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unit 3 vocab Flashcards

1
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pressure

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the amount of force per unit area. F/A

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barometer

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an evacuated glass tube, the tip of which is submerged in a pool of mercury. used to measure pressure

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3
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torr

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a millimeter of mercury (Hg)

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manometer

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u-shaped tube containing a dense liquid, usually mercury. used to measure the pressure of a sample relative to atmospheric pressure

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5
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boyle’s law

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volume is proportional to 1 divided by pressure

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charles’ law

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volume is proportional to temperature

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avogadro’s law

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volume is proportional to number of moles

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ideal gas law

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PV=nRT

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ideal gas

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hypothetical gas that exactly follows the ideal gas law

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10
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molar volume of an ideal gas at STP

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22.4 L

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STP

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standard temperature and pressure

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partial pressure

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the pressure due to any individual component in a gas mixture (Pn)

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mole fraction

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the number of moles of a component in a mixture divided by the total number of moles in the mixture

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14
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vapor pressure

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the partial pressure of water vapor in a gas from the gas collection process after a chemical reaction

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15
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dalton’s law

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the total pressure of a gas mixture is the sum of the partial pressures of its components

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16
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kinetic molecular theory

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  1. particles are negligibly small in volume but have mass
  2. the average kinetic energy of a particle is proportional to the temperature in kelvins, atom’s motion is due to thermal energy
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kinetic molecular theory

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  1. particles are negligibly small in volume but have mass
  2. the average kinetic energy of a particle is proportional to the temperature in kelvins, atom’s motion is due to thermal energy
  3. when particles collide, there’s no loss of energy
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18
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mean free path

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the average distance that a molecule travels in between collisions. increases as pressure decreases

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diffusion

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the process by which gas molecules spread out in response to a concentration gradient. influenced by the root mean square velocity

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effusion

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the process by which a gas escapes from a container into a vacuum through a small hole

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21
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graham’s law of effusion

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rate A/rate B = square root of MB/MA

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amorphous

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a solid in which the atoms don’t have an sort of long-range order

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miscibility

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a liquid’s ability to mix without separating into two states

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24
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surface tension

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the energy required to increase the surface area of a liquid by a unit amount. decreases as intermolecular forces decrease

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viscosity

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a measure of the resistance of a liquid to flow. increases with molar mass

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26
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poise (P)

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unit used to measure viscosity, 1g/cm*s

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27
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capillary action

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the ability of a liquid to flow against gravity up a narrow tube due to adhesive and cohesive forces

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cohesive forces

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attraction between molecules in a liquid. wants to hold together

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adhesive forces

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attraction between molecules and the surface of the tube. wants to spread out

30
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volatile

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vaporizes easily

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sublimation

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solid -> gas

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vaporization

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liquid-> gas

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melting/fusion

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solid-> liquid

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deposition

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gas -> solid

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condensation

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gas -> liquid

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freezing

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liquid -> solid

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supercooling

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when a liquid is cooled below the freezing point but remains liquid

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boiling point

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temperature where the vapor pressure of a liquid exceeds external pressure

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normal boiling point

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temperature when the vapor pressure equals 1atm

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critical temperature (Tc)

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temperature where a liquid can’t exist, regardless of pressure

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critical pressure (Pc)

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pressure required to bring about a transition to a liquid at Tc

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heat of fusion

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the amount of heat required to melt 1 mol of a solid

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heat of sublimation

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amount of heat required to sublime 1 mol of a solid to gas. sum of heat of fusion + heat of vaporization

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phase diagram

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a map of the state or phase of a substance as a function of pressure (y axis) and temp (x axis)

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triple point

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unique set of conditions where all three phases of a substance are equally stable and in equilibrium

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solution

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homogeneous mixture of two substances

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solvent

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majority component of a solution

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solubility

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amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of solvent

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entropy

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a measure of the energy randomization or energy dispersal in a system

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miscible

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the ability of two or more substances to be soluble in each other in all proportions

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enthalpy of solution

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the enthalpy change associated with the formation of a solution

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heat of hydration

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the energy change that occurs when 1 mol of gaseous solute ions is dissolved in water

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semipermeable membrane

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membrane that selectively allows some things to permeate but not others

54
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osmotic pressure

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pressure required to stop osmotic flow

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dynamic equilibrium

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the point at which the rate of the reverse reaction or process equals the rate of the forward reaction or process

56
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saturated solution

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solution in which the dissolved solute is in dynamic equilibrium with any undissolved solute

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unsaturated solution

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solution with less than the equilibrium amount of solute

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supersaturated solution

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unstable solution with more than the equilibrium amount of solute dissolved

59
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recrystallization

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common way to purify a solid

60
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dilute solution

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contains a very small amount of solute vs. solvent

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molarity (M)

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moles of solute per L of solution

62
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molality (m)

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moles of solute per kg of solvent

63
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colligative property

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a property that depends on the amount of solute but not the type

64
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vapor pressure lowering

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the change in vapor pressure that occurs in pure substances upon addition of a solute. directly proportional to the mole fraction of the solute

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ideal solution

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solute and solvent follow Raoult’s Law at all concentrations

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freezing point depression

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effect of a solute that causes a solution to have a lower melting point than the pure solvent

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boiling point elevation

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effect of a solute that causes a solution to have a higher boiling point than the pure solvent

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osmosis

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flow of a solvent of of lower solute concentration to a solution of higher solute concentration

69
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van’t hoff factor

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ratio of moles of particles in a solution to moles of formula units dissolved

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colloidal dispersion (colloid)

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a mixture in which a dispersed substance is finely dived but not truly dissolved in a dispersing medium. ex. fog, smoke, milk

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