Atomic Structure And The Periodic Table Flashcards
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What are all substances made out of
Atoms
What is a compound
A substance that consists of two or more different elements and are chemically combined into a fixed position
What is a reactant
The substances that react together in a chemical reaction
What is a product
The substances made in a chemical reaction
What do state symbols show
State symbols show the physical state of a substance in a reaction
What are the 4 state symbols
Solid (s)
Liquid (l)
Gas (g)
Aqueous (aq) - dissolved in water
What are ions
Charged particles are formed when atoms, groups of atoms lose or gain electrons.
How can substances in a mixture be seperated
Filtration
What is a mixture and what does this mean?
A mixture contains two or more elements or compounds that are not chemically combined.
. The chemical properties of each substance stay the same
. The substances can be separated from one another by physical processes.
Separating mixtures- No chemical reactions happen when a mixture is separated so…
No new substances are formed.
What is filtration and give an example.
A separation method that can separate an insoluble substance from a liquid, gas or solution.
Example: separating water from sand.
Why can sand be filtered from a mixture of sand and salt solution
Sand doesn’t dissolve in water. Its particles are too large to pass through the microscopic holes in the filter paper. The dissolved salt particles are small enough to pass through together with the water particles.
What is crystallisation
A separation method which separates a solid solution from a solution
What is solubility
The mass of a solute in a saturated solution at a given temperature
What is a saturated solution in terms of solubility
When no more solute will dissolve in a given volume of solvent.
What is a soluble substance
A substance is soluble if it dissolves in certain fluids
What is a solvent
A substance, usually liquid, which is capable of dissolving one of several substances
What is a solution
A mixture of one or more solutes dissolved in a solvent.
What is an insoluble substance
A substance (solid) that will not dissolve in a solvent even after mixing.
What equipment is needed for filtration
Beaker, filter paper, filter funnel, the mixture.
What equipment is needed for crystallization
Evaporating basin, beaker, gauze mat, tripod, heat resistant mat, heat source
The solubility of most substances increases as the…
Temperature increases.
Explain the crystallisation method.
- Put the solution into an evaporating basin and heat over a boiling water bath. The solution becomes more concentrated as the water in the solution evaporates.
- Stop heating before all the water has evaporated. Crystals form as the solution cools down.
- Leave the evaporating basin with its contents aside for a few days, such as a windowsill. Remove the crystals and gently pat them dry with a paper towel or filter paper.
Crystallisation- Why is a boiling water bath used instead of heating directly with a bunsen burner?
A boiling water bath heats the solution more gently and this reduces the chances of hot solids or liquids jumping out of the evaporating basin which would be unsafe.