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What is the atomic number of an element?
Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?
What does the mass number of an atom represent?
Who discovered the electron and developed the plum pudding model?
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Which of the following statements about isotopes is correct?
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What do isotopes of an element have in common?
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Which principle states that electrons fill lower energy orbitals before higher energy ones?
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What is represented by the atomic mass of an element on the periodic table?
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According to Hund's Rule, what occurs first when filling orbitals?
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What does the law of conservation of mass state in a chemical reaction?
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What is the significance of Hund's rule in electron configuration?
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What distinguishes paramagnetic atoms from diamagnetic atoms?
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How do the quantum numbers relate to electron configuration?
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Which of the following best describes the de Broglie equation?
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What happens to an atom when it loses a valence electron?
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Which of the following statements is true about ionic bonds?
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What defines an element in the periodic table?
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What does the Law of Octaves, created by John Newlands, relate to in the periodic table?
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Which statement about ionic radii is correct?
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What generally happens to ionization energy as one moves from left to right across a period in the periodic table?
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How do the energy levels of electrons relate to their position in the periodic table?
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Which of the following correctly defines valence electrons?
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What is the primary characteristic of ionic compounds?
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How are the subscripts determined when writing the formula for an ionic compound?
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What distinguishes polar covalent bonds from nonpolar covalent bonds?
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Which of the following correctly describes a characteristic of nonpolar covalent compounds?
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What is the result of the Rutherford gold foil experiment?
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What defines an atom as an ion?
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How does the Periodic Table organize elements?
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Which statement accurately describes pure substances?
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In the context of molecular formulas, what does H2 O represent?
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Which factor influences the nature of covalent bonds between nonmetals?
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Study Notes
Atomic Structure
- Atoms are composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
- Protons are positively charged particles found in the nucleus of an atom, with a mass of 1 atomic mass unit (amu).
- Neutrons are neutral particles found in the nucleus of an atom, with a mass of 1 amu.
- Electrons are negatively charged particles located outside the nucleus of an atom and have negligible mass.
- Atomic number (Z) represents the number of protons in an atom's nucleus and defines the element.
- Mass number (A) is the sum of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus and can vary for isotopes of the same element.
Early Atomic Models
- Democritus (300s BC) proposed the concept of atoms as the smallest indivisible particles of matter.
- Dalton (early 1800s) established the solid sphere model of the atom based on his experiments with gases and pressure.
- Thomson (late 1800s) discovered electrons using a cathode ray tube and developed the plum pudding model, where electrons are embedded in a positive sphere.
- Rutherford (1909) conducted gold foil experiments and discovered the nuclear model with a small, dense, positively charged nucleus.
- Bohr (1912) modified Rutherford's model to include electron orbits around the nucleus in a planetary model.
- Millikan (1913) determined the charge of an electron using his oil drop experiment.
- Schrödinger (1926) developed the quantum model stating that electrons occupy probability regions (orbitals) around the nucleus.
Isotopes and Atomic Mass
- Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons.
- The atomic mass of an element is the weighted average of the mass numbers of its naturally occurring isotopes.
- Isotopes are often represented using hyphen notation, where the element name is followed by a hyphen and the mass number.
Electron Configuration
- Electron configuration describes the arrangement of electrons in an atom's energy levels and sublevels.
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Quantum numbers are used to define specific electron properties:
- Principal quantum number (n): describes the electron's energy level, corresponding to rows on the periodic table.
- Angular momentum quantum number (l): identifies the sublevel (s, p, d, f), with different shapes and energies.
- Magnetic quantum number (ml): specifies the orientation of an orbital within a sublevel.
- Spin quantum number (ms): indicates the electron's spin, either +1/2 or -1/2.
- Aufbau Principle: electrons fill lower energy levels before higher ones.
- Pauli Exclusion Principle: no two electrons can have the same set of four quantum numbers.
- Hund's Rule: electrons fill individual orbitals within a sublevel before pairing up in the same orbital, minimizing electron repulsion.
Chemical Reactions and the Law of Conservation of Mass
- The law of conservation of mass states that mass is neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions, only transformed.
- Chemical equations represent chemical reactions using chemical formulas and coefficients to balance the number of atoms on both sides.
- Coefficients in a balanced equation ensure that the number of each type of atom is the same on both sides, satisfying the law of conservation of mass.
Magnetic Properties of Elements
- Diamagnetic atoms have all electrons paired with opposite spins, resulting in a total spin of 0.
- Paramagnetic atoms have at least one unpaired electron, generating a net spin.
- Diamagnetic elements are weakly repelled by magnetic fields.
- Paramagnetic elements are weakly attracted by magnetic fields.
Periodic Table and Electron Configuration
- The periodic table organizes elements based on atomic number and electron configuration.
- Valence electrons are located in the outermost shell and determine an element's chemical properties.
- Electron configuration can be predicted from an element's position on the periodic table.
- Quantum numbers can help identify electron locations and properties based on the electron configuration.
Wave-Particle Duality
- De Broglie's equation demonstrated that particles can have wavelike properties, such as wavelength.
- Davisson and Germer experimentally confirmed the wave nature of electrons.
Elements, Atoms, and Molecules
- Elements are pure substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
- Atoms are the building blocks of elements and contain protons, neutrons, and electrons.
- Molecules are formed by the chemical bonding of two or more atoms.
- Ionic compounds are formed by electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions, typically metals and nonmetals.
- Covalent compounds are formed by the sharing of electrons between nonmetals.
Types of Covalent Bonds
- Polar covalent bonds occur when nonmetals share electrons unequally, resulting in a dipole moment due to a difference in electronegativity.
- Nonpolar covalent bonds occur when nonmetals share electrons equally, with a negligible electronegativity difference.
