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What is a chemical property?

Indicates how a substance reacts with something else, matter will be changed into a new substance after the reaction.

Which of the following are examples of chemical properties? (Select all that apply)

  • Flammability (correct)
  • Color
  • Reactivity with acids (correct)
  • Boiling point
  • Density
  • Which of the following is a pure substance?

  • Sand
  • Air
  • Sugar (correct)
  • Salt water
  • Which of the following is a mixture?

    <p>Salt water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a homogenous mixture?

    <p>Composed of a uniform composition of particles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a solvent?

    <p>Substance in which another substance is dissolved.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a compound?

    <p>A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the process of decanting.

    <p>Used to separate liquids from solids that have settled; carefully pour off the liquid to leave solids behind.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the process of filtration.

    <p>Used to separate a liquid from a solid; solid remains in the filter paper and the liquid goes through the paper into the beaker.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a soluble solid?

    <p>Salt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are significant figures?

    <p>A prescribed decimal place that determines the amount of rounding off to be done based on the precision of the measurement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the rules for significant figures?

    <ol> <li>All nonzero digits are significant. 2. Zeros between nonzero digits are significant. 3. Zeros that are to the right of the decimal and to the right of a nonzero digit are significant.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the rule for adding and subtracting significant figures?

    <p>Round to the least number of decimal places.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the rule for multiplying and dividing significant figures?

    <p>Round to the least number of significant figures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the steps involved in dimensional analysis?

    <ol> <li>Write the given (number and unit from the equation). 2. Draw a conversion factor and write units where they belong. 3. Fill in equivalence ratios. 4. Cross off units. 5. Solve.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the rules for scientific notation?

    <p>If the number is positive, the decimal moves to the RIGHT. If the number is negative, the decimal moves to the LEFT.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    List the SI base units for mass, length, volume, time, and temperature.

    <p>Mass - g, length - m, volume - L, time - s, temperature - K.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    List the SI prefixes for kilo, hecto, deca, base unit, deci, centi, and milli.

    <p>kilo (1000), hecto (100), deca (10), Base unit (1), deci (.1), centi (.01), milli (.001).</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the density equation?

    <p>Density = mass/volume.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the percent error equation?

    <p>Percent error = |Theoretical - Experimental|/Theoretical x 100.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is accuracy?

    <p>A description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is precision?

    <p>How close a group of measurements are to each other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a proton?

    <p>A subatomic particle that has a positive charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an electron?

    <p>A subatomic particle that has a negative charge and found outside the nucleus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nucleus?

    <p>Small, dense central portion of the atom that is made up of protons and neutrons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the atomic number?

    <p>The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the mass number?

    <p>The sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are isotopes?

    <p>Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the isotope symbol written?

    <p>Mass number/atomic number Element (22/10 Ne)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe Thompson's Cathode Ray experiment.

    <p>Used cathode ray to see how magnet field affected rays; passing an electric current makes a beam appear to move from the negative to the positive end, moving pieces are negative. Negative side of magnet repelled and positive side attracted. Concluded that atoms contain subatomic particles meaning they are divisible.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe Ernest Rutherford's Gold Foil experiment.

    <p>Thought mass was evenly distributed in the atom. Shot a beam at gold foil; most alpha particles went through, while some deflected, and others bounced back. Determined that the atom is mostly empty space and the mass is in the middle, the nucleus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe Bohr's model of the hydrogen atom.

    <p>Structural model in which an electron moves around the nucleus only in circular orbits, each with a specific allowed radius; the orbiting electron does not normally emit electromagnetic radiation, but does so when changing from one orbit to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are energy levels?

    <p>Surround the nucleus and contain electrons (nucleus - protons and neutrons, 1st level - 2 electrons, 2nd level - 8 electrons, 3rd level - 8 electrons).</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is absorption of energy?

    <p>The total transfer of energy from a photon to the atoms of matter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ground state?

    <p>The lowest energy state of an atom; gives off energy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the excited state?

    <p>A state in which an atom has higher potential energy than it has in its ground state; absorbed energy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which color has the longest wavelength and lowest energy?

    <p>Red</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which color has the shortest wavelength and highest energy?

