Week 2 Flashcards
Atomic Mass
A relative comparison system using the carbon-12 isotope to assign a relative mass value to atoms
Who assigned atomic mass?
Dalton
How many atomic mass units does carbon-12 have?
12u (or Da)
1 atomic mass unit =
1/2 mass of the carbon-12 isotope
1 amu in grams =
1.67 x 10*-24g
Define percentage composition
Describes the quantities of elements or compounds that comprise a body of matter. Based on percentage by mass.
% composition formula
% composition =
(mass of component/total mass of the whole) x 100
Average atomic mass composition %
sum of:
(% composition/100) x atomic mass of each isotope
Stoichiometry
The ratio of chemicals in a substance
Define mole
a unit used to relate the atomic mass units to gram quantity masses. It is the number of atoms in a gram equivalent to 6.022 x 10*23 atoms (based on atomic or molecular mass)
Avogardo’s number
mass in grams numerically equal to an element’s atomic mass that contains 6.02 x 10*23 atoms
Number of particles =
number of moles x avogardo’s number
how is Avogardo’s number derived?
equal to the number of atoms present in 12 grams of carbon-12
Define molar mass (element)
Mass in grams numerically equivalent to the atomic mass (mass number)
Define molar mass (compound)
Mass in grams numerically equivalent to the formula mass (add up the atomic masses of the elements in the compound)
Equation to find # moles in a substance
mass of substance/molecular mass
Elements that can be found naturally in their elemental atomic states
- non-reactive metals
- inert (noble) gases
- oxygen and nitrogen
Define compounds
when elements exist in definite combinations with one or more atoms by sharing electrons
Are compounds man-made or natural?
Both
Types of compounds
- molecules (discrete)
- ionic compounds (infinite lattice)
- covalent bonds (infinite lattice)
What are molecules
- compound with at least two atoms
- held together by chemical forces
- smallest representative unit of a pure substance
types of molecules
- monatomic
- diatomic
- polyatomic
monatomic molecules
- molecule made up of one type of atom
diatomic molecules
- molecule made up of 2 types of atoms
polyatomic molecules
- molecule made up of more than 2 types of atoms
- make up the vast majority of molecules