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4737723216protonsdetermines element0
4737723509nuetronsdetermines isotope1
4737723950neutrons+protons (protons+neutrons)equation to find mass number2
47377262876.022x10^23mole quantity3
4737729059moles=grams/molar massequation to convert between grams and moles4
4737729398gram per moletechnically the same as an AMU5
4737730936Moles=PV/RTequation to calculate the number of moles in a gas, with pressure in atm and volume in liters and temperature in kelvins, (R is the gas constant)6
47377978830.0821 L atm/mol kgas constant (R)7
473779917222.4 litersat STP one mole always occupies this many liters8
4737801213moles=liters/(22.4L.mol)equation to convert volume of gas to number of moles at STP9
4737802385moles/liters of solutionmolarity equation10
4739890483# of atomsxrelative atomic mass/total massequation to calculate percent composition11
4739893387empirical formulathe simplest ratio of elements in a compound12
4739893388molecular formulathe actual formula for a substance13
4739906308divide each mole value by lowest valuehow do you correctly retrieve the empirical formula from moles for a substance14
47399118070.1you may round within this value when dividing moles by moles to give a ratio to an empirical formula15
4739914827divide compounds molar mass by empirical formulas molar masshow do you retrieve the molecular formula of a given compound with a molar mass (using the empirical formula)16
4739915820multiply each atoms relative atomic mass by # of atoms then add them togetherhow do you retrieve the molar mass of a compound from it's formula17
4739916929quantizedelectrons possess this property, which allows them to be in different energy states, however not between those states18
4739917556potential energythis quantity increases as an electron increases in distance from the nucleus19
4739917834Aufbau principlewhen building up the electron configuration of an atom, electrons are placed in orbitals, subshells, and shells in order of increasing energy20
4739919111Pauli Exclusion principletwo electrons which share an orbital cannot have the same spin, with one clockwise, and the other counterclockwise21
4739919585Hund's Rulewhen an electron is added to a sub shell, it will always occupy an empty orbital if one is available, and pair up if no empty orbitals are avilable22
4739928668coulombs lawstates that the amount of energy that an electron has depends on it's distance form the nucleus of an atom23
4739929609E=k(+q)(-q)/rcoulombs law equation with k as coulombs constant, +q as the magnitude of the positive charge, -q that of the negative, and r as the distance between charges24
4739936061morethe greater the charge of the nucleus (are therefore, electrons) the ____ energy an electron will have25
4741528629removal energybinding energy, will always be positive, energy it takes to remove an electron from an atom26
4741529746quantizedMax Planck figured out that all electromagnetic energy is this, that's, for a given frequency of radiation (or light), all possible energies are multiples of a certain unit of energy, called a quantum27
4741533106small specific stepsaccording to Max Planck's quantum theory, energy changers do not occur smoothly but rather in ______28
4741536520electromagnetic energywhen atoms absorb energy in this form, electrons jump to higher energy levels, and when electrons drop down to lower energy levels, they release this29
4741537643Neils Bohrused quantum theory to predict that electrons orbit the neucleas at specific, fixed radii which each orbital represented on the periodic table as periods30
4743728880ΔE=hv=hc/λrelationship between change in energy level (ΔE) and the electromagnetic radiation absorbed or emitted with v as frequency, h as planck's constant, c as the speed of light, and λ as wavelength31
4743728881Samethe energy levels of electrons in a particular atom are always the ___ for that atom, meaning atoms can be identified by their radiation spectra32
4743728882c=λvequation which assists electromagnetic radiation and energy equation, relates speed of light to wavelength and frequency, so that λ and v are inverse33
4743728883Higher, shorter____ frequencies and ____ wavelengths lead to more energy34
4743728884Ionization energythe amount of electromagnetic radiation that would prove too much for the various binding energies of an electron of the atom and allow it to be ejected35
4743728885Binding energy + kinetic energyIncoming Radiation energy equals this, so that all excess energy which does not go into breaking the electron free is converted into K.E for the ejected electron36
4743728886Furtherelectrons which were originally ___ from the nucleus require less energy to eject, and thus will be moving faster37
4743728887Photoelectron spectra (PES)graphs the amount of ionization energy for all ejected electrons, with relative # of ejected electrons as the y axis and the binding energy as the x, which decreases going from left to right38
4743728888DecreasesIn a Photoelectron spectra, the x axis (binding energies) ____ going from left to right39
4743728889Noble gasa shorthand notation for electron configurations of elements is to place the symbol of the previous periods ___ and then filling in the rest with the remaining upper energy levels40
4743728890John Daltonpresented basic ideas about atoms, such as as there are many kinds, which are classified as elements, and these combine to form compounds which contain elemental ratios, and that atoms are never created or destroyed in chemical reactions41