    <p>Violet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is frequency?

    <p>How many wave peaks pass a certain point per given time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the speed of light?

    <p>3.00 x 10^8 m/s.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the quantum mechanical model.

    <p>Based on probability of finding electrons within certain regions of space.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are orbitals?

    <p>Regions around the nucleus in which a given electron or electron pair is likely to be found.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the types of orbitals?

    <p>s shell: roughly spherical, can hold 2 electrons per energy level p shell: like a snowman's bottom half, can hold 6 electrons per energy level d shell: long balloons connected at the center, can hold 10 electrons per energy level f shell: similar to d-shell, only more complicated, can hold 14 electrons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is shortcut configuration?

    <p>Ex: Chlorine 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^5= [Ne] 3s^2 3p^5</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the arrangement of elements on the periodic table.

    <p>Elements on the modern periodic table are arranged in order of increasing atomic number. John Newlands: arranged elements according to physical and chemical properties, and in order of increasing atomic mass; created the law of octaves which is all elements in a given row had similar properties and this pattern repeated every eight elements. Dmitri Mendeleev: Organized the known 63 elements in vertical columns according to properties; found two interesting things with this 1. Gaps 2. Elements did not necessarily fit according to atomic mass. Henry Moseley: spectral lines correlated to atomic number; led to current organization of the PT according to increasing atomic number.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are valence electrons?

    <p>The electrons in the outermost shell (main energy level) of an atom; these are the electrons involved in forming bonds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the properties of hydrogen.

    <p>Reacts with almost everything. Has one valence electron. Ends in <strong>s1</strong>. Col. 1.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the properties of alkali metals.

    <p>Soft, highly reactive, combine with most nonmetals, 1 valence electron, low density.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the properties of alkaline earth metals.

    <p>Shiny solids, harder, less reactive and higher melting point than alkali metals, not found in nature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the properties of transition metals.

    <p>Less reactive then groups 1 and 2, good conductors of heat and electricity, ductile and malleable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the properties of noble gases.

    <p>Full outer shell, very stable, low reactivity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the properties of lanthanides.

    <p>They are shiny and are similar to the alkaline earth metals in terms of reactiveness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a Lewis Dot Structure?

    <p>Diagram showing the number of valence electrons as paired and unpaired dots around an element.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the difference between metals and nonmetals.

    <p>Metals make up 3/4 of elements, mostly shiny at room temp, conduct heat and electricity, malleable, ductile. Nonmetals are gases, brittle solids at room temp, poor conductors of heat and electricity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Coulombic attraction?

    <p>The force of attraction between positive and negative charges, distance changes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the trend of atomic radius.

    <p>Increases down a group, decreases across a period.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the trend of ionization energy.

    <p>Decreases from top to bottom in a group; increases from left to right in a period.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the trend of electronegativity.

    <p>Decreases from top to bottom in a group; increases from left to right in a period.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the octet rule?

    <p>Atoms gain or lose electrons to obtain 8 in the outer shell.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an ionic bond?

    <p>Formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another, metal and nonmetal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the properties of ionic compounds.

    <p>Solids at room temperature, Giant ionic lattice = huge continuous regular structure, Do not conduct electricity when solids, Conduct electricity when liquid state, Ions can carry a charge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the properties of covalent compounds.

    <p>Low melting point, low boiling point, never conducts electricity, nonmetals, similar electronegativity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the properties of metallic bonds.

    <p>Malleability, ductility, hardness, high electrical conductivity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a crystal lattice?

    <p>A 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is lattice energy?

    <p>A measure of the energy contained in the crystal lattice of a compound, equal to the energy that would be released if the component ions were formed/broken.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    As the charge increases, lattice energy...

    <p>increases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    As the distance between ions increases, lattice energy...

    <p>decreases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do atoms bond to form compounds?

    <p>To reach a stable arrangement of valence electrons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a ternary ionic compound?

    <p>An ionic compound composed of three different elements, typically involving one type of cation and one type of anion, where at least one of these ions is a polyatomic ion, meaning it consists of multiple atoms with a charge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is VSEPR theory?

