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includes all unit 2 power point information and practice problems (not including math)

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periodic law original

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when the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic mass, certain sets of properties recur periodically

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quantum mechanics explains

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why periodic trends exist

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metals preperties

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solids at room temp
lustrous
good conductors
malleable
ductile
loses electrons to form cations

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nonmetals properties

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gases/brittle solids at room temp
poor conductors
gains electrons to form anions

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metalloids

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poor conductors at room temp
better conductors at high temps

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alkali metals properties

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oxides dissolve in water to form strong basic solutions
corrode in air to dull gray appearance
react vigorously to produce hydrogen
readily form compounds with nonmetals
s1 electron configuration
cations with 1+charge
gets larger as move down group

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alkaline earth metals

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not as reactive as alkali metals
readily form compounds with nonmetals
forms alkaline oxides, some have low solubility in water
s2 electron configuration
cations with +2 charge

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halogens properties

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most reactive nonmetals
F and Cl are gases, Br is liquid, I is solid
exist as diatomic molecules
readily forms compounds with metals and nonmetals
s2p5 electron configuration
gains electrons to have a 1- charge
shares electrons with nonmetals

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noble gases

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unreactive
s2p6 outer electron configuration
stable octet
low reactivity

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isoelectronic

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has same electron configuation

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transition metals properties

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closer to nucleus than representative metals
solid
high melting and boiling points
similarities in properties in a group and across a period
forms cations with multiple charges, forms complex ions
some have characteristic colors

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3 factors of periodic trends

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nuclear charge
number of core electrons
distance of outer electrons from the nucleus

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coulomb’s law

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e = 1/4piCo q1q2/r
e: potential energy
q1q2: charges
r: separation

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coulomb’s law

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strength of interaction increases as charge increases

attractive force between electron and nucleus depends on magnitude of nuclear charge (atomic number) and average distance between nucleus and electron (energy levels)

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shielding

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repulsions cause electron to have net reduced attraction to nucleus

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effective nuclear charge

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amount of attraction electron feels for nucleus

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2 types of shielding

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shielding by core electrons (efficient)
shielding from outer electrons (not efficient)

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Zeff =

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Z (actual charge of nucleus) - S (charge screened by other electrons)

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atomic radius

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1/2 distance between 2 atoms

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bond lengths calculation

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add atomic radii or 2 bonding atoms

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cations are _ than their neutral atoms

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smaller

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anions are _ than their original atom

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larger

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ionization energy

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minimum energy needed to remove an electron

greater IE = harder to remove an electron

increases are electrons are removed, significant jump when an entire energy level is removed

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first ionixation energy

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energy needed to remove the first electron

