chemistry Flashcards

1
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diameter of nucleus vs atom

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1/20000

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2
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electron to proton size

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1/1837

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3
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radius of nucleus/radius of atom

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nucleus/27000

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4
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cathodes

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reduces cations
cations are postitve
cathodes are negatiove

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5
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anodes

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oxides anodes
anodes are postitve
anions are negatives

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6
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Fractional Distillation

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Crude Oil is a mixture of lots and lots of hydrocarbons. We use fractional distillation to separate them from one another.
The heavier a compound (ie: the more carbons it has), the higher its boiling point. That means that as you go up the fractional distillation column, and as the temperature decreases, the heavier compounds leave the column first (towards the bottom of the column where the temperature is highest), and the really light compounds leave the column towards the top where the temperature is lower.
The majority of hydrocarbons in crude oil are alkanes (which we’ll go over in the next topic), with just a few alkenes (in the topic after that).

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7
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Properties Of Fractions

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Boiling Point - We’ve already mentioned that the heavier compounds have higher boiling points.

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8
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Volatility -

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The volatility of a compound is its propensity to evaporate at a given temperature. The heavier compounds are less volatile.

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9
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Flammability -

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The smaller compounds are more flammable. This is because it’s easier for Oxygen molecules to react with smaller compounds than bigger ones.

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10
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Viscosity -

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The heavier compounds are more viscous. This makes intuitive sense - we can imagine bigger, heavier compounds being thicker in their liquid form than smaller ones.

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11
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Burning Hydrocarbons

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When you burn a hydrocarbon properly (complete combustion), you should get Carbon Dioxide and Water (and energy).
When you burn a hydrocarbon not-properly (incomplete combustion), you get a mixture of carbon, carbon dioxide, water and carbon monoxide. Carbon Monoxide (CO) is very bad for you and will kill you if you inhale too much of it [1]
Because combustion produces energy, hydrocarbons are often used as fuels. Of course, this produces lots of CO2 which is bad for the environment.

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12
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alkene test

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bromine test

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13
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alkenes undergo

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electrophillic reactions

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14
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alkenes attract

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electrophiles

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15
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alkens are technolically

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Alcohols have the -OH functional group, and the suffix -ol.
The first three (the ones shown above) have similar properties.
They’re flammable, and so they’re used as fuels that burn to produce CO2 and H2O.
They dissolve in water to form neutral solutions.
They react with Sodium to form Alkoxides (functional group -ONa).
They can be used as solvents to dissolve other things

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16
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alcohols

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Carboxylic acids react with carbonates to produce a salt, CO2 and water.
Eg: Sodium Carbonate + Ethanoic Acid –> Sodium Ethanoate + CO2 + H2O
Eg: Calcium Carbonate + Propanoic Acid –> Calcium Propanoate + CO2 + H2O
Carboxylic acids dissolve in water to produce weak acids. [1]
Carboxylic acids are used to make soaps and detergents.

17
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reactionsn

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Acid + Metal -> Salt + Hydrogen
Acid + Metal Hydroxide -> Salt + Water
Acid + Metal Oxide -> Salt + Water
Acid + Metal Carbonate -> Salt + Water + Carbon Dioxide

18
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reactivity

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Potassium
Sodium
Calcium
Magnesium
Aluminium
CARBON
Zinc
Iron
Tin
Lead
HYDROGEN
Copper
Silver
Gold
Platinum
19
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how to remember reactivity

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Please stop calling me a cute zebra, I like her call (me) smart goat.

20
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carbon and metals

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Metals higher than Carbon are extracted by electrolysis of molten compounds (similarly, more on electrolysis in that tutorial). This is far more expensive. It is also crucial to remember that in electrolysis, the less reactive cation will be reduced at the cathode. So, in an aqueous solution of Zn(NO3)2, where there are both Zn2+ and H+ ions, the more reactive Zinc ions will prefer to stay in their ionic state, whilst the less reactive H+ ions will gain electrons and be released as H2 gas.

21
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what are acids

A

h+

22
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bases

A

oh-

h + acceptors

23
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d. chlorine

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– damp blue litmus paper turns red and then is bleached (paper turns
white)

24
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hydrogen –

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explodes with a ‘squeaky pop’ when a burning splint is held at the open end of a test tube

25
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c. carbon dioxide

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– limewater turns cloudy when shaken with the gas

26
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b. oxygen –

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relights a glowing splint

27
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a. Al

3+, Ca2+ and Mg2+

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each form a white precipitate.

28
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b. Cu2+

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forms a blue precipitate.

29
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c. Fe2+

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forms a green precipitate.

30
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d. Fe3+

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forms a brown precipitate.

31
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flame tests

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Li (crimson red), Na (yellow-orange), K (lilac), Ca (red-orange), Cu (green)

32
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anhydrous copper(II) sulfate

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(colour change from white to blue)

33
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a. carbonates –

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using a dilute acid

34
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b. halides –

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using an aqueous solution of silver nitrate in the presence of dilute
nitric acid (chlorides form a white precipitate; bromides form a cream precipitate;
iodides form a yellow precipitate)

35
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c. sulfates –

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using an aqueous solution of barium chloride in the presence of dilute
hydrochloric acid