FINALAMENTE – Flashcards
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Unlock answers| nitric acid | 
| HNO3 | 
| phosphoric acid | 
| H3PO4 | 
| Hydrogen Sulfate Ion | 
| HSO4- | 
| lactic acid | 
| C3H6O3 | 
| Acetic acid | 
| CH3COOH | 
| Carbonic acid | 
| H2CO3 | 
| Boric acid | 
| H3BO3 | 
| hydrocyanic acid | 
| HCN | 
| Sodium Hydroxide | 
NaOH 
 
 
 (base)  | 
| Ammonia | 
NH3 
 (base)  | 
| 1KWh = how many kJ; how many MJ? | 
| 3600 kJ; 3.6 MJ | 
| what is a calorie? | 
| the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 g of water by 1° C/K | 
| 1 cal = | 
| 4.184 J | 
| BOYLE'S LAW def | 
| Pressure and volume are inversely proportional, when the temperature and # moles are constant | 
| BOYLE'S LAW | 
| P1V1=P2V2= nRT at constant temp. | 
| CHARLE'S LAW def | 
| Volume and temp. are directly proportional when the pressure and number of moles are constant | 
| CHARLE'S LAW | 
| V1/T1 = V2/T2 = nR/P at constant pressure | 
| AVAGADRO's LAW def | 
| equal volumes of gas at the same temp. and pressure contain the same # of molecules | 
AVAGADRO's LAW  | 
| V1/n1 = V2/n2 = RT/P | 
| STP | 
| T=273° K; P=1atm | 
| standard molar volume | 
| 22.4 L | 
| ideal gas law | 
| PV= nRT | 
| ethanol | 
| C2H5OH | 
| Ionic bond | 
| metal + nonmetal; transfer of e's takes place | 
| Covalent bond | 
| sharing of electrons;;uses prefixes | 
| Phosphate | 
| PO43- | 
| Nitrate | 
| NO3- | 
| Kinetic Molecular Theory | 
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| Intermolecular bonds in order of strength | 
Hydrogen Dipole-dipole Dispersion  | 
| Intensive | 
| the amount does not matter, ex: temp | 
| Extensive | 
| the amount matters, ex: mass | 
| hydrogen bonds | 
| btwn H and strongly electroneg. atoms (O,N,F) | 
| dipole-dipole bonds | 
| btwn any 2 polarm molecules | 
| physical property | 
| properties that can be observed without changing the nature of the substance (ie: tasting an apple) | 
| dispersion/london forces | 
nonpolar but temporary delocalization of electrons;; although weak, many of them, keep liquid/solid together  | 
| Anode | 
| positively charged electrode where oxidation occurs; | 
| Cathode | 
| negatively charged electrode where reductions occurs | 
| Ions: def/types | 
atom(s) that carry a charge ; ANIONS: negative CATIONS:positive  | 
| Dalton's postulates | 
all elements are made of small indivisable particles:atoms 
 all atoms have almost identical (chemical) properties 
 atoms combine in whole number ratios to form compounds 
 atoms can't be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction  | 
| prefixes | 
| 1:mono, 2:di, 3:tri, 4:;tetra, 5:penta, 6:hexa, 7:hepta, 8:;octa, 9:nona, 10:deca | 
| When oxidation occurs, energy is usually________. | 
| released | 
| OIL-RIG | 
Oxidation: electons/energy is lost ; Reduction: electrons/energy is gained  | 
| For reactions with oxygen, oxygen is always... | 
| reduced | 
| OXIDATION | 
;electrons LOST; hydrogen atoms lost; gain of oxygen atoms  | 
| A reducing agent is... | 
| a compound that gets oxidized | 
| atomic # is the _______ | 
| # of protons OR #electrons | 
| How were electrons discovered? | 
| Crookes tubes- produced streams called cathode rays. | 
| Group 1 | 
| Alkali metals | 
| Group 2 | 
| Alkali earth metals (soapy) | 
| Group 6A | 
| Chalogens (most stable on earth) | 
| Group 7A | 
| Halogens (salt generators) | 
| SI units for mass | 
grams; kg=1000g;; ; mg=1/1000 g ; ;g=1/106 g ; ng= 1/109 g ; pg= 1/1012 g  | 
| Reduction | 
the addition of hydrogen to a substance; ; the gain of electrons  | 
| Some catalysts used when hydrogen is added to a compound | 
Pd (palladium) Ni (nickel) Pt (platinum)  | 
| Acids are... | 
| proton donors. | 
| Bases are... | 
| proton acceptors. | 
| Weak acids produce... | 
