Unit 3-- Quantities in Chemical Reactions Flashcards
Significant digits
Digits you record when you measure something
Rules for determining Significant digits (1)
- all non-zeros #s are significant
Rules for determining Significant digits (2)
All zeros that are located between 2 non-zeros are significant
Rules for determining Significant digits (3)
Zeros that are located to the left of a value are not significant
Rules for determining Significant digits (4)
Zeros to the right of a non-zero that is a decimal are significant
Rules for determining Significant digits (5)
zeros that are located to the right of a value that is not a decimal are not significant digits
Calculations with significant Digits
Multiplying and dividing
-The value with the fewest number of significant digits, going into the calculations determines the number of significant digits
Adding & subtracting
-The value with he fewest number of decimal places, going into the calculation, determines the number of places that you should repeat in the answer
scientific notation
used to simplify very large and very small numbers
Agrodavo’s Constant/ Avagadro’s number
6.02 x 10^23
Small amounts of matter contain a very large number of atoms and are counted in quantities called…
MOLES
Formula Unit
Metal + Non-metal held together by an ionic bond
Mole equation ( to count atoms and molecules)
n= N/NA
n
Number of moles ( mol)
N
Number of atoms (at)/ molecules (molec)/ or formula units ( fu)
NA
Avogadro’s constant
Ending for atoms
atoms/mole
Endings for molecule
Molecules/mole
Ending for Formula Units
Formula Units/ mole
Molar Mass (M)
the mass in grams (g) of 1 mole of a substance and is equal to the atomic mass of an element or the molecular mass of a molecule
Molar Mass is expressed as…
** g/mol **
Calculating molar mass
The molar mass of a compound can be determined by adding the atomic masses of elements in the compound
Calculating Moles/ formula ( given the mass and given the moles)
n= m/M
n
Number of moles (mol)
m
mass
M
Molar Mass (g/mol)
This is calculated from the periodic table
Law of definite proportions
A law stating that a chemical compound always contains the same amount proportions of elements by mass
Mass Percent
The mass of an element in a compound, expressed as a percentage of the total mass of the compound
Percentage composition
The percent by mass of each element in a compound