lowest

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electron affinity
energy change when atom gains electron greater attraction between atom + added electron = more negative EA positive EA = electron won't attach itself halogens have most negative
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electronegativity
ability of an atom in a molecule to attract shared electrons to itself higher EN = pulls bonded electron closer smaller atoms = higher EN
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spectroscopy
studies transmission/reflection of different frequencies of electromagnetic spectrum by a sample of matter
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photoelectron spectroscopy
core more difficult to remove than valence uses higher energy light: UV to X-rays UV studies valence X-rays studies core
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how to do photoelectron spectroscopy
1. beam of x-rays shone on sample (e=hv) 2. atoms of sample release electrons from any energy level (photoelectric effect) 3. kinetic energy measured (binding energy = hv - KE)
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PES spectrum
graph of binding energy (x-axis) and relative number of electrons (y-axis) height of each peak is proportional to # of electrons of equal energy
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UV and visible light spectroscopy
white visible light shone on colorful molecules + transition metal ions doesn't remove electrons from atom excites electrons to higher energy state electrons absorb certain wavelengths and transmit other wavelengths, producing color
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reference blank
when other compounds in a solution absorbs the same wavelengths as compound being analyzed
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beer's law
A = Ebc A=absorbance E=molar absorbance b=path length c=concentration
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calibration curves
direct relationship between absorbance and concentration prepare solutions of known concentrations and analyze at ymax plot absorbance as function of concentration used to find the concentration of an unknown solution
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meter
m length
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kilogram
kg mass
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second
s time
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Pascal
Pa pressure
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kelvin
K temp
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liter
L volume
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mole
mol amount of substance
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SI system
dominant system of measurement
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giga
1,000,000,000
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mega
1,000,000
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kilo
1,000
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hecto
100
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deka
10
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deci
0.1
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centi
0.01
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milli
0.001
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micro
0.000 001
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nano
0.000 000 001
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pico
0.000 000 000 001
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precision
exactness of measurement
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error =
|measured - accepted|/accepted
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how did Mendeleev organize the PT?
ordered by increasing atomic mass elements with similar properties were in the same column
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issues with periodic law
doesn't explain why the column pattern exists
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How did Mendeleev’s periodic table differ from the modern periodic table and how did this affect the wording of the periodic law?
Mendeleev: when elements are arranged in order of atomic mass, periodic properties recur Modern PT is arranged by atomic number (number of protons)
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Why do elements in the same group have similar chemical properties?
They have the same number of valence electrons
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Which two families contain the most reactive elements? Can you suggest a possible reason for this given their locations in the periodic table?
Alkali metals and halogens Alkali metals lose their outer s1 electron to gain a noble gas configuration Halogens add an electron to their outer s2 p5 configuration to gain a noble gas configuration
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periodic trends are due to:
strength of attraction between the nucleus and outer electrons
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3 factors strength of attraction depends on
nuclear charge number of core electrons distance of outer electrons from nucleus
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covalent radius
1/2 distance between 2 covalently bonded atoms
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metallic radius
1/2 distance between 2 adjacent metal atoms in a metallic crystal
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nonbonding radius (van der Waal's radius)
1/2 distance between 2 non-bonded atoms that are touching
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metallic periodic trend
increases across a period and down a group
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atomic radius trend
increases down a group decreases across a period
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to calculate bond lengths:
add atomic radii of two bonding atoms
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What attractive force is responsible for holding the cloud of electrons in place in atoms?
Nuclear attraction
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What effect would a strengthening of nuclear attraaction have on the size of atoms?
Increasing nuclear attraction makes the atom smaller
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What might cause a strengthening of that force?
Increasing the nuclear charge (adding protons)
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What might contribute to a weakening of that force?
Increasing the shielding effect by adding core electrons
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Why does the quantum mechanical model description of multi-electron atoms make it difficult to define a precise atomic radius?
Atoms do not have precise boundaries. Orbitals represent the 90 % probability of finding an electron in a volume of space
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When nonbonded atoms come up against one another, what determines how closely the nuclear centers can approach?
Repulsion between each of the atom’s outermost electrons
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Which of the three factors that contribute to atomic size, predominates as we move across a period? What is the result on atomic size?
nuclear attraction predominates (no new energy levels added) making the atom smaller
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Which of the three factors contribute to atomic size predominates as we move down a group? What is the result on atomic size?
distance of outer electrons from the nucleus and shielding both increase making the atom larger
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what happens after cations form from neutral atoms?
Electrons are removed from energy levels furthest from nucleus Electron-electron repulsions decrease
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what happens when an anion forms from its neutral atom?
Electrons are added to energy levels further from the nucleus Electron-electron repulsions increase
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isoelectronic series
group of ions with the same number of electrons
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ionic radius periodic trend
increases down a group decreases across a period
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first ionization energy
energy needed to remove the first electron
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ionization energy _ when successive electrons are removed
increases
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ionization energy trend
increases across a period decreases down a group
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electron affinity periodic trend
decreases down a group
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electronegativity trend
increases across a a period decreases down a group
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effective nuclear charge (Zeff) periodic trend
increases across a a period constant down a group
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distance from nucleus / shielding periodic trend
constant across a period increases down a group
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t/f: Cations are larger than their corresponding neutral atoms
False: cations are smaller than their neutral atoms
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t/f: Li1+ is smaller than Li
True: cations are smaller than their neutral atoms
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t/f: Cl1- is bigger than I1-
False: ionic radius increases down a group for ions with the same charge
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For isoelectronic ions, how are effective nuclear charge and ionic radius related?
They are inversely related-as Zeff increases, ionic radius decreases
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why is O2- is larger than O
Because O2- has gained two more electrons, electron-electron repulsion is increased making the ion bigger than the neutral atom
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why is S2- is larger than O2
ionic radius increases down a group
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why is S2- is larger than K1+
These are an isoelectronic series (3s2 3p6) so increasing atomic number=increasing nuclear charge. S2- has a smaller nuclear charge than K1+ making S2- larger
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why is K1+ is larger than Ca2+
These are an isoelectronic series (3s2 3p6) so increasing atomic number=increasing nuclear charge. K1+- has a smaller nuclear charge than Ca2+ making K1+- larger
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What is the general relationship between the size of an atom and its first ionization energy?
The larger the atom the lower its first IE
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Explain the difference between ionization energy and electron affinity
Ionization energy is the energy change that is required to remove an electron from an atom to form a cation and is usually positive Electron affinity is the energy change that is required for an atom to gain an electron to form an anion and is usually negative
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in PES, the number of peaks determines:
the number of sublevels in an element smallest peaks = s sublevels etc. highest energy peaks appear farther left (orbitals closest to nucleus)
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electromagnetic spectrum wavelengths in increasing frequency order
radio microwave infrared visible ultraviolet x-ray gamma ray
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reference blank
contains everything that is in the solution that you are trying to measure EXCEPT the thing you are trying to measure
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precision and uncertainty relation
lower uncertainty = higher precision
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most precise measuring tools
1st: biuret 2nd: measuring cylinder
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are non-zero digits significant?
yes
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are zero's between non-zero digits significant?
yes
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are leading zero's significant?
no
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are trailing zero's significant?
only if there is a decimal
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multiplication and division sign fig rules
use the same number of sig figs in the answer as the number with the least amount of sig figs
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addition and subtraction sig fig rules
the result can only have as many decimal places as the number having the least number of decimal places
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One thousand of the base units for pressure
kilopascals (kPa)
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One tenth of the base unit for the amount of a substance
decimole (dmol)
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One thousandth of the base unit for volume
milliliter (mL)
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1 / (1 x 10^6) of the base unit for time
microsecond (us)
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1 x 10^-1 of the base unit for length
decimeter (dm)

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