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What are pure substances?

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Substances that are made up of only one kind of particles and has a fixed or constant structure. E.g: Elements and Compounds.

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What are elements?

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Substances that contain only one type of atom.

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What are compounds?

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Substances that contain more than one type of elements.

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What are monatomic ions?

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Ions that consist of one atom.

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What are polyatomic ions?

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Ions that consist of more than one atom.

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What are molecules?

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A group of two or more atoms.

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What are atoms?

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The basic building blocks of matter.

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What are mixtures?

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Combinations of elements and/or compounds. They can be homogeneous or heterogeneous.

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What are homogeneous mixtures?

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Mixtures that are uniform in composition.

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What are heterogeneous mixtures?

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Mixtures that are not uniform in composition.

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How is percentage composition calculated?

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Percentage composition = (mass of element/compound / mass of mixture) * 100

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What are the physical properties a substance might have?

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Density, mass, volume, melting and boiling points, particle size, vapour pressure, solubility, colour, magnetism, viscosity and thermal conductivity.

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What is sieving?

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The process of separating a mixture based on particle size.

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What is negative fraction?

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The material that makes it through the sieve.

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What is positive fraction?

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The material that doesn’t make it through the sieve.

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What is filtration and evaporation?

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Filtration is the process of separating solid particles from a solution. Evaporation is the process of drying or heating a solution to separate the solute from the solvent.

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What is a solute and solvent?

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A solute is a substance that can be dissolved by a solvent to create a solution. A solvent is a substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution.

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What is distillation?

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The process of separating components based on their boiling points.

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What is magnetic separation?

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The process of separating materials that are attracted by magnetic fields and materials that are repelled by magnetic fields..

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What is gravity separation?

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The process of separating materials in a mixture that have different mass.

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What is a chemical bond?

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The attraction of different atoms to one another based on electrostatic forces created by the interaction of valence electrons.

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Why do bonds form?

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To form a more chemically stable substance.

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What does endothermic mean?

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The breaking of a bond where energy is absorbed.

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What does exothermic mean?

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The forming of a bond where energy is released.

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What is ionic bonding?

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Bonding that includes a metal atom and a non-metal atom where the metal atom loses an electron to the non-metal atom so they both achieve a full valence electron shell.

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What are the properties of ionic compounds?

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Hard and brittle, high melting and boiling point, solid at room temperature, can conduct electricity in solution, soluble in water but not in solvents like petroleum.

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What are cations?

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An ion with a positive charge.

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What are anions?

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An ion with a negative charge.

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What is a lattice?

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A repeated three-dimensional arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules in a metal.

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What do metal atoms form?

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A lattice of positive ions held together by the electrostatic attraction of delocalised electrons flowing between them.

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What are physical properties of metals?

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Shiny, hard, sonorous, compact/rigid shape, high melting and boiling points, conduct heat and electricity, malleable and ductile.

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What are alloys?

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A metal made by combining two or more metallic elements. They enhance the physical properties of a metal because of irregularly sized particles which disrupt the structure.

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What is a substitution alloy

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Metal alloys formed by substituting one metal atom for another metal atom of similar size.

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What is an interstitial alloy?

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An alloy that is formed when an atom with a small enough radius sits in an interstitial “hole” in a metal lattice.

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What is a covalent bond?

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A chemical bond that occurs between non-metal atoms. Both non-metal atoms share electrons to fill their valence shell.

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What is a covalent molecular substance?

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A substance that uses covalent bonds to form molecules.

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What are properties of covalent molecular substances?

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Non-conductors of electricity, low melting and boiling points, liquids or gases at room temperature, solids are soft and easy to mold, only polar molecules are soluble in water.

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What is a hydrocarbon?

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A substance that only contains carbon and hydrogen.

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What are the groups of hydrocarbons?

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Alkanes/Cycloalkanes, Alkenes/Cycloalkenes, Alkynes/Cycloalkynes, Aromatics.

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What are the root names of the number of carbons?

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1 = meth-, 2 = eth-, 3 = prop-, 4 = but-, 5 = pent-,. 6 = hex-, 7 = hept-, 8 = oct-, 9 = non-, 10 = dec-.

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What are alkanes and cycloalkanes.

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An alkane is a carbon chain that contains single bonds. A cycloalkane is a chain connected in a loop.

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What are alkenes and cycloalkenes?

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An alkene is a carbon chain that contains at least one double bond. A cycloalkene is a chain that is connected in a loop.

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What are alkynes and cycloalkynes?

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An alkyne is a carbon chain that contains at least one triple bond. A cycloyalkyne is a chain connected in a loop.

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What is an aromatic?

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Compounds that contain a benzene ring.

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What is the first step to naming branched chain hydrocarbons?

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Count the longest continuous chain of carbons.

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What is the second step to naming branched chain hydrocarbons?

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Number the carbons in the longest chain starting with the end that’s closest to a branch.

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What is the third step to naming branched chain hydrocarbons?

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Count the number of carbons in each group that branches from the longest chain.

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What is the fourth step to naming branched chain hydrocarbons?

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Attach the number of the carbon in the longest chain from which each group branches to the front of the alkyl group name.

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What is the fifth step to naming branched chain hydrocarbons?

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Check for repeated alkyl groups.

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What is the sixth step to naming branched chain hydrocarbons?

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Place the names of the substituent groups in front of the name of the parent chain in alphabetical order.

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What are the groups that can attach to a chain?

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Chloro, Bromo, fluoro, iodo, methyl, ethyl, propyl.

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What are isomers?

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Organic molecules that have the same chemical formula but a different chemical structure.

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What are structural isomers?

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The atoms are arranged in a different way but the number of atoms of each element are the same.

54
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What are geometric isomers?

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The atoms in an alkene have different orientation.

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What is an addition reaction?

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A chemical reaction in which an atom or group of atoms are added to a molecule.

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What is hydrogenation?

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A chemical reaction where two hydrogen atoms are added across the double bond of an alkene.

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What is Halogenation addition reaction?

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A chemical reaction where a halogen molecule is added to the carbon–carbon double bond of an alkene group.

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What is substitution reaction?

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A chemical reaction where an atom or group of atoms in a molecule are replaced by another atom or group.

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What is halogenation substitution reaction?

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The replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms in an organic compound by a halogen.

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What is combustion?

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A chemical reaction between substances, including oxygen and usually accompanied by heat. Always produces carbon dioxide and water as products

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What is polarity?

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Polarity is about where the electrons are placed in a bond.

62
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What must be there for a molecule to be polar?

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There must be a dipole moment.

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What is a dipole moment?

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When the molecules separate into a positive and negative area.

64
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The polarity of a bond within a molecule is dependent on:

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Asymmetric electron distribution and asymmetric geometry about the molecule.

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What does asymmetric electron distribution mean?

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When the elements in a molecule in a chemical bond have a large difference in electronegativity making it polar.

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What does asymmetric geometry mean?

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The molecule itself is asymmetrical making it polar.

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Can polar solvents dissolve in polar solutes?

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Yes.

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Can a polar substance mix or dissolve in a non-polar substance?

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No.

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What is a covalent network compound?

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A substance in which atoms are covalently bonded in a continuous network structure.

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Most covalent network compounds are made of…

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Silicon, carbon or boron.

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What are allotropes?

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Allotropes are different structural forms of the same element that gives it different physical properties.

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Properties of covalent network compounds?

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Non-conductors of electricity, very hard, solids at room temperature, high melting and boiling points, insoluble in everything.

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