Chemistry Flashcards
(33 cards)
matter
has mass and takes up space
ground state
most stable state. state in which all electrons are at their lowest possible energy level
controlled variable
experimental conditions that remain constant
density
mass divided by volume
endothermic
energy is added to change state
boil, evaporation, melting, sublimation
exothermic
energy loss to change state
(condense, solidify, freeze, deposition
BIN MIX
breaking is endothermic-energy in
making is exothermic - energy out
atom
smallest unit of a substance that behaves like a substance, mostly empty space
energy
the ability to change or to move matter
sublimation
change of a substance from a solid directly to a gas
electrons
located on the outermost part of the neutron around the nucleus, have a negative charge, experiments with cathode rays let to the discovery of them.
atomic number
number of protons in that atom. all atoms of the same element have this.
neutron
neutral charge, found in the nucleus
proton
positive charge, found in the nucleus of an atom
mass number
number of protons plus neutrons
Dalton’s atomic theory
atoms of each element are identical in size, mass, and other properties, his theory has been expanded and modified.such as “atoms cannot be divided”
says: in chemical reactions, atoms are combined, separated, or rearranged; all matter is composed of extremely small particles called atoms, and atoms cannot be divided, created or destroyed.
dalton thought that atoms cannot be broken down further . Not apart of his theory: an atom consists of a nucleus and a cloud of electrons. df
atomic theory
atoms of the same element may have different masses
law of definite proportions
states: any two samples of KC1 have the same ratio of elements, agrees with Dalton’s atomic theory. the fact that every sample of a [articular chemical compound contains the same elements in exactly the same proportions by mass.
if two or more compounds are composed of the same two elements, then the ratio of the masses of the second element that is combined with a certain mass of the first element is always a ratio of small whole numbers.
Rutherford
in his experiment, most of the particles passes through the foil. which led him to conclude that atoms contain massive central regions that have a positive charge. Rutherford concluded that atoms were mostly empty space. identified the nucleus of the atom
dependent variable
variable that reacts to the independent date
constant
factor held constant, kept the same
independent variable
variable that is changed
physical property
observed with the senses and can be determined without destroying the object
chemical property
indicates how a substance reacts with something else. The original substance is fundamentally changed in observing this.