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1
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All elements are solids except. . .

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  • diatomic molecules (NOT INCLUDING I2)
  • noble gases
  • Hg & H2O
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Which are always gases?

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H2, N2, O2, F2, Cl2, noble gases

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3
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Which are usually liquids?

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Hg, Br2, & H2O

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4
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Which are soluble?

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  • All nitrates, acetates, ammonium, & group 1 salts
  • All chlorides, bromides, & iodides (EXCEPT SILVER, LEAD, & MERCURY (I))
  • All fluorides EXCEPT group 2, lead (II) & iron (III)
  • All sulfates except calcium, strontium, barium, mercury, lead & silver
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5
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Which are insoluble?

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  • All carbonates & phosphates EXCEPT group 1 & ammonium
  • All hydroxides except group 1, strontium, barium, and ammonium
  • All sulfides except group 1, 2, & ammonium
  • All oxides except group 1
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6
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what characterises a resonance structure?

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double bonds can be drawn in alternative positions

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7
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what type of bonding is found in SiO2?

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giant & covalent

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8
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which formula is used for enthalpy change of COMBUSTION REACTION?

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sum (reactants) - sum (products)

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9
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example of amphiprotic species

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HPO4 2-

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10
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what can mass spectrometry detect?

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isotopes of an element

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11
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Which quantity is likely to be most inaccurate (in enthalpy experiment)?

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TEMPERATURE CHANGE

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12
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easy way to tell is acid is weak?

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check if it has NH2 or COOH

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13
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If you have 2 methyl groups on one carbon (e.g. carbon-3), remember to write. . .

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e.g. 3,3-dimethyl. . .

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14
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Remember that if you are dividing / multiplying, use the value. . .

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with the LEAST number of sig figs

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15
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what does lower mass / charge ratio mean?

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MORE DEFLECTION

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16
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what happens to temperature change if you double the volume & concentration of BOTH reactants when alkali and acid are mixed?

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TEMPERATURE CHANGE IS EQUAL

17
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How many O atoms is each Si atom bonded to in SiO2?

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4

18
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How many Si atoms is each O atom bonded to in SiO2?

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2

19
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IN COMBUSTION REACTION, WHAT IS THE STATE SYMBOL OF H2O FORMED?

A

LIQUID

20
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features of graphite

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  • carbon atoms are held in layers w/ weak attraction b/w layers
  • graphite is non-metal which conducts electricity
  • each carbon atom is covalently bonded to 3 other carbon atoms
21
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structure + bonding of SiO2

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  • giant covalent network
  • each oxygen atom is covalently bonded to 2 oxygen atoms
22
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what are possible products of the incomplete combustion of propane?

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carbon, carbon monoxide, & water

23
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Is silicon acidic or basic?

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acidic

24
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units for specific heat capacity

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kJ kg^-1 K^-1

25
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what is the molecular geometry of H3O+?

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trigonal pyramidal

26
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changing volume does not change . . .

A

initial rate of reaction

27
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which has higher conductivity, HCl or H2CO3?

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HCl since H2CO3 is a weak acid

28
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Is Cl in ClCH2COOH an ion?

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NOOOO IT’S NOT IONIC

29
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Is Cl in ClCH2COOH an ion?

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NOOOO IT’S NOT IONIC

30
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compare the structure of silicon & silicon dioxide

A

both are tetrahedral
4 Si-Si bonds per atom in silicon
4 Si-O bonds per silicon atom in silicon dioxide

31
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Which atoms react to form a dative covalent bond?

A

NH3 & HF

32
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Which equation corresponds to the bond enthalpy of the H-I bond?

A

HI (g) –> H(g) + I(g)

NOTTTT 1/2H2 or something weird like that remember it has to NOT be diatomic - cant have any bonds present in products

33
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which species can oxidise ethanol to ethanoic acid?

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acidified K2Cr2O7

34
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are free radical charged or uncharged?

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they are UNCHARGED

35
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what is correct about the polymerisation of ethene to polyethene?

A

the monomer ethene & the repeating unit have the SAME empirical formula

36
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what is correct about the polymerisation of ethene to polyethene?

A

the monomer ethene & the repeating unit have the SAME empirical formula

37
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what describes the flow of electrons in a voltaic cell?

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from the ANODE (negative electrode) to the CATHODE (positive electrode) through the external circuit

38
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does a LONG or BRANCHED carbon chain have a higher boiling point?

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a LONG carbon chain will have the higher boiling point

39
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What is correct for benzene?

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its HNMR spectrum shows 1 signal & it forms a single C6H5Br isomer

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