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1
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Elements

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One atom type

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Compounds

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Made of 2 or more DIFFERENT elements chemically combined (H20, CL)

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Molecule

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Group of atoms or elements bonded together as a unit (H20, CO, O2)

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1 Mg = 10 raised to…

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6

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1 Kg= 10 raised to

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3

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1 mg= 10 raised to

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-3

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1 microg= 10 raised to

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-6

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1 centi = 10 raised to

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-2

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Mass

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Amount of matter in an object. Doesn’t change (dxv)

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Weight

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Gravitational force on the matter in an object

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Density

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Amount of matter in a given amount of space (m/v)

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If ab object has less density does it go up or down?

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Up (just like ice-cubes do on water)

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Energy

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The ability to do work or transfer heat

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Potential energy

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Stored energy (water at the top of waterfall)

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Kinetic energy

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energy in motion (water falling down)

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Heat

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energy that is transferred from hotter objects to cooler objects

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Temperature

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Average kinetic energy of the atoms or molecules that make up an object.

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18
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Formula to get K from C

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C+273

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Formula to get C from K

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K-273

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Law of conservation of mass

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During a chemical change, the matter is neither created nor destroyed.

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Law of definite proportions

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A compound always contains the same elements in certain definite proportions. (H20 is always 2 hydrogen molecules with 1 oxygen molecule)

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Law of Multiple Proportions

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Elements may combine in more than one set of proportions with each set corresponding to a different compound.

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The atomic theory of matter

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  • All matter is composed of atoms
  • All atoms of a given element are alike and differ from the atoms of any other element
  • Compounds are formed when atoms of different elements combine in fixed proportions
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Isotopes

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Atoms of the same element with different relative masses. (C-11, C-12). John Dalton’s atomic theory has been modified.
Not all elements are alike

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Alessandro Volta
Electrochemical cell-battery
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Humphry Davy
Used battery to produce Mg, Ca, Na, etc. to pass electricity thru molten (melted) salts.
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Michael Faraday
Used battery and electrolytes apparatus to conduct electricity thru ionized solution.
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Anode
Positive electrode
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Cathode
Negative electrode
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Electrolyte
A compound that conducts electricity when molten or dissolved in water.
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Electrodes
Carbon rods or metallic strips that carry electrical current
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Ion
An atom or group of atoms with a charge
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Anion
Negative ion
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Cation
Positive ion
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Crooke
Invented Cathode Ray tubes to determine the charge to mass ratio of cathode rays
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Thompson
Discovered electrons
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Goldstern
Positive Particles
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Roentgen
Discovered X-Rays
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Becquerel
Discovered radioactivity
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Robert MIlikon
Determined the charge of an electron and therefore the mass of an electron (oil-drop experiment)
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Types of radioactivity
Alpha, Beta, Gamma
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Alpha mass and charge
4 and 2+
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Beta mass and charge
1/1837 and 1-
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Gamma mass and charge
0 and 0
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Rutherford Goil
``` Foil Experiment (Placement of atom charges) Used radioactive alpha particles. Positive charges occupies only tiny fraction of volume of an atom negative charged electrons are outside the nucleus. Electrons occupy almost all volume of an atom ```
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Subatomic Particles
Proton, neutron and electron
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Proton mass, charge and location
1, 1+ and nucleus
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Neutron mass, charge and location
1, 0 and nucleus
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Electron mass, charge and location
1/1837, 1- and outside the nucleus
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Atomic numbers
the number of protons in a