Molecular Formulas and Ionic Compounds
- Molecular formulas represent the types and quantities of atoms in a molecule.
- Ionic compound formulas follow the rule that the subscript of the cation is the same as the charge of the anion, and vice versa.
Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment
- Rutherford's gold foil experiment challenged the plum pudding model by demonstrating that atoms scatter alpha particles, indicating a dense, positively charged core (the nucleus).
- The experiment involved firing positively charged alpha particles at a thin sheet of gold foil.
- The results showed that most of the alpha particles passed straight through the foil, but some were deflected and even bounced back, leading to the discovery of the nucleus.
Atomic Structure
- The atom is mostly empty space, with a positively charged nucleus at its center.
The Periodic Table
- The periodic table organizes elements based on their number of protons.
- Johann Dobereiner developed the Law of Triads, an early attempt at organizing elements.
- John Newlands used the Law of Octaves, recognizing patterns in every eighth element.
- Dmitri Mendeleev is known as the "Father of the Periodic Table" due to his significant contributions to the modern periodic table.
- Henry Moseley's arrangement of the periodic table based on the number of protons is the most accurate and underlies the modern periodic table.
- The periodic table is arranged into horizontal rows called periods and vertical columns called groups.
- Elements are classified as metals, nonmetals, or metalloids.
- Trends in the periodic table help identify properties of elements, such as valence electrons, atomic radius, ionization energy, electronegativity, electron affinity, oxidizing nature, and metallic character.
Valence Electrons
- Valence electrons are found in the outermost energy level of an atom.
- The number of valence electrons determines an atom's properties and reactivity.
- Group number (excluding transition metals and helium) indicates the number of valence electrons.
- Energy levels correspond to period numbers for electrons in the s and p orbitals.
- d orbitals have an energy level one less than the period number, while f orbitals have an energy level two less than the period number.
- Electron configurations describe the location of electrons in an atom.
- Each energy level is represented by a number (1-7), and each orbital by a letter (s, p, d, or f).
- The position of an electron within its orbital is indicated by an exponent.
- An s orbital holds up to 2 electrons, a p orbital holds up to 6, a d orbital holds up to 10, and an f orbital holds up to 14 electrons.
Ionic Radius
- Ionic radius describes the size of an ion based on electron gain or loss.
- Atomic radius increases down a group due to more electron shells and decreases across a period due to more protons.
- Anions (negatively charged ions) have larger ionic radii than their parent atoms.
- Cations (positively charged ions) have smaller ionic radii than their parent atoms.
- Ionic radius trends generally follow atomic radius trends but are influenced by electron gain or loss, surrounding bonds, and ion spin.
Ionization Energy
- Ionization energy is the minimum energy required to remove an atom's outermost electron.
- Ionization energy increases across a period and decreases down a group.
- Ionization energy is influenced by the number of protons, electrons, and electron shells.
- More protons exert stronger attraction on electrons, increasing ionization energy.
- More electrons and shells shield valence electrons from the nucleus, decreasing ionization energy.
Electronegativity
- Electronegativity is the ability of an atom to attract and hold electrons.
- Electronegativity increases across a period and decreases down a group.
- Elements with higher electronegativity values attract electrons more easily, leading to polar bonds with unequal electron sharing.
- Elements with equal electronegativity form nonpolar bonds with equal electron sharing.
- Electronegativity difference determines bond polarity.
- Nuclear shielding and the number of electron shells can explain electron gain or loss.
- Nonmetals in living organisms have high electronegativity (greater than 2.00), forming polar or nonpolar covalent bonds.
Periodic Trends
- Diagonal relationships exist between certain elements with similar properties.
- Metallic character (reactivity) is determined by the ease of losing valence electrons.
- Metallic character decreases across a period and increases down a group.
- Boiling point trends show periodic patterns on the periodic table.
- Boiling point generally increases across a period until the middle, then decreases sharply in nonmetals.
- Metals have higher boiling points than nonmetals.
Main Group vs. Transition Metals
- Main group elements are found in groups 1, 2, and 13-18.
- Transition metals are found in groups 3-12.
- Main group elements exhibit diverse properties due to their wide range of locations on the table.
- Groups 1, 2, and 13 contain soft, shiny, silver-colored metals that conduct heat and electricity well.
- Groups 14-18 contain less shiny elements and may even include gases.
- Transition metals have partially filled d sublevels, making them unique compared to other elements.
- Transition metals are shiny, conductive, have high melting points, and exhibit paramagnetism.
Chemical Bonding
- Atoms, except noble gases, form bonds to achieve a stable octet (8 valence electrons).
- Covalent bonds involve the sharing of electrons between atoms.
- Lewis dot structures represent covalent bonds.
- Electronegativity determines the central atom in a molecule.
- Valence electrons are used to form single, double, or triple bonds to satisfy the octet rule.
- Lone pairs are non-bonding electrons, and bond pairs are bonding electrons.
Ionic Bonding
- Highly electronegative atoms tend to gain electrons, becoming negatively charged ions (anions).
- Elements with low electronegativity tend to lose electrons, becoming positively charged ions (cations).
- Ionic bonds result from electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.
Polar Covalent Bonds
- Polar covalent bonds result from unequal electron sharing due to differences in electronegativity.
- Partially positive and negative ends are designated using the Greek letter Delta.
- Polarity affects how molecules interact with each other.
Intermolecular Forces
- Bonds can be intramolecular (within a molecule) or intermolecular (between molecules).
- Hydrogen bonds are intermolecular forces between a hydrogen atom in one polar molecule and a highly electronegative atom (O, N, or F) in another polar molecule.
- Electronegativity determines the strength of hydrogen bonds.
- Hydrogen bonds play crucial roles in a variety of chemical and biological processes.
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