    <p>Valence-shell electron-pair repulsion theory; because electron pairs repel, molecules adjust their shapes so that valence electron pairs are as far apart as possible.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a polar covalent bond?

    <p>A covalent bond between atoms that differ in electronegativity. The shared electrons are pulled closer to the more electronegative atom, making it slightly negative and the other atom slightly positive.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the VSEPR model?

    <p>Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion model, which is based on an arrangement that minimizes the repulsion of shared and unshared pairs of electrons around the central atom.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Chemical Properties

    • Describe how a substance reacts with other substances, causing a change into a new substance.
    • Examples include flammability, gas evolution, energy release/absorption, and solution formation.

    Physical Properties

    • Characteristics determined without changing the substance's composition.
    • Examples include density, color, hardness, state changes, arrangement, and speed.

    Pure Substances

    • Matter with definite chemical and physical properties, chemically combined.
    • Examples are elements and compounds.

    Mixtures

    • Two or more substances not chemically combined; separable by physical means.
    • Examples include salt water and coffee.

    Homogenous Mixtures (Solutions)

    • Mixtures with uniform composition throughout.

    Solvent

    • The substance in which another substance is dissolved.

    Solute

    • The substance that is dissolved.

    Heterogeneous Mixtures

    • Mixtures with non-uniform composition; components not evenly distributed.

    Compound

    • A substance made of two or more different elements bonded chemically.

    Element

    • A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances.

    Decanting

    • Separating liquids from settled solids by carefully pouring off the liquid.

    Filtration

    • Separating a liquid from a solid by allowing the liquid to pass through a filter, leaving the solid behind.

    Evaporation

    • Separating a soluble solid from a liquid by heating the solution, causing the liquid to evaporate and leaving the solid.

    Distillation

    • Separating liquids in a solution based on differences in boiling points by heating the solution, collecting the vaporized liquid as it condenses.

    Soluble

    • Capable of being dissolved.

    Significant Figures

    • Digits in a measurement that convey precision. Rules guide determining significant figures in a calculation.

    Significant Figure Rules

    • All non-zero digits are significant.
    • Zeros between non-zero digits are significant.
    • Zeros to the right of the decimal and to the right of a non-zero are significant.

    Adding/Subtracting Significant Figures

    • Round the result to the least number of decimal places among the numbers being added or subtracted.

    Multiplying/Dividing Significant Figures

    • Round the result to the least number of significant figures among the numbers being multiplied or divided.

    Dimensional Analysis Steps

    • Write given value and units.
    • Draw conversion factor and place units appropriately.
    • Write equivalence ratios filling in known relationships.
    • Cross out units.
    • Solve for the desired value.

    Scientific Notation Rules

    • Positive exponent moves decimal right.
    • Negative exponent moves decimal left.

    SI Base Units

    • Mass (g), Length (m), Volume (L), Time (s), Temperature (K).

    SI Prefixes

    • kilo (1000), hecto (100), deca (10), base (1), deci (.1), centi (.01), milli (.001)

    Density Equation

    • Density = mass/volume

    Percent Error Equation

    • Percent error = | theoretical value - experimental value | / theoretical value x 100

    Accuracy

    • How close a measurement is to the true value.

    Precision

    • How close a group of measurements are to each other.

    Proton

    • Positively charged subatomic particle in the atom's nucleus.

    Neutron

    • Neutrally charged subatomic particle in the atom's nucleus.

    Electron

    • Negatively charged subatomic particle found outside the nucleus.

    Nucleus

    • Dense, central core of an atom containing protons and neutrons.

    Atomic Number

    • Number of protons in an atom's nucleus; defines the element.

    Mass Number

    • Sum of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus.

    Isotopes

    • Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons.

    Isotope Symbol

    • Mass Number/Atomic Number Element (example: 22/10 Ne).

    Thomson's Cathode Ray Experiment

    • Demonstrated that atoms are divisible, containing subatomic particles (electrons).

    Rutherford Gold Foil Experiment

    • Revealed that atoms are mostly empty space with a dense, positively charged nucleus.

    Bohr's Model of the Hydrogen Atom

    • Electrons orbit the nucleus in specific, fixed energy levels.

