Quarterly 4 review Flashcards
(Ch 1) chemistry is the study of the …, …, and … of matter and the changes that matter undergoes
composition; structure; properties
(Ch 1) a chemical is any substance that has a
definite composition or is used or produced in a chemical process
(Ch 1) basic research is carried out for the sake of
increasing knowledge
(Ch 1) applied research is carried out to
solve practical problems
(Ch 1) technological development involves the use of existing knowledge to
make life easier or more convenient
(Ch 1) all matter has … and …
mass; takes up space
(Ch 1) mass is one measure of the
amount of matter
(Ch 1) chemical properties refer to a substance’s ability to
undergo changes that alter its composition and identity
(Ch 1) an element is composed of one kind of
atom
(Ch 1) compounds are made from two or more
elements in fixed proportions
(Ch 1) all substances have characterisitc properties that enable chemists to tell the
substances apart and to separate the substances
(Ch 1) physical changes do not involve changes in
identity of a substance
(Ch 1) the three major states of matter are
solid, liquid, and gas
(Ch 1) changes of state, such as melting and boiling, are
physical changes
(Ch 1) in a chemical change (chemical reaction) the
identity of the substance changes
(Ch 1) energy changes accompany
physical and chemical changes
(Ch 1) energy may be released or absorbed, but it is neither
created nor destroyed
(Ch 1) matter can be classified into
mixtures and pure substances
(Ch 1) each element has a
unique symbol
(Ch 1) the periodic table shows the elements organized by their
chemical properties
(Ch 1) columns on the table respresent .. or … of elements that have similar …
groups; families; chemical properties
(Ch 1) properties vary across the rows, or
periods
(Ch 1) the elements can be classified as …, …, …, and …
metals, nonmetals, metalloids, noble gases
(Ch 1) these classes occupy different areas of the periodic table. metals tend to be, …., …, and … and tend to be good….
shiny; malleable; ductile; conductors
(Ch 1) nonmetals tend to be … and tend to be poor..
brittle; conductors
(Ch 1) metalloids are intermediate in properties between .. and …., and they tend to be … of electricity
metals; nonmetals; semiconductors
(Ch 1) the noble gases are generally
unreactive elements
(Ch 1) extensive properties depend on the amount of matter that is
present
(Ch 1) intensive properties do not depend on the
amount of matter present
(Ch 1) a physical property is a characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the
identity of the substance
(Ch 1) a chemical proeprty relates to a substance’s ability to undergo changees that transform it into
different substances
(ch 2) the scientific method is a logical approach to
solving problems that lend themselves to investigation
(ch 2) a hypothesis is a testable statemtn that serves as the
basis for predictions and further experiments
(ch 2) a theory is a broad generalization that explains a body of
known facts or phenomena
(ch 2) the result of nearly every measurement is a
number and a unit
(ch 2) the SI system of measurement has seven base units:
meter (length) kilogram (mass) second (time) kelvin (temperature) mole (amount of substance) ampere (electric current) candela (luminous intensity)
(ch 2) weight is a measure fo the
gravitational pull on matter
(ch 2) derived Si units include the … and the …
square meter (area); cubic meter (volume)
(ch 2) density is the ratio of
mass to volume
(ch 2) conversion factors are used to convert from
one unit to another
(ch 2) accuracy refers to the closeness of a measurement to the
correct or accepted value
(ch 2) precision refers to the closeness of values for a
set of measurements
(ch 2) percentage error is the difference between the experimental and the accepted value that is
divided by the accepted value and then multiplied by 100
(ch 2) the significant figures in a number consist of all digits known with certainty plus
one final digit, which is uncertain
(ch 2) after addition or subtraction, the answer should be rounded so that it has no more digits to the right of the decimal point that there are in the measurement that has the
smallest number of digits to the right of the decimal point
(ch 2) after multiplication or division, the answer should be rounded so that it has no more significant figures than there are in the measurement that has
the fewest number of significant figures
(ch 2) exact conversion factors are completely certain and do not limit the number of
digits in a calculation
(ch 2) a number written in scientific notation is of the form … in which M is greater than or equal to 1 but less than 10 and n is an integer
M x 10^n
(ch 2) two quantities are directly proportional to each other if dividing one by the other
yields a constant value
(ch 2) two quantities are inversely proportional to each other if their product has a
constant value
(ch 2) a system is a specific portion of matter in a given region of space that has been selected for study
during an experiment or observation
(ch 2) a model in science is more than a physical object; it is often an explanation of how phenomena occur and how
data or events are related
(ch 2) a quantity is something that has
magnitude, size, or amount
