Topic C1 Terms To Learn

Question 1

Aqueous solution

Answer 1

the mixture made by adding a soluble substance to water

Question 2

Atom

Answer 2

the smallest part of an element that can still be recognised as that element

Question 3

Atomic number

Answer 3

the number of protons (which equals the number of electrons) in an atom. It is sometimes called the proton number

Question 4

Balanced symbol equation

Answer 4

a symbol equation in which there are equal numbers of each type of atom on either side of the equation

Question 5

Biofuel

Answer 5

fuel made from animal or plant products

Question 6

Chromatography

Answer 6

the process whereby small amounts of dissolved substances are separated by running a solvent
along a material such as absorbent paper

Question 7

Compound

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a substance made when two or more elements are chemically bonded together

Question 8

Electron

Answer 8

a tiny particle with a negative charge. Electrons orbit the nucleus of atoms or ions in shells

Question 9

Electronic structure

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a set of numbers to show the arrangement of electrons in their shells (or energy levels)

Question 10

Element

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a substance made up of only one type of atom. An element cannot be broken down chemically into any
simpler substance

Question 11

Group

Answer 11

all the elements in the columns (labelled 1 to 7 and 0) in the periodic table

Question 12

Ion

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a charged particle produced by the loss or gain of electrons

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Isotope

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atoms that have the same number of protons but different number of neutrons, i.e., they have the same atomic
number but different mass numbers

Question 14

Law of conservation of mass

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the total mass of the products formed in a reaction is equal to the total mass of the reactants

Question 15

Mass number

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the number of protons plus neutrons in the nucleus of an atom

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Neutron

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a dense particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It is electrically neutral, carrying no charge

Question 17

Noble gasses

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the very unreactive gases found in Group 0 of the periodic table. Their atoms have very stable electronic structures

Question 18

Nucleus (of an atom)

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the very small and dense central part of an atom that contains protons and neutrons

Question 19

Periodic table

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an arrangement of elements in the order of their atomic numbers, forming groups and periods

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Product

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a substance made as a result of a chemical reaction

Question 21

Proton

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a tiny positive particle found inside the nucleus of an atom

Question 22

Reactant

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a substance we start with before a chemical reaction takes place

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Shell

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an area in an atom, around its nucleus, where electrons are found

Question 24

State symbol

Answer 24

the abbreviations used in balanced symbol equations to show if reactants and products are solid (s), liquid (l), gas
(g) or dissolved in water (aq)

Question 25

Symbol equation

Answer 25

an equation that helps you see how much of each substance is involved in a chemical reaction by showing the
chemical symbols and formulae of all the reactants and products involved

Question 26

Word equation

Answer 26

a way of describing what happens in a chemical reaction by showing the names of all reactants and the products
they form