atomic structure and bonding structure Flashcards
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4 key features of chemical reaction
measurable energy change
no atoms are created or destroyed
at least 1 new substance is created
compunds are broken up or formed
Crystallisation
Crystallisation separates solutions into their different parts: dissolved solids (solutes) and liquids (solvents).
Crystallisation is performed by heating the mixture so that the solvent evaporates.
Eventually, crystals of the solute (dissolved solids) will form.
We can collect the solvent (liquid) by condensing it as it evaporates.
filtration
Filtration separates mixtures that contain insoluble (can’t dissolve) solids and liquids (which are soluble).
Filtration is performed by pouring the mixture through filter paper:
The insoluble solid is trapped by the filter paper.
The liquid runs through the filter paper and is collected below.
chromatagraphy
Chromatography separates solutions with a number of different solutes (solids) in the solvent (liquid).
Place a drop of the solution to be separated near the bottom of a piece of chromatography paper. Dip the very bottom of the paper into a suitable solvent. The solvent (liquid) moves up the paper and carries the solutes (solids) in the solution with it.
Different solutes (solids) move at different speeds, so they separate on the paper.
Fractional distillation
Separates lots of liquids with different boiling points.
The mixture is slowly heated until the liquid with the lowest boiling point boils and then condenses.
Then we increase temperature slowly to collect (boil then condense) the other fractions.
Simple distillation
Separates 2 liquids with different boiling points.
The mixture is heated until the liquid with the lower boiling point starts to boil.
The vapour released passes through a condenser, where the gas cools back into a liquid.
Simple distillation can also separate a solute from a solvent, when the solvent has a lower boiling point than the solute.
Thomson’s plum pudding model
In 1897, an English physicist called J. J. Thomson discovered electrons.
Thomson modelled the atom as a ‘plum pudding’ - a ball of positive charge (dough), with negatively charged electrons (currants in pudding) mixed in with the ‘dough’.
Rutherford’s nuclear mode
n 1909, Ernest Rutherford discovered that alpha particles could bounce back off atoms.
Rutherford concluded that an atom’s mass is concentrated in the atom’s centre. This was called the “nucleus” and it contained positively charged particles called protons.
The modern model
Niels Bohr discovered that electrons orbit (fly around) the nucleus at fixed distances.
In 1932, James Chadwick discovered that some particles in the nucleus have no charge at all. He called them neutrons.
what determines element
the number of protons
what is an isotope
isotopes are different forms of the same elemnt taht have the same number of protons
how to calculate the relative atomic mass
sum of (isotope abundance x isotope mass) / sum of abundance of all isotopes (100)
difference between molecule and compund
compunds are 2 or more different elements held togheter by chemcial bonds
molecules 2 or more atoms held togheter by chemical bonds
what are mixtures
2 or more substance not chemically combined togheter
easily separate ( physical method)
different substances havent reacted
Describe how you would carry out the process of crystallisation.
First, pour the solution into an evaporating dish and heat it using a Bunsen burner.
Stop heating it when crystals start to form (‘point of crystallisation’) and allow it to cool down.
Then either leave it to allow the rest of the water to evaporate, or filter out the crystals using filter paper and a funnel. Lastly, dry the crystals in a warm oven.
When Democritus first conceived of atomic theory, around 500 BC, how did he describe atoms?
The smallest possible unit of matter
Small spheres
Separated from each other by empty space
How Rutherford developed the nuclear model
In Rutherford’s experiments, alpha particles were fired at a thin sheet of gold foil.
Most particles passed through, but some were deflected off course.
This caused him to hypothesise that there was a dense region of positive charge at the centre of the atom that repelled the alpha particles.
As a result he developed the nuclear model of the atom, in which there was a central positive nucleus, surround by negative electrons.
how much electrons can eah shell hold
The shell closest to the nucleus can hold 2 electrons, whereas the outer ones can hold up to 8 electrons.
properties of metals
metallic bonding, malleable
conductors
high melting point
shiny
sonorous
properties of non-metals
lower densities
brittle
dull in colour
low meltiing and boiling points
properties of transition metals
all typical metal properties +
con form more than one ion
catlyst
what are properties of alkaline metals-
soft
low density
low melting point
they are much more reactive
tehy get more reactive as they go down
their melting and boiling points decrease as they go down
they are 1+ ion
how does alkaline reacts with water
they usually react vigorously and produce metal hydroxide + hydrogen gas
Explain why the reactivity of group 1 metals increases as you go down the group.
The reactivity of group 1 elements increases as you go down the group because the atoms become larger, which means that the outer electron becomes further from the nucleus.
This in turn means that the electrostatic attraction between the positive nucleus and the outer negative electron decreases in strength.
As a result the outer electron will be lost more easily, and so the element will be more reactive.