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Chemistry Review Flashcards

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What are organisms composed of?

Matter

What is matter?

Anything that takes up space and has mass. It is made up of elements.

What is an element?

A substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical reactions.

What is a compound?

<p>A substance consisting of two or more elements in a fixed ratio, with characteristics that differ from those of its elements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What elements make up 96% of living matter?

<p>Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does each element consist of?

<p>Unique atoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an atom?

<p>The smallest unit of matter that still retains the properties of an element.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are atoms composed of?

<p>Subatomic particles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three relevant subatomic particles?

<p>Neutrons, protons, and electrons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the charges for neutrons, protons, and electrons?

<p>Neutrons have no electrical charge, protons have a positive charge, and electrons have a negative charge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are the neutrons, protons, and electrons located?

<p>Neutrons and protons are found in the atomic nucleus, while electrons form a cloud around the nucleus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are neutron mass and proton mass measured in?

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

What is an element's atomic number?

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

What is an element's mass number?

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

What is atomic mass?

<p>The atom's total mass, can be approximated by the mass number.</p> Signup and view all the answers

All atoms of an element have the same number of protons but may differ in the number of what?

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

What are isotopes?

<p>Two atoms of an element that differ in the number of neutrons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of energy?

<p>The capacity to cause change.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is potential energy?

<p>The energy that matter has because of its location or structure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an energy level or electron shell?

<p>An electron's state of potential energy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the chemical behavior of an atom?

<p>The distribution of electrons in the electron shell, mostly determined by the valence electrons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are valence electrons?

<p>Those in the outermost shell or valence shell.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a covalent bond?

<p>The sharing of a pair of valence electrons by two atoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a molecule?

<p>Two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a structural formula?

<p>The notation used to represent atoms and bonding.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a compound?

<p>A combination of two or more different elements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is electronegativity?

<p>An atom's attraction for the electrons in covalent bonds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a nonpolar covalent bond?

<p>The atoms share the electrons equally.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a polar covalent bond?

<p>One atom is more electronegative and does not share the electrons equally.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are ionic bonds?

<p>An attraction between an anion and a cation, where atoms sometimes strip electrons from their bonding partners.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an ion?

<p>A charged atom or molecule.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a cation?

<p>A positively charged ion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an anion?

<p>A negatively charged ion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Is a covalent bond a strong bond?

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

What are weak chemical bonds?

<p>Hydrogen bonds and ionic bonds, hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions, van der Waals forces.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are hydrogen bonds?

<p>A hydrogen atom covalently bonded to one electronegative atom is also attracted to another electronegative atom.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Composition of Organisms

  • Organisms are composed of matter.

Matter Defined

  • Matter is anything that occupies space and possesses mass, formed from elements.

Elements

  • An element is a pure substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances through chemical reactions.

Compounds

  • Compounds consist of two or more elements bonded together in a constant ratio, exhibiting unique characteristics compared to their elemental components.

Elements in Living Matter

  • Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen constitute 96% of living matter.

Atoms

  • Each element is comprised of unique atoms, which are the smallest units of matter retaining elemental properties.

Atomic Structure

  • Atoms consist of subatomic particles: neutrons, protons, and electrons.

Subatomic Particles

  • Neutrons carry no electrical charge, protons are positively charged, and electrons hold a negative charge.
  • Neutrons and protons reside within the atomic nucleus, while electrons form a surrounding cloud.

Atomic Measurements

  • Neutrons and protons' mass is measured in daltons.
  • Atomic number refers to the number of protons in an atom's nucleus.
  • Mass number is the total of protons and neutrons within the nucleus.
  • Atomic mass approximates an atom's total mass and often correlates with the mass number.

Isotopes

  • Atoms of the same element may vary in neutron count, leading to the formation of isotopes.

Energy Concepts

  • Energy is defined as the capacity to cause change.
  • Potential energy is the energy possessed by matter due to its position or structure, particularly the varying potential energy levels of electrons.

Electron Configuration

  • Electron shells represent the potential energy states of electrons.
  • Chemical behavior of atoms is dictated by electron distribution, especially valence electrons, found in the outermost shell.

Chemical Bonds

  • Valence electrons are located in the outermost shell.
  • Covalent bonds involve sharing pairs of valence electrons between atoms, enhancing each atom's valence configuration.
  • Molecules are formed from two or more atoms linked by covalent bonds; single bonds share one pair, while double bonds share two pairs of valence electrons.

Bonding Notation

  • Structural formulas notation represents atomic connections and bonding patterns.

Electronegativity

  • Electronegativity measures an atom's pull on shared electrons within covalent bonds; higher electronegativity indicates a stronger attraction.

Types of Bonds

  • Nonpolar covalent bonds have equal sharing of electrons, while polar covalent bonds involve unequal sharing due to differing electronegativities.
  • Ionic bonds occur through attraction between anions (negatively charged ions) and cations (positively charged ions), often involving electron transfer.

Ionic and Covalent Bonds

  • Covalent bonds are considered strong chemical bonds, while weak chemical bonds include hydrogen bonds, ionic interactions, and van der Waals forces.

Hydrogen Bonds

  • Hydrogen bonds form between a hydrogen atom covalently bonded to an electronegative atom and another electronegative atom.

Additional Weak Bonds

  • Further weak bonds include hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions, alongside van der Waals forces, which arise from transient molecular interactions.

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