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Unit 3: Chemistry in Society Flashcards

1
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Elements essential in Fertilisers

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Nitrogen (N)

Phosphorus (P)

Potassium (K)

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2
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Natural Fertilisers

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Decay of dead plants + animals

Decay of plant + animal waste

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3
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Synthetic Fertilisers

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Ammonia (Haber Process)

Nitric Acid (Ostwald Process)

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4
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Haber Process

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Nitrogen + Hydrogen ⇔ Amonia

450ºC

200 atm

Iron Catalyst

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5
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Solubility

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Fertilisers are usually very soluble and can be washed into rivers and lochs, increasing pollution

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Ammonia

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Invisible gas with a characterstic smell. Very soluble and produces an alkaline solution. Released when ammonium compounds are heated with an alkali

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7
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Ammonia + Acid

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Forms ammonium salts

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8
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Nitric Acid

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Formed when brown gas nitrogen dioxide dissolves in water

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9
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Nitrogen Monoxide

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Formed from nitrogen and oxygen in a lightning storm

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10
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Heavy Elements

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Formed from lighter elements in stars

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Radioactive Elements

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Become more stable by giving out alpha, beta or gamma radiation

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12
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Nuclear Equations

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Written to describe nuclear reactions

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13
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Half-Life

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Time taken for half of the nuclei of a particular isotope to decay

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14
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Use of Radioactive Isotopes

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In medicine Cobalt-60 is used to kill cancer cells

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15
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Alpha Particles (α)

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Made of 2 protons and 2 neutrons (identical to helium nucleus). Heavy and Positively charged

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16
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Beta Particle (β)

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Made of 1 very fast moving electron. Light and negatively charged

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17
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Gamma Ray (γ)

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Part of the E-M spectrum. Has no mass, travels at the speed of light and has a very high frequency so a very high energy

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18
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Ionisation

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When an atom loses or gains an electron giving it a charge

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19
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Alpha Penetration

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Stopped by a few cm of air or a thin sheet of paper

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20
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Beta Penetration

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Stopped by a thin sheet of aluminium

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21
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Gamma Penetration

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Stopped by Lead or Concrete

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22
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All metals

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Conduct electricity when solid or liquid

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23
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Metals are good conductors of

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Heat

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24
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Density

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How heavy a metal is

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25
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Malleability

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How easily a metals shape is changed

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26
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Metal + Oxygen

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→ Metal Oxides

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27
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Metal + Water

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→Hydrogen + Metal Hydroxide

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28
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Metal + Acid

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→Hydrogen + Salt

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29
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Unreactive Metals

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Like mercury and silver (at the bottom of the ECS)

Can be obtained from ores by heat alone

30
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Moderately Reactive Metals

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Obtained from their ores by heating with carbon

31
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Reactive Metals

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Metals above zinc need to be extracted by other methods

32
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Reactive Metals’ Oxides

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Form strong bonds with oxygen and so are difficult to reduce

33
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Displacement Reaction

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Occurs when a metal higher in the ECS is added to a solution of ions of a metal lower in the ECS. Higher metal atoms lose electrons forming ions and lower metal ions gain electrons forming atoms

34
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Copper Ions Colour

35
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Corrosion

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Chemical reaction that occurs on the surface of metals

36
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Rust Requirements

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Oxygen and Water

37
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Ferroxyl Indicator

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Can detect the presence of the corrosion of iron. Amount of blue colour formed inicates how much rusting has occured

38
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Preventing Rust

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Supply electrons to iron

Sacrificial Protection

Physical Barrier

Galvanising

39
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Sacrificial Protection

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More reactive metal attached to iron and corrodes instead of the iron

40
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Electroplating

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Coating a metal object with a layer of another metal

41
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Physical Barrier

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Iron Covered with:

  • Zinc
  • Tin
  • Plastic
  • Paint
  • Oil
42
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Electricity

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Flow of electrons through a wire

43
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Rechargable Battery

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When electricity is passed through them, the energy is stored as chemical energy

Eg. Lead/Acid

44
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Cell

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Arrangement of two metals connected by wires to a meter with a wet filter paper placed between them

45
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Electrolyte

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Conducting substance which connects and completes the circuit

46
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Ion Bridge

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Conducting link which completes the circuit as it allows ions to move carrying the current between the two halves of the cell

47
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Oxidation

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Reaction involving the loss of electrons

48
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Reduction

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Reaction involving the gain of electrons

49
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Redox

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Whole Reaction (Oxidation + Reduction)

50
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Synthetic Fibres

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Polymers which show a wide range of useful properties. Man made

51
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Thermosoftening Plastics

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Can be melted and reshaped

52
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Thermosetting Plastics

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Cannot melt again and will decompose if heated strongly

53
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Biodegradable

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Will rot when buried

54
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Few plastics are

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Biodegradable

55
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Biodegradable Plastics - Advantage

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Reduce waste in landfill sites

56
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Polymerisation

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When monomers join up to form polymers

57
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Simplest alkene

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Ethene - the starting material for many polymers

58
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Making ethene

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Made from naptha

Made from various long chain hydrocarbons which come from oil by cracking

Cracking ethane from natural gas

59
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Common Addition Polymers

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Poly(ethene)

Polystyrene

P.V.C

P.T.F.E

60
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Addition Polymerisation

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a process involving many small, unsaturated monomers combining to form one large polymer molecule.

61
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Repeating Unit

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Part of a polymer whose repetition would produce the complete polymer chain

62
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Condensation Polymer

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An alcohol reacts with a corboxylic acid to make an ester

63
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Formation of ester links

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Formed by the Reaction of the hydroxyl and the carboxyl functional groups

64
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Polyesters

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Condensation Polymers

65
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Many condensation Polymers are made from

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Monomers with 2 functional groups in the molecule

66
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All compounds of the group 1 metals are

67
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All ammonium compounds are

68
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All nitrate compounds are

69
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Precipitation Reaction

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Reaction between two solutions to form an insoluble salt

70
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Analytical Techniques

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Flame Tests

pH measurement

Chromatograhy

National 5: Chemistry (3 decks)

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