Chem/Phys Flashcards
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Solid–> Liquid –> Gas
Enthalpy and entropy pattern
enthalpy increases (least to most heat energy)
entropy increases
surfactant
reduces surface tension and total force resisting expansion
decreases work required to expand lungs
electrons in smaller orbitals
held more tightly to nucleus
harder to eject, higher energy
energy of electron orbit
En= RH/n^2
RH= rydberg constant = 1x10^7 m^-1
n
energy level
higher= more energy
l
azimuthal/angular momentum
Approximate geometric shape of the orbital
l=n-1
ml
magnetic quantum number (spatial orientation)
ml=-l…,0,…,+l
ms
spin quantum number (spin orientation)
ms= -1/2 or +1/2
electrons within same orbital
are paired and have opposite spins
Rutherford
gold foil experiment which showed the atom is actually a ton of empty space with a small positively charged
The bohr model
there is a small dense nucleus surrounded by orbiting electrons in different levels (shells) with discrete quanta (essentially energy packets) between them.
The heisenberg uncertainty principle
as we know more about momentum of a particle the less you know about its position and vice versa.
during decay…
isotopes are formed, but the atomic mass does NOT change
gamma rays
weightless packs of energy with no charge
electronegativity trend
most at top right
atomic radius trend
most at bottom left
Polarizability trend
largest on the bottom left (polarizability increases in larger atoms)
affinity chromatography
separates molecules based on interactions with stationary phase
column has a high affinity for protein of interest
SDS Page
binds anionic detergent to a polypeptide chain
SDS denatures and imparts even charges per mass unit so fractionation occurs by size alone
increased length of chromatography column
enhanced resolution
reactivity of SN1 mechanism
tertiary (most stable and most favored) > secondary > primary
react faster in polar protic solvents
first order with respect to the electrophile (prenyl bromide) and zero order with respect to the nucleophile (methanol)
SN1 steps
2 step reaction
1. leaving group dissociates and leaves behind unstable carbocation (slow/rate determining)
2. Nu- attacks carbocation + produce even mix of enantiomers (racemic)
Sn2 steps
- Nu- displaces leaving group through a backside attack
R/S becomes inverted
Central C will have 5 substituents
If the electrophile in an SN2 reaction is a chiral center, its stereochemistry will always be inverted by the reaction
Reactivity of SN2
primary favored– steric hinderance is limiting
favors polar, aprotic solvents (acetone/DMSO)