a relatively small fraction of the maximum number of possible hydronium ions.  | 
| Period v.s. Group | 
period = Row, across, in the periodic table. ; group = verticle grouping, columns  | 
| Sig.figs | 
Leading zeroes are NOT sig. ; Trailing zeroes after the decimal point ARE. ; Internal zeroes ARE. ; Whole numbers ending in zeroes are ambiguous; solved by placing a . or converting to scientific notation  | 
| Exact numbers | 
| no uncertainty; infinate # of significant figures | 
| xRAYs | 
Alpha = 2+ positive; 4g ; Beta= 1- negative; 1/2000 g ; Gamma= neutral; no mass  | 
| isotopes def. | 
atoms with the same number of protons, but different number of neutrons ; ; (same place on periodic table)  | 
| Ground state; Realxation | 
ground state: when the electrons stay close to nucleus ; ; relaxation: after excitation, the electrons come close again; energy is given back during this state  | 
| How do you find the # possible electrons per orbit level? | 
2n2 ; n being the orbit level  | 
| When electrons jump from a higher to lower orbit, | 
| there is an emission of light. | 
| Ag is... | 
| Silver; always 1+ | 
| Zinc always has a charge of | 
| 2+ | 
| Naming covalent compounds | 
Most Metallic element is first (CO2) ; Oxygen is always last. ; Use prefixes! ; ends in -ide.  | 
| Guessing polarity based on electronegativity scale | 
NONpolar: difference is ; 0.5 ; polar: 0.5 ; difference ;2 ; ionic: if difference is ; 2 ; ; the higher the EN#, the more love for electrons; the higher EN is the neg. end and the lower is the + end.  | 
| carbonate | 
| CO32- | 
| Lewis formulas (HONC) | 
hydrogen has 1 bond oxygen has 2 bonds nitrogen has 3 carbon has 4 ; if there are several atoms the least electronegative will be in the cener (except H) ; distribute to peripheral e's first, then central  | 
| free radical | 
| have odd # of electrons; very reactive | 
| electron geometry v.s. molecular shape | 
each pair of e's = an electron set *a double bond counts as 1 set ; ; E.G refers to central atom, bonding; nonbinding ; M.S. refers to bonded atoms ; 3Dshape  | 
| electron domain | 
| 1 pair of electrons, bonding or nonbinding; could be a;double bond; a triple bond | 
| Avagadro's # | 
| 6.022 x 1023 atoms | 
| Molar mass v.s. formula mass | 
molar mass is in g/mol 
 formula (molecular) mass is in amu  | 
| Stoichiometry | 
In balenced chemical equations: A,B, and C are equivalent 
 A+B =C 
 A/B is an ex: the stoichiometric factor  | 
| temperature | 
measure of kinetic energy of atoms and molecules INSIDE an object 
 kelvin is the SI unit. K° = C° + 273°  | 
| Exothermic | 
| heat is produced; hot to the touch | 
| Endothermic | 
| Heat is required for the process; feels cold to the touch | 
| photovoltaic energy is derived from | 
| the sun; solar converted to electrical energy | 
| intRAmolecular forces v.s. intERmolecular | 
A. what keeps atoms together in molecules; covalent and ionic bonds 
 B. what keeps molecules together  | 
| electrolytes | 
solutions of ionic substances that conduc electricity 
 
 if dissociation is complete: they're strong electrolytes if dissociation is partial: they're weak electrolytes if no dissociation, they're NONelectrolytes ; not all ionic substances are soluble ; not all soluble substances are electrolytes  | 
| ion-dipole interaction | 
| in solutions of polar solvent + ionic solute, the STRONG force between the dipoles of solvent and the ions | 
| ANHYDRIDES | 
react with water to form acids/bases ; metal oxides are basic anhydrides nonmetal oxides are acidic anhydrides  | 
| How are antioxidants recuding agents? | 
| They prevent the oxidation of other* molecules in the body by being oxidized themselves. | 
| convert grams --> mol | 
| divide by molar mass | 
| mol --> grams | 
| multiply by molar mass |