(ch 2) dimensional analysis is a mathematical technique that allows you to use units to
solve problems involving measurements
(ch 3) john dalton proposed a scientific theory of atoms that can still be used to explain
properties of most chemicals today
(ch 3) matter and its mass cannot be … or …. in chemical reactions
created; destroyed
(ch 3) the mass ratios of the elements that make up a given compound are always the …, regardless of how much of the compound there … or how it …
same; is; was formed
(ch 3) if two or more different compounds are composed of the same two elements, then the ratio of the masses of the second element combined with a certain mass of the first element can be expressed as
a ratio of small whole numbers
(ch 3) cathode-ray tubes supplied evidence of the existence of
electrons
(ch 3) electrons are negatively charged subatomic particles that have relatively
little mass
(ch 3) rutherford found evidence for the existence of the atomic nucleus by bombarding gold foil with a
beam of positively charged particles
(ch 3) atomic nuclei are composed of …, which have an electric charge of …, and (in all but one case) neutrons, which have .. electric charge
protons; +1; no
(ch 3) atomic nuclei have radii of about …., and atoms have radii of about …
.001 pm; 40-270 pm
(ch 3) the atomic number of an element is equal to the number of
protons of an atom of that element
(ch 3) the mass number is equal to the total number of protons and neutrons that make up the
nucleus of an atom of that element
(ch 3) the relative atomic mass unit (amu) is based on the … atom and is a convenient unit for measuring the … of atoms
carbon-12; mass
(ch 3) the average atomic mass of an element is found by calculating the …. of the atomic masses of the naturally occuring … of the element
weighted average; isotopes
(ch 3) avogadro’s number is equal to approximately…. a sample that contains a number of particles equal to Avogadro’s number contains a … of those particles
6.022 x 10^23; mole
(ch 3) atom is the smallest particle of an element that retains the
chemical properties of that element
(ch 3) nuclear forces are short range …, …., and … forces that hold the nuclear particles …
proton-neutron, proton-proton, and neutron-neutron; together
(ch 3) isotopes are atoms of the same element that have
different masses
(ch 3) nuclide is a general term for a specific
isotope of an element
(ch 3) a mole is the amount of a substance that contains as many particles as there are atoms in exactly
12 g of carbon-12
(ch 3) molar mass is the mass of … of a pure substance
one mole
(ch 4) in the early 20th century, light was determined to have a dual
wave-partticle nature
(ch 4) quantum theory was developed to explain observations such as the … and the …. of hydrogen
photoelectric effect; line-emission spectrum
(ch 4) quantum theory states that electrons can exist only at specific
atomic energy levels
(ch 4) when an electron moves from one main energy level to a main energy level of lower energy, a …. is emitted. the … energy equals the energy difference between ….
photon; photon’s; the two levels
(ch 4) an electron in an atom can move from one main energy level to a higher main enrgy level only by absorbing an amount of energy exactly equal to the
difference between the two levels
(ch 4) electrons were determined to have a dual
wave-particle nature
(ch 4) the heisenberg uncertainty principle states that it is impossible to determine simultaneously the … and … of an … or any other …
velocity; position; electron; particle
(ch 4) quantization of electron energies is a natural outcome of othe …. which describes the properties of an atom’s …
Schrodinger wave equation; electrons
(ch 4) an orbital, a….., shows the regin in space where an electron is most likely to be …
3d region around the nucleus; found
(ch 4) the four quantum numbers that describe the properties of electrons in atomic orbitals are the:
principal quantum number
angular momentum quantum number:
magnetic quantum number
spin quantum number
(ch 4) the ground-state electron configuration of an atom can be written by using the:
aufbau principle
hund’s rule
pauli exclusion principle
(ch 4) electron configurations can be depicted by using different types of notation such as:
orbital notation
electron-configuration notation
noble-gas notation
(ch 4) electron configurations of some atoms, such as Cr, deviate from the predictions of the Aufbau principle, but the ground-state configuration that results is the configuration with the
minimum possible energy
(ch 4) electromagnetic radiation: form of energy that exhibits
wavelike behavior as it travels through space
(ch 4) electromagnetic spectrum formed by
all forms of electromagnetic radiation
(ch 4) wavelength: the distance between corresponding points on
adjacent waves
(ch 4) frequency: defined as the number of waves that pass a given point in a
specific time, usually one second
(ch 4) photoelectric effect: emission of electrons from a metal when
light shines on the metal
(ch 4) quantum of energy is the minimum quantity of energy that can be
lost or gained by an atom
(ch 4) photon: particle of electromagnetic radiation having
zero mass and carrying a quantum of energy
(ch 4) ground state: lowest … of an atom
energy state
(ch 4) excited state: a state in which an atom has a higher … than it has in its ….
