Sci 3 Flashcards
What are the five basic types of reactions?
synthesis, decomposition, single replacement, double replacement, combustion
What distinguishes the five basic types of reactions?
pattern of atom rearrangement
What are synthesis reactions also called?
combination reactions
What do double replacement reactions involve?
two ionic compounds in a solution trading ions
Give an example of double replacement reactions
AB + CD to AD +CB
What does the format of a single replacement reaction depend on?
Whether or not the replacement atom is a metal
What are the two single replacement reaction formats?
M + BC to MC + B or N + BC to BN + C
What was the process in which alchemists tried to form gold out of base metals?
transmutation
What field was Johann Baptista van Helmont involved in?
medical chemistry
What was Van Helmont notably opposed to?
alchemy and element transmutation
What cause drove Van Helmont?
understanding disease
What term did Van Helmont introduce?
gas
What seventeenth century physician anticipated the law of conservation of mass?
Van Helmont
What was Van Helmont’s profession?
physician
Who conclusively demonstrated the law of conservation of mass?
Antoine Lavoisier
What five scientists in France and Britain supported van Helmont’s ideas?
Robert Boyle, Joseph Black, Henry Cavendish, Joseph Priestley, and Antoine Lavoisier
What theory made it difficult to determine what caused matter to change form?
phlogiston theory
Did scientists believe that phlogiston could be detected?
no
What question was notable in disproving phlogiston theory?
why air is required for combustion
Who developed a scientific explanation for combustion that refuted phlogiston theory?
Lavoisier
What did Lavoisier heat to form mercury and a gas?
mercury calx
What did Lavoisier discover in his experiment with mercury and calx?
the total mass remained constant when it changed form
What did Lavoisier call the metal calxes?
metal oxides
Who is often called the father of modern chemistry?
Lavoisier