Chemistry Flashcards

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1
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study of composition,structure and properties of matter and the changes they undergo

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chemistry

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2
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state of matter

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solid,liquid,gas,plasma,bose-einstein condensate

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3
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building blocks of matter

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atom
molecule
element
compound

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4
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is anything that occupies space (volume) and has mass

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matter

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5
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atom may gain or lose electrons to form electrically charged species called?

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ions

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6
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the smallest unit of an element

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molecule

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7
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are attractive forces that holds atom together in compound

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chemical bonds

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8
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result from the attraction of nuclei for electrons

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bond

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9
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3 types of chemical bonds

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metallic bonds
ionic bonds
covalent bonds

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10
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have the same electronegativity

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nonpolar covalent Bonds

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11
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has two different electronegativity values

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polar covalent bonds

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12
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simplest ratio

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formula unit

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13
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the bonding between metals must account
for the typical physical properties associated with metals:

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metallic bonds

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14
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  • formed by the transfer of one or more electrons from
    one atom to another
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ionic bonds

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15
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Bonds between 2 or more nonmetals
- formed when two nuclei share
electrons, rather than transfer them from
one atom to another.

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covalennts bonds

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16
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charged atom

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charged group of atoms

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POLYATOMIC ION

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The number charge (including zero) assigned to an atom is called

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oxidation number

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transfer of electrons

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sharing of electrons

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covalent bond

21
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overlap of orbitals

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metallic bond

21
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can be determined from
an atom’s electron configuration and the
position of elements in the periodic table

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valence electron

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Electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom are known as

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valence electrons

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Valence comes
from the Latin word

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valentia means ‘‘capacity’’

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represent the valence electrons in his teaching of chemical bonding.
lewis dot
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Useful in explaining the chemical bonding in molecules or ions.
lewis dot structure
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Generally each atom needs
8 ve
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Generally each atom needs eight electrons in its valence shell (except
hyrogen 2 boron 6
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have the most unpaired electrons.
central atoms
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have the fewest unpaired electrons.
terminal atoms
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1.7 or greater
ionic
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less than 1.7
covalent
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0-0.3
non polar covalent
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0.4 - 1.6
polar covalent
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greater than or equal to 1.7
ionic
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gain electron
cation
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lose electron
anion