermal insulators
  • usually have low melting and boiling points
  • not malleable
  • not ductile
26
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Apparatus for the measurement of time.

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stopwatch

27
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Apparatus for the measurement of temperature.

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thermometer

28
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Apparatus for the measurement of mass.

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mass balance

29
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Apparatus for the measurement of volume.

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burettes, volumetric pipettes, measuring cylinders

30
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Burettes are used to measure…

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volume

31
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What are pipettes are used to measure?

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volume

32
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What is a solvent?

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a substance that dissolves a solute

33
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a substance that dissolves a solute

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solvent

34
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What is a solute?

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a substance that is dissolved in a solvent

35
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a substance that is dissolved in a solvent

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solute

36
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What is a solution?

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a mixture of one or more solutes dissolved in a solvent

37
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What is a saturated solution?

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a solution containing the maximum concentration of a solute dissolved in the solvent at a specified temperature

38
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What is residue?

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a substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process

39
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What is a filtrate?

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a liquid or solution that has passed through a filter

40
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Why is paper chromatography used?

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to separate mixtures of soluble coloured substances, using a suitable solvent

41
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Equation for Rf

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distance travelled by substance/distance travelled by solvent

42
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What are some examples of purification?

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suitable solvent, filtration, crystallisation and distillation

43
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Purification with a solvent:

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mixtures of solid substances are separated using solvents to create a suspension that can be filtered

44
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Filtration:

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removes an insoluble solid from liquids by pouring through a filter, such as filter paper

45
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Crystallisation:

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used to obtain solid dissolved in a solution; as the liquid part of the solution cools + becomes denser, there’s less space for solid particles to occupy. These particles are excluded from the liquid and form crystal arrangements on the side of the vessel.

46
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In which condition does crystallisation work best?

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when there is a large difference between the solubilities of a given soluble solid at high and low temperatures

47
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Distillation:

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separates liquids by temporarily transforming one of the liquids into a gas

48
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How can you assess a substance’s purity using melting and boiling point information?

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Impurities within a substance alter the temperature at which the bonds between them form/break, changing melting and boiling points

49
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In chromatography, what are the unknown substances?

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solutes

50
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What happens during paper chromatography?

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  • unknown substances (solutes) carried up a sheet of filter paper by a solvent
  • solutes move at different rates
  • spread out and are deposited at different positions along the filter paper
51
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In paper chromatography, why do solutes move at different rates?

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according to their mass and solubility

52
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What is Rf?

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retardation factor value: distance a substance travels from the reference line

53
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How can you identify substances in chromatography?

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Assuming that the Rf value of a pure substance has previously been established, Rf values of each unknown solute can be found and the substance identified by comparison

54
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How can paper chromatography be used to separate mixtures of soluble colourless substances?

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using a suitable solvent and a locating agent

55
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What is a locating agent and what is it used for?

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  • chemical substance that reacts with solute(s) separated in chromatography, to produce a coloured substance
  • used to identify colourless compounds separated in chromatography

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