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Relative atomic mass (Ar)
Ratio of the mass of the average mass of one atom of an element to 1/12 the mass of an atom of 12C isotope.
Relative molecular mass (Mr)
Ratio of the average mass of one molecule of the substance to 1/12 the mass of an atom of 12C isotope
Relative formula mass (Mr)
‘Of an ionic compound’
Ratio of the average mass of one formula unit of a compound to 1/12 the mass of an atom of 12C isotope
Relative isotopic mass (Ar)
Ratio of the mass of one atom of an isotope of an element to 1/12 the mass of an atom of 12C isotope
Isotopes
Same number of protons, different number of neutrons.
Similar chemical properties (since same no. electrons) but different physical properties (since different mass)
Mole
Amount of substance containing no. of particles that is equal to avogadro’s constant (6.02 x 10^23)
Molar mass (M)
Mass of one mole of a substance, units g/mol
Molar gas volume
Volume that 1 mole of gas occupies at a particular set of temperature and pressure
Concentration
Amount of solute dissolved per unit volume of a solution, g/dm^3
Empirical vs molecular formula
Empirical: Simplest ratio of the number of atoms of each element of a compound
Molecular: Actual number of atoms of each element of a compound
Avogadro’s hypothesis
Same volume of 2 gases under same temp and pressure contain the same number of molecules
Equivilance point
Reactants have just reacted according to stiochiometric ratio given by balanced equation of the reaction
End point
Indicator in titration has just changed colour
Sampling vs dilution
Sampling: collection of a portion of a given solution
Dilution: addition of more solvent to a given solution
Mass number
Number of nucleons in a nucleus
Atomic number
Number of protons in a nucleus
Orbitals
Region of space in which there is a high probability of locating electrons
Degenerate orbitals
Orbitals of the same energy level
Aufbau principle
Electrons will always occupy the orbitals of lower energy levels first before occupying orbitals of higher energy levels
Pauli exclusion principal
The electrons in the same orbital must have opposite spins so that they can generate sufficient magnetic force to overcome force of repulsion due to like charge
Hund’s rule
When degenerate orbitals are available, electrons will always occupy orbitals singly first before any pairing occurs to minimise interelectrostatic repulsion.
Ionisation energy
Energy required to remove 1 mole of electrons from 1 mole of gaseous atoms to form 1 mole of singly positive gaseous ions.
Spontaneous
Thermodynamically favourable
How to choose indicator?
End point should coincide with equivalence point