CHM 2045 - Final Flashcards
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Most of the volume of an atom is empty space, throughout which are dispersed _________.
electrons
Cathode ray tubes were used in the discovery of ________.
electrons
The law of conservation of mass states that in a chemical reaction, matter is never ….?
created nor destroyed
Most of an atom’s mass and all of its positive charge are contained in the atom’s _______.
nucleus
Nonmetals tend to gain electrons to form _______.
anions
The number of ______ in an atom defines its identity.
protons
The percentage of a particular isotope of an atom found in a natural sample of that element is called the _______ ________.
natural abundance
______ are good conductors of heat and electricity, often shiny, ductile, malleable, and tend to lose electrons when undergoing a chemical change.
Metals
One of the postulates of John Dalton’s atomic theory is that each element is composed of tiny, indestructible particles called _____.
atoms
______ are positively charged ions.
Cations
Avogadro’s number is the number of atoms contained in exactly 12g of ______-__.
carbon-12
The average mass of a molecule is the _______ _____.
formula mass
A(n) ________ reaction is a reaction in which a substance combines with oxygen to form carbon dioxide.
combustion
A(n) ______ bond typically occurs between a metal and a non-metal.
ionic
The _______ formula gives the number of atoms of each element in a molecule of a compound.
molecular
_______ compounds are compounds that contain only two elements.
Binary
The _____ _______ composition of an element is that element’s percentage of a compound’s total mass.
mass percent
A(n) _______ bond occurs between two non-metals.
covalent
Many molecular elements exist as ________ molecules.
diatomic
Organic compounds that contain only carbon and hydrogen are called __________.
hydrocarbons
The species that limits the amount of product that is formed in a chemical reaction is the ________ _______.
limiting reactant
______ reactions are those in which electrons are transferred from one species to another.
Redox
When a species is dissolved in water but does not form a solution that conducts electricity, it is called a(n) ___________.
nonelectrolyte
The ______ _____ is a numerical measure of the relationship between the actual yield and the theoretical yield.
percent yield