    Energy Levels (Shells)

    • Regions surrounding the nucleus where electrons are likely to be found in specific energy states.

    Emission of Energy

    • Electron fall to lower energy levels releasing photons.

    Absorption of Energy

    • Electrons absorb photons to move to higher energy levels.

    Ground State

    • Lowest energy level of an atom.

    Excited State

    • Higher energy level of an atom than its ground state.

    Light Color Relationships

    • Red: longest wavelength, lowest energy; Violet: shortest wavelength, highest energy.

    Frequency

    • Number of wave peaks passing a point per unit time.

    Speed of Light

    • 3.00 x 10^8 m/s.

    Quantum Mechanical Model

    • Model describing electron behavior based on probability; electrons are not in fixed paths but rather exist in orbitals.

    Orbitals/Shells

    • Regions of space where an electron is likely to be found.

    s, p, d, f Orbitals

    • Different shapes of electron orbitals with varying electron holding capacities.

    Shortcut Electron Configuration

    • Abbreviated notation using noble gas core.

    Periodic Table Arrangement

    • Arrangement by increasing atomic number. Discoverers contributed to the periodic table arrangement in different ways.

    Period

    • Horizontal row of elements in the periodic table.

    Groups/Families

    • Vertical columns of elements in the periodic table with similar properties.

    Valence Electrons

    • Electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom involved in bonding.

    Hydrogen Properties

    • Reacts readily with many elements. One valence electron.

    Alkali Metals Properties

    • Soft, highly reactive, low density. One valence electron.

    Alkaline Earth Metals Properties

    • Harder, less reactive, higher melting points than alkali metals.

    Transition Metals Properties

    • Less reactive than groups 1 and 2, good conductors.

    Halogens Properties

    • Highly reactive nonmetals forming salts.

    Noble Gases Properties

    • Inert, full outer electron shell. Low reactivity.

    Lanthanides Properties

    • Shiny, similar reactivity to alkaline earth metals.

    Actinides Properties

    • Radioactive, highly reactive.

    Lewis Dot Structures

    • Diagrams showing valence electrons (dots) surrounding atoms.

    Metals and Nonmetals Properties

    • Metals: lustrous, good conductors, malleable, ductile.
    • Nonmetals: poor conductors, brittle.

    Coulombic Attraction

    • Force of attraction between opposite charges in an ionic compound.

    Atomic Radius Trend

    • Increases down a group, decreases across a period.

    Ionic Radius Trend

    • Decreases across a period, increases down a group.

    Ionization Energy Trend

    • Decreases down a group, increases across a period.

    Electronegativity Trend

    • Decreases down a group, increases across a period.

    Octet Rule

    • Atoms tend to gain, lose, or share electrons to achieve a full outer electron shell (8 electrons).

    Ionic Bond

    • Bond formed by transfer of electrons between a metal and a nonmetal.

    Ionic Compounds Properties

    • Solid at room temperature, giant ionic lattice. Do not conduct electricity as solids, but conduct in liquid state.

    Covalent Compounds Properties

    • Low melting and boiling points. Do not conduct electricity.

    Metallic Bonds Properties

    • Malleable, ductile, hard, good electrical conductivity, high melting points.

    Crystal Lattice

    • 3D geometric arrangement of atoms, molecules, or ions within a crystal.

    Lattice Energy

    • Energy needed to separate the ions in an ionic compound into gaseous ions.

    Lattice Energy and Charge

    • Lattice energy increases as ion charge increases.

    Lattice Energy and Distance

    • Lattice energy decreases as ion distance (between ions) increases.

    Bonding and Compounds

    • Atoms bond to achieve stable electron configurations and lower energy levels.

    Ternary Ionic Compounds

    • Ionic compounds composed of three different elements; often involving a cation and a polyatomic anion.

    VSEPR Theory

    • Valence-shell electron-pair repulsion theory; electron pairs repel maximizing distance.

    Polar Covalent Bond

    • Unequal sharing of electrons in a covalent bond due to differences in electronegativity.

    Nonpolar Covalent Bond

    • Equal sharing of electrons in a covalent bond.

    VSEPR Model

    • Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion model used to predict molecular shapes.

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