potential energy; ground state
(ch 4) continuous spectrum: emission of a continuous range of
frequencies of electromagnetic radiation
(ch 4) principal quantum number: n, indicates the main
energy level occupied by electron
(ch 4) angular momentum quantum number, l, indicates the
shape of the orbital
(ch 4) magnetic quantum number, m, indicates the orientation of an
orbital around the nucleus
(ch 4) spin quantum number has only two possible values (+1/2, -1/2) which indicate the two fundamental
spin states of an eelctron in an orbital
(ch 4) aufbau principle: an electron ocupies the lowest-energy
orbital that can receive it
(ch 4) pauli exclusion principle: no two electrons in the same atom can have the same
set of four quantum numbers
(ch 4) hund’s rule: orbitals of equal energy are each occupied by one electron before any orbital is occupied by a second electron, and all electrons in singlyu occupied orbitals must have
the same spin state
(ch 5) the periodic law states that the physical and chemical properties of the elements are
periodic functionso ftheir atomic numbers
the periodic table is an arrangement of the elements in order of their atomic numbers so that elements with simialr properties
fall in the same column
(ch 5) the columns in the periodic table are referred to as
groups
(ch 5) the rows in the periodic table are called
periods
(ch 5) many chemical properties of the elements can be explained by the configurations of the
elements’ outermost electrons
(ch 5) the nobel gases exhibit unique chemical stability because their highest occupied levels have an
octet of electrons, ns^2np^6
(ch 5) based on the electron configurations of the elements, the periodic table can be divided into four blocks:
s, p, d, and f
(ch 5) the groups and periods of the periodic table display general trends in following proterties:
electron affinity; electronegativity; ionization energy; atomoic radius; ionic radius
(ch 5) the electrons in an atom that are available to lost, gained, or shared in the formation of chemical compounds are
valence electrons
(ch 5) in determining the electron configuration of an ion, the order in which electrons are removed from the atom is the reverse of the order given by the
atom’s electron-configuration notation
(ch 5) lanthanides are 14 elements with atomic numbers from
58 to 71
(ch 5) actinides are 14 elements with atomic numbers from
90 to 103
(ch 5) alkali metals:
group 1
(ch 5) alkaline-earth metals:
group 2
(ch 5) transition elements: d-block elements with typical
metallic properties
(ch 5) main-group elements:
p-block and s-block elements
(ch 5) halogens:
group 17
(ch 5) atomic radius: 1/2 distance between
nucei of identical atoms that are bonded
(ch 5) ion: an atom or group of bonded atoms that has a
postive/ negative charge
(ch 5) ionization: any process that results int he formation of
an ion
(ch 5) ionization energy: energy required to remove
one electron from a neutral atom of an element
(ch 5) electron affinity: energy change that occurs when an electron is
acquired by a neutral atom
(ch 5) cation:
positive ion
(ch 5) anion:
negative ion
(ch 5) electronegativity: measure of the ability of an atom in a chemical compound to attract
electrons from another atom in the compound
(ch 6) most atoms are … to other atoms
chemically bonded
(ch 6) the three major types oc hemical bonding are
ionic, covalent, and metallic
(ch 6) in general, atoms of metals bond ionically with atoms of
nonmetals
(ch 6) atoms of metals bond metallically with
each other