AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

AP Chemistry unit 1 Flashcards

Terms : Hide Images
10997708865stoichiometrythe area of study that examines that quantities of substances involved in chemical reactions0
10997714163chemical reactiona process by which one or more substances are converted to other substances1
10997719173chemical equationsuse chemical formulas to symbolically represent chemical reactions2
10997753847balanced chemical equationhas an equal number of atoms of each element on each side of the arrow3
10997793751g,l,s,aqare all symbols used to designate the physical state of each reactant and product4
10997863834decomposition reactionone reactant changes to two or more products5
10997881369combustion reactioninvolves oxygen, often from air, reacting with hydrocarbons or other organic molecules containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water.6
10997927785avogadro's number6.02 X 10^23 of atoms in that element7
10997937434a molethe amount of matter that contains 6.02 X 10^23 atoms, ions, molecules, or formula units8
10997947705molar massthe mass in grams of one mole of that substance. to calculate: add the atomic mass of all the atoms in its formula9
10997970166molar road10
10998021025percentage compositionthe percentage by man contributed by each element in the compound % composition= 100 x (molar mass of element x subscript for element) / (molar mass of substance)11
10998047747empirical forumlaexpresses the simplest ratio of atoms in the formula. can be calculated from the percentage composition.12
10998056819molecular formulatells exactly how many atoms are in one molecule of the compound13
10998071957ionic compoundsoften form crystal structures called hydrates by acquiring one or more water molecules per formula unit14
10998078972stoichometrythe quantities of substances involved in chemical reactions15
10998096767limiting reactantthe reactant that is completely consumed in a chemical reaction. limits the amount of products formed16
10998103432excess reactantsome is left unreacted when the limiting reactant is completely consumed17
10998114345theoretical yieldthe quantity of product that is calculated to form18
10998119646actual yieldthe amount of product actually obtained and is usually less than the theoretical yield19
10998126129percent theoretical yieldrelated the actual to the theoretical yield percent theoretical yield= (actual yield) / (theoretical yield) x 10020
10998145546solutiona homogenous picture of two or more substances21
10998148553solventthe dissolving medium, usually the substance present in the greatest quantity in a solution22
10998153948aqueous solutionsolutions in which water is the solvent23
10998164895solutesother substances in the solution24
10998167736electrolytea substance whose aqueous solution contains ions. the solution conducts electricity because the ions are free to migrate throughout the solution25
10998180219strong electrolytesubstances that exist in solution, completely ionized. ionic compounds and some molecular compounds called strong acids are strong electrolytes26
10998194825strong acidscan react readily with metals27
10998198566strong basesdissociate completely28
10998204391weak electrolytesexist mostly as molecules in solution. molecular compounds called weak acids and weak bases are weak electrolytes.29
10998218517ionic compoundsare always strong electrolytes if they're on the chart30
10998226929nonelectrolytea substance that does not form ions in solution and its solution does not conduct electricity. usually consists of a molecular compound, which when dissolved in water, usually consists of intact, un-ionized molecules.31
10998255566precipitatean insoluble solid formed by a reaction in solution32
10998292804complete ionic equationif the soluble strong electrolytes are shown as ions write it as a complete ionic equation33
10998413576spectator ionsions that appear in identical form among both reactants and products of a complete ionic equation34
10998455138net ionic equationomits spectator ions because they do not change from reactants to products35
10998468171the cations and anions that generally DO NOT form precipitates areammonium: NH4+ sodium: Na+ potassium: K+ nitrate: NO3-36
10998485194general rules for writing net ionic equations1. write all the reactants that are indicated to be solids, liquids, or gasses 2. rewrite the formulas of the aqueous reactants, omitting the spectator ions (NH4+, Na+, K+, NO3-) 3. predict and write the product 4. if necessary, use ions to balance the mass and charge. then balance using coefficients. check to see if the charges are balanced.37
10998541012acidssubstances that ionize in quests solution to form H+ ions38
10998545703basessubstances that react with H+ ions39
10998554174strong acids and strong bases are strong electrolytesthe completely ionize in solutions40
10998727442neutralization reactionwater is usually a product. because strong-acids and bases are strong electrolytes, their ions are usually spectator ions in acid-base reactions.41
10999460821ionic compoundscontaining carbonate, sulfite, or sulfide ions produce gases when they react with acids42
10999474863metal carbonates and metal hydrogen carbonatesreact with acids to produce carbon dioxide gas and water43
10999488653oxidation-reduction reactionsalso called redox reactions are reactions that transfer electrons between reactants oxidation: losing negative charge and gaining positive charge reduction: gained negative charge and losing positive charge44
10999527819oxidationis the loss of electrons, becomes more positive45
10999537503reductionthe gain of electrons, becomes more negative46
10999587837metalsalso react with metal ions to exchange electrons47
10999816431activity seriesa list of metals arranged in order of decreasing ease of oxidation48
10999854984oxidation statealso called oxidation number. A positive or negative whole number assigned to an element in a chemical formula based on set formal rules. used to track electron transfer in redox reactions.49
10999914183a solutiona homogeneous mixture consisting of a solvent and one or more solutes50
10999927090concentrationthe amount solute dissolved in a given amount of solvent or solution51
10999943552molar concentrationalso called molarity. the number of moles of solute dissolved in a liter of solution molarity= moles of solute/volume of solution in liters52
10999993497dilutionadding water to a solution decreases the molar concentration of each substance in the solution by a factor called the dilution factor. a ratio of the original volume to the new volume old volume/new volume53
11000115769solution stoichiometryinvolved calculations that relate moles of reactants and products to the volumes of solutions of their molar concentrations.54
11000150253titrationan analytical technique used to determine the unknown concentration of a solution by reacting it with a solution of known concentration called a standard solution. Equivalence point of the titration is the only point at which the moles of a substance dissolved in the unknown solution completely react with the moles of a substance in the standard solution.55

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!