4743728891Robert Millikanwas able to calculate the charge on a an electron by examining the behavior of charged oil drops in an electric field42
4743728892Closer, morethe ____ an electron to the nucleus, the more strongly it is attracted, and the ___ protons in that nucleus, the stronger those electrons are attracted43
4743728893Shieldingterm which describes how electrons are repelled by the electrons surrounding another atom, making the valence electrons of the atom less attracted to that atom's nucleus44
4743728894Smallercations are generally ____ than atoms45
4743728895Largeranions are generally _____ than atoms46
4743728896Greaterthe second ionization energy is ____ than the first ionization energy47
4751384881Stable, lower energy stateAtoms engage in chemical reactions in order to reach a more _______48
4751384882Electrostatic attractionswhat holds together ionic solids, occurs between ions next to each other in a lattice structure49
4751384883Solid, highany substance held together by ionic bonds will usually be a ____ at room temps. And will have very ___ melting and boiling points50
4751384884Greater chargethis in ionic bonds leads to higher melting points51
4751384885Smaller ionsif charges are the same for 2 ionic bonds, then this must be considered, so that the one with this property has the higher melting point52
4751384886Coulombic attractionsmaller ions have greater ______, so their melting points are much higher53
4751384887Strongerthrough both charges and size, which ever ionic compound has ____ bonds will have higher melting points54
4751384888Localized, liquidin an ionic solid, electrons are ____ around an atom, making them poor conductors, however in the _____ phase, they can conduct electricity because their ions are free to move, even when retaining the original property55
4751384889Interstitial alloyan alloy which the metals have 2 vastly different radii56
4751384890Substitutional alloyalloy formed of 2 similar radii metals,57
4751384891Brass, substituted___ is a good example of substitutional alloy, since the atoms of zinc are _____ for some copper atoms to create the alloy58
4751384892Steel, interstices___ is a good example of an interstitial alloy, for the carbons occupy the _____ between the iron atoms59
4751384893Longest, leastsingle bonds have one sigma bond and a bond order of one, with the ____ bond length and ___ bond energy60
4751384894Sigma, pibonds first start with one ___ bond, like a single bond, then each additional bond adds a ___ bond61
4751384895Network solidsatoms held together by a lattice of covalent bonds, visualized as one big molecule, and are very HARD and have very HIGH melting and boiling points62
4751384896Poorsince electrons are localized in a network solid, they are very _____ conductors of electricity63
4751384897Carbon, siliconmost network solids are compounds of ___ and ___ because they both have 4 valence electrons, allowing them to form many covalent bonds64
4751384898Dopinga process when an impurity is added to an existing lattice65
4751384899Three valence electrons, attractwhen doping silicon, some silicon atoms are replaced by atoms with ______, creating missing bonds which _____ other electrons, increasing conductivity66
4751384900P-dopingex. When doping silicon, so that silicon atoms are replaced by 3 valence (in general, less electrons) electron atoms, creating missing bonds which positively charge the lattice and allow electrons to fill in the holes, which when they move, leave the holes again, causing a chain reaction, named for "positively charged holes"67
4751384901N-dopingex. When doping silicon, so that silicon atoms are replaced by 5 valence (in general, more electrons) electron atoms, creating extra valence electrons which negatively charge the lattice, and create excess electrons which can move around the lattice, "negatively charge electrons"68
4751384902Semiconductorsilicon serves as this when doped with other elements69
4751384903dipolea pair of equal and oppositely charged or magnetized poles separated by a distance.70
4751384904Negative dipole, positive dipolein terms of polarity, the more electronegative element receives a _____, while the less electronegative atom gets a ____71
4751384905Negative dipolethe element which attracts electrons more in an covalent bond gets this dipole72
4751384906Dipole movementthe polarity of a molecule is measured by this, so the more of this, the more polar a molecule73
4751384907Greater, greaterthe ___ hte charge at the ends of the dipole and the ___ the distance between the charges, the greater the value of the dipole moment74
4751384908Intermolecular forcesmust be broken for covalent substances to phase change, though molecular bonds are not actually broken, just those between molecules75
4751384909Ionic substancesin contrast to covalent substances, these substances do break bonds when phase changing76
4751384910Dipole-dipole forcesoccur between polar molecules, so that the positive end of one polar molecule is attracted to the negative end of another polar molecule77
4751384911Polarity, dipole movementmolecules with greater ____ will have greater dipole-dipole attraction, so molecules with ___ tend to have higher melting and boiling points78
4751384912Weak, lowdipole-dipole attractions are relatively ___, and these substances boil at very __ temperatures79
4751384913Gases or liquidsmost dipole-dipole substances are these phases at room temperature due to low melting points80
4751384914Hydrogen Bondsmuch stronger than normal dipole-dipole forces because it when this occurs, the element gives up its lone electron, creating virtually no shielding to the naked nucleus81
4751384915Higherhydrogen bonds have ___ melting and boiling points than most intermolecular forces substances82
4751384916London dispersion forcesoccur between all molecules, very weak interactions that occur due to random electron movement, so that for a few seconds, a nonpolar molecule may have all electrons on one side, creating a fleeting polarity, and weak dipole83
4751384917More electronsmolecules with _____ will experience greater london dispersion forces84
4751384918Higher, weakerthough substances that experience greater london dispersion forces with more electrons will have ____ boiling and melting points, overall they are even ____ than dipole-dipole forces, and will melt and boil at even lower temperatures85
4751384919Gasthe state of matter london-dispersion force substances usually exist within at room temperature86
4751384920Hydrogen Bonds, Non-hydrogen bond permanent dipoles, London dispersion forces (larger the better)how is bond strength ordered according to the IMF ranking87
4751384921Covalent, ionicthe melting and boiling points of ____ substances are almost always lower than that of _____ substances88
4751384922Metallic bonding, network covalent bonding_____,which is usually monoatomic tend to be extremely strong and possess high melting points, though ____ are the STRONGEST form of bonding that exist, with extremely high melting points89
4751384923Weak, london dispersion forcessolid particles packed closely, gases spread out, or in other words, substances with ___ intermolecular forces, such as _________ are usually gases at room temp90
4751384924Liquids, watersubstances with strong intermolecular forces, such as hydrogen bonds, tend to be ______ at room type, like ______91
4751384925ionic, solid_____ do not experience intermolecular forces, their phase instead determined by their bonds, which are significantly stronger than intermolecular forces of covalent molecules, allowing them to be usually ____ at room temp92
4751384926Direct, higherthere is a ___ relationship between temperature and vapor pressure, the ___ the temperature of the liquid, the more able the molecules are to breaking free into vapor93
4751384927Intermolecular forces, strongerif two liquids are at the same temperature, vapor pressure is then dependent primarily on ______, with the ___ those forces are, the less likely the molecules are to escape that liquid, making the vapor pressure lower94
4751384928Resonance formsthe same molecular compound, but with a different location for the double bond95
4751384929# of individual bonds /# of bondshow to calculate bond order, with # of total bonds as all bonds, so that double bonds are 2 and single 196
4751384930Boronanother exception to the octet rule with a stability at 6 ELECTRONS97
475138493112the maximum amount of electrons an element can hold when exceeding the octet rule98
4751384932n=3any element from this period AND GREATER can have expanded octets, though none from the lower level (C, N, O etc.)99
4751384933Dthe subshell available to some molecules so that an element can expand from the 8 electron count, why some noble gases can form bonds100
4751384934Formal chargeused to decide which form of the lewis structure is more likely101
4751384935Valence electrons-assigned (lewis) electronshow to calculate formal charge102
4751384936Fewer, formal chargeif the charge of both molecules are the same, the ___ # of ATOMS there are with actual ____ is the more likely structure103
4751384937Overall chargethe formal charge for polyatomic atoms should equal the_____104
4751384938VSEPR model (Valence shell electron-pair repulsion model)what is used to predict the geometries of molecules so that electron pairs are as far apart as possible105
4751384939Bonds count as one (one) (1)for each atom holding the bond when calculating formal charge, how much does a bond count as?106
4751384940Sp, linearif the central atom has 2 electron pairs, then it has _____ hybridization and it's basic shape is _____107
4751384941Sp^2, trigonal planarif the central atom has 3 electron pairs, then it has _____ hybridization and it's basic shape is _____108
4751384942Double, triple, lone electron pairs___ and ___ bonds are treated the same in single bonds for geometry, though these have slightly more repulsive strength and will occupy more space, though ____ have more repulsive strength than bonding pairs, causing even more reduced bond angles109
4751384943sp^3, tetrahedralif the central atom has 4 electron pairs, then it has _____ hybridization and it's basic shape is _____110
4751384944109.5 degreesTetrahedral bond angles with no lone pairs111
4751384945120 degreestrigonal planar bond angles with no lone pairs112
4751384946dsp^3, trigonal bipyramidalif the central atom has 5 electron pairs, then it has _____ hybridization and it's basic shape is ____113
4751384947Horizontal, verticalin trigonal bipyramidal shapes, place lone pairs in axial or ___ position, and in octahedral, place the lone pairs in equatorial or ___ position114
4751384948d^2sp^3, octahedralif the central atom has 6 electron pairs, then it has _____ hybridization and it's basic shape is _____115
4751384949Absolute temperaturethe Kinetic Energy of an ideal gas is directly proportional to its ____, with the greater this is, the greater the average KE of the gas molecules116
4751384950JoulesKE is measured in what?117
4751384951Same, identityIf several different gases are present in a sample at a given temp, all gases will have the ____ kinetic energy, that is, the KE of gas depends on the absolute temperature, and not the ___ of the gas118
4751384952Forces of attractionthere are none of these between gas molecules in an ideal gas119
4751384953Losing any energygas molecules are in constant motion, colliding with each other and the walls of their container without ___________120
4751384954Maxwell-Boltzmann diagramshows the range of velocities for molecules of a gas, velocity (m/s) as x axis, and # of molecules as y121
4751384955Rangesgases at greater temperatures have greater ____ for velocity122
4751384956SmallerGases with ______ mass need to have greater velocities in order to have kinetic energy identical with the other gases of equal temperature on a Maxwell Boltzmann diagram, so these mass type gases will have greater velocity ranges than those of the opposite mass123
4751384957PV=nRTIdeal gas equation, with P as pressure, V is volume, n as # of moles, and T as ab. Temp.124
4751384958Rvariable which stands for the gas constant125
4751384959Increases, increasesIf V is constant, as P ______, T increases, as T _____, P increases (IGE)126
4751384960Inversely, decreasesWith T constant, P and V are ___ related, so that as P increases, V ____ and vice versa (IGE)127
4751384961Increases, increasesIf Pressure is constant, as temp increases, V ____ and as V increases, T ____ (IGE)128
4751384962Dalton's Lawthe total pressure of a mixture of gases is just the sum of all partial pressures of individual gases129
4751384963Proportional, 25%the partial pressure of a gas is ___ to the # of moles, so if 25 % of the mixture is helium, the the partial pressure due to helium will be ____130
4751384964Pa=P(total)(Xa), Xa=moles of gas A/total moles of gaspartial pressure equation and Xa equation131
4751384965Largerthe actual volume of a gas under nonideal equations will be ___ than the predicted volume of the IGE132
4751384966Stick, smaller (stick, lesser)when gas molecules ___ together due to intermolecular forces becoming significant, there are fewer particles bouncing around, so that the real pressure is ___ than the predicted IGE pressure133
4751384967MM=D(RT)/PIGE shifted equation which allows you to find molar mass given density134
4751384968molarityexpresses concentration of a solution in terms of volume, most widely used unit of concentration135
4751384969Bracketsif the chemical symbol is in ___ on the test, that means they are talking about MOLARITY136
4751384970Mole fractiongives the fraction of moles of a given substance S out of the total moles present in a sample137
4751384971Xsmole fraction symbol138
4751384972Moles of substance s/ total # of moles in solutionmole fraction Xs equals this expression139
4751384973Like dissolves likerule relating polarity to solute to solvent dissolving matchmaking140
4751384974MoreThe ___ ions present in an ionic compound, the greater the conductivity of that compound will be when the ions are dissociated141
4751384975Chromatographythe separation of a mixture by passing it in solution through a medium in which the components of the solution move that different rates142
4751384976PolarThe more ___ the substance is, the more it will move up the paper strip in ink chromatography as water is _____, and this property attracts ____ substances143
4751384977Red, blueusually, ____ is the pigment which travels the furthest up the sheet, meaning that this pigment was the most polar, while the ____ stayed put or travelled very little, since it was the least polar144
4751384978Rf (retention factor)measures the distance the ink traveled along the paper145
4751384979Rf=distance traveled by solute/distance traveled by solvent frontequation for retention factor146
4751384980Strongerthe ____ the attraction between the solute and solvent front, the larger the Rf value would be147
4751384981Redin the black, red, yellow, blue example, which color had the highest Rf value148
4751384982Reversedin the case of a nonpolar solvent, the results of a polar solvent would be ____, with blue travelling the farthest and red the least149
4751384983Column chromatographya column is packed with a stationary substance, then the solution to be separated is injected into the bottom, where it adheres to the stationary phase, then another solution is injected which passes through the stationary phase, attracted the separated substance with varying degrees, with the more attracting substances leaving faster150
4751384984Eluentthe solution which attracts the analyte to pass through the stationary phase, is the substance that 1) apsses through the stationary phase and 2) comes after the analyte151
4751384985Analytethe substance which is to be separated, is attracted by eluent to pass through, the more attracted components of this will flow faster through, 1) first to be injected and 2) AT THE BEGINNING adheres to the stationary phase152
4751384986Condensera piece of glassware with a smaller tube running through a larger tube with hose connections on it, allowing water to run through, inner tube cooled, but not outer tube153
4837526852lone electron pairsthese can take the place of bonded atoms in hybridization strucutres154

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