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Unit 1 - Atomic structure and the periodic table Flashcards

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1
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which model of the atom is a solid sphere

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john daltons model of the atom

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2
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What is the plum pudding model

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JJ thompson - the atom is overall positively charged with negatively charged electrons in it

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3
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what is the Rutherford model

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made after gold foil experiment - some particles were scattered, some were deflected back, so the mass is concentrated in the nucleus
negative electrons orbit positive nucleus

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4
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what is the Bohr model

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Electrons orbit the nucleus in shells

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5
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Who discovered the neutron?

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James Chadwick

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6
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What is the top number of an element in the periodic table ?

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The Mass number - the total number of protons and neutrons

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7
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What is the bottom number of an element in the periodic table ?

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The Atomic number - the number of protons

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8
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How to find the amount of electrons ?

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number of electrons is equal to the atomic number

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9
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How to find the number of neutrons

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atomic mass - atomic number

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10
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What is an element ?

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a substance made up of only one type of atom

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11
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What is a compound ?

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a substance made up of two or more elements chemically bonded together

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12
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What is a mixture ?

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consists of two or more substances that are not chemically bonded

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13
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How to balance equations?

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You can only use large numbers, not small ones

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14
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what are half equations ?

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An equation that shows what happens to one element in a chemical reaction

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15
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What is OIL RIG?

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Oxidation Is Loss, Reduction Is Gain
(of electrons)

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16
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What is an ionic equation?

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An equation that shows what happens to ions in a reaction

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17
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mixtures can be separated by_______ means

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physical

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18
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What are the different means of separation?

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Filtration, crystallisation, simple distillation, fractional distillation, chromatography

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19
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What does filtration do?

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separates an insoluble solid from a liquid

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20
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What does crystallisation do?

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separates a soluble substance from a solvent

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21
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What does simple distillation do?

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separates a liquid and soluble solid from a solution

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22
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what does fractional distillation do?

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separates two or more liquids that are miscible with one another

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23
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What does chromatography do?

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separate substances that have different solubilities in a given solvent

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24
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What are the charges of sub atomic particles ?

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proton : +1
Neutron: 0
Electron: -1

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25
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What is the relative mass of the subatomic particles?

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proton: 1
neutron:1
electron: very small

26
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How do you calculate the relative atomic mass?

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((% of isotope A x mass of isotope A)+(% of isotope B x mass of isotope B)) / 100

27
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How many electrons are in each shell?

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2,8,8

28
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How is the periodic table structured?

A

increasing atomic number

29
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What is a group and what is a period?

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group: vertical column
period: horizontal row

30
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What does the group number tell us?

A

how many electrons are on the outer shell

31
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What does the period number tell us?

A

the number of shells of electrons an atom has

32
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Before the discovery of the subatomic particles, how did scientists arrange elements?

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in order of their atomic weight

33
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How did Mendeleev arrange the periodic table?

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horizontally in order of relative atomic mass, left gaps for undiscovered elements

34
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How did Mendeleev predict properties of undiscovered elements?

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by using trends in groups

35
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What limited the accuracy of Mendeleev’s periodic table?

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isotopes were not known in Mendeleev’s time

36
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What two types are elements split into?

A

Metals and non-metals

37
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What do metals do in a reaction?

A

Lose electrons to become positive

38
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What do non-metals do in a reaction?

A

form negative ions

39
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What do non-metals do in a reaction?

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Form negative ions

40
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What does group number tell us about an element?

A

How many electrons it has in the outer shell

41
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What does period number tell us about an element?

A

How many shells it has

42
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What are the key differences between metals and non-metals?

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Metals: conduct electricity, many react with acids,
Non-metals: don’t conduct electricity, many don’t react with acids

43
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What is group 0 called?

A

Noble gasses

44
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What are the characteristics of noble gases?

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monatomic, non-flammable, colourless gasses, unreactive

45
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What happens to boiling point of noble gasses as you go down the group?

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Increases (but they all have low mtp and bpt)

46
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What happens to the density of noble gasses as you go down the group?

A

They get more dense

47
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What is group 1 called?

A

Alkali metals

48
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What are the characteristics of alkali metals?

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Soft metals, very reactive, low densities, low boiling point

49
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What happens to alkali metals as you go down the group?

A

They get softer, more reactive

50
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How does lithium react with water?

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relatively slow reaction, fizzing can be seen and heard

51
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How does sodium react with water?

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sodium melts, moves about the surface of the water

52
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How does potassium react with water?

A

More violent reaction than sodium, hydrogen burns with a lilac coloured flame, melts into a ball that moves about the surface of the water

53
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How do the alkali metals react with oxygen?

A

(Lithium example)
4Li + O2 = 2Li2O

54
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How do the alkali metals react with Chlorine?

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(Sodium example)
2Na + Cl2 = 2NaCl

55
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How do the alkali metals react with water?

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metal + water = metal hydroxide + hydrogen

56
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What is group 7 called?

A

The Halogens

57
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Halogens are _____ molecules

A

diatomic

58
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what are the Halogens appearance at room temperature

A

Fluorine - yellow gas
Chlorine - yellow / green gas - pale green in solution
Bromine - red/brown liquid - orange in solution
Iodine - purple/black solid - brown in solution

59
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What happens to Halogens as you go down the group?

A

reactivity decreases, boiling point increases,

60
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What are the characteristics of metals?

A

high melting points, high density, shiny, malleable, conductors of electricity / heat, ductile

61
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What are some uses of transition metals?

A

catalysts, dyes / paints (transition metals form colourful compounds

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