3. Stoichiometry Flashcards
(120 cards)
Ions
A charged particle produced by the loss/gain of electrons.
What sort of ions do metals form?
Positively charged ones.
atoms lose electrons
What sort of ions to non-metals form?
Negatively charged ones.
atoms gain electrons
Ionic Bonds
The electrostatic force of attraction between positively and negatively charged ions.
Relative Atomic Mass
The average mass of the atoms of an element compared with carbon 12.
Relative Formula Mass
The total of the relative atomic masses, added up in the ratio of the chemical formula of a substance.
Mole
The amount of substance in the relative atomic or formula mass in grams.
No of Moles =
Mass (g) / Ar or Mr
To calculate the percentage of an element in a compound:
> Work out the Mr of your compound, writing down the Ar of each element separately as you go.
Divide the Ar of your element by the total Mr of the compound.
x 100
To find an empirical formula:
> Divide the amount of each element by its Ar.
Put what you get into a ratio.
Divide all of them by the smallest no. in the ratio.
Make a formula.
Total Mass of Products =
Total Mass of Reactants
Aqueous Solutions
Mixture made by adding a soluble substance to water.
Litmus + Acid
Red
Litmus + Alkali
Blue
Percentage yield of a chemical reaction =
amount of product produced/ maximum amount of product possible (x100)
Why might a percentage yield be less than it should be?
> Reaction might be reversible
May have given unexpected products in alternative reactions.
Some might be lost whilst handling apparatus.
Lost during separation from reaction mixture.
What is relative atomic mass (Ar)?
average mass of naturally occurring atoms of an element on a scale where the 12C atom has a mass of exactly 12 units
What is relative molecular mass? (Mr)
sum of the relative atomic masses
What is relative formula mass?
Relative molecular mass for ionic compounds
How can solution concentrations be expressed?
mol/dm3 or g/dm3
Moles =
Concentration x Volume
What is a mole?
the number of particles which is equal to the number of atoms in 12g of carbon 12
What is Avogadro’s constant? (3)
number of particles / atoms / ions / molecules in one mole of a substance
the number of particles / molecules in 24dm3 of a gas at RTP
What is the number of particles in 24 dm3 of a gas at RTP?
6 to 6.0^23 × 10^23 atoms (Avogadro’s constant)