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S4 All Definitions Flashcards

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Element

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A pure substance that cannot be broken down into anything simpler by chemical methods.

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Compound

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A pure substance that consists of two or more elements chemically joined together.

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Mixture

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It is made up of two or more substances (elements or compounds) that are not chemically joined together.

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Solute, solvent, solution

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Solute + solvent = solution

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Dilute solution

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It contains a small amount of solute in a given volume of solution.

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Concentrated solution

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It contains a large amount of solute in a given volume of solution.

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Saturated solution

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It contains solute such that no more solute dissolved in the solution at the temperature.

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Filtrate

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Substances that pass through the filter paper in filtration.

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Residue

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Substances that are trapped on the filter paper in filtration.

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Distillate

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Liquid product condensed from vapour in distillation.

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Physical change

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A change in which no new substance is formed.

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Chemical change

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A change in which at least one new substance is formed.

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Physical properties

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Properties that can be observed or measured without changing the chemical composition of the substance.

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Chemical properties

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Properties that can be observed or measured without changing the chemical composition of the substance only when the substance undergoes a chemical change to form new substances.

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Ores

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Rocks containing minerals in concentrations that are high enough for economical extraction.

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Effervescence

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Bubbling / fizzing

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Weathering

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The process where rock is dissolved, worn away or broken down into smaller and smaller pieces.

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Erosion

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The process of moving weathered rock materials to another place by ice, water, wind, or gravity.

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Atom

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The smallest particle of an element that still has its chemical properties.

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Brittle

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Appears hard on the surface but breaks easily.

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Malleable

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Can be hammered into a shape

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Ductile

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Can be drawn into a wire

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Metalloids

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Elements that do not fit easily into metals or non-metals.

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Semi-conductor

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Pure form does not conduct electricity, conductivity increases when impurity is added.

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Z

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Atomic number

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Atomic number (Z)

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Number of protons in an element.

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Mass number

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Mass number (A)

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Sum of numbers of protons and neutrons of an atom.

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Isotopes

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Difference atoms of an element which have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.

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Relative isotopic mass

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Mass of an isotope of an element, relative to 1/12 the mass of a carbon-12 atom.

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Relative atomic mass

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Weighted mean mass of an element taking in to account the relative abundance of isotopes in a naturally occurring sample of the element, relative to 1/12 the mass of a carbon-12 atom.

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Transition metals

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Metals between group II and group III of the periodic table.

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Period number

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Indicates the number of occupied electron shells on an atom of the element.

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Group number

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Indicates the number of outermost shell electrons in an atom of the element.

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Alkali metals

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Elements in group I

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Alkaline earth metals

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Elements in group II

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Halogens

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Elements in group VII

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Noble gases

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Elements in group 0

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Chemically inert

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Rarely react with other substances

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Monoatomic ion

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Formed when one atom loses or gains one or more electrons.

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Cation

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Positive ion

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Anion

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Negative ion

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Cation (+)

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Formed when an atom of a metal (/ hydrogen) loses one or more outermost shell electrons.

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Anion (-)

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Formed when an atom of a non-metal gains one or more outermost shell electrons.

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Charge of monoatomic cation

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Group number of the element

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Charge of monoatomic anion

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8 - group number of the element

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Conductors

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Substances which conduct electricity but are not chemically changed during electrical conduction.

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Electrolytes

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Substances which conduct electricity in molten state or aqueous solution but not in solid state, and are decomposed during the conduction.

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Non-conductors

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Substances that do not conduct electricity in solid, molten state, or aqueous solution.

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Ionic bond

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The strong electrostatic forces of attraction between oppositely charged ions.

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Ionic bond formation

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Electrons are transferred from one atom (a group of atoms) to another (or group of atoms).

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Oxoanion

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Polyatomic anion with oxygen

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Polyatomic ions

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Ione formed from a group of atoms

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Chemical formula

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A way to represent a chemical substance by using symbols and numbers.

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Delocalised electrons

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Outermost shell electrons of atoms of metals that become free and move randomly throughout the metal.

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Metallic bond

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The strong electrostatic forces of attraction between positive metal ions and a “sea” of delocalised electrons.

HKDSE Chemistry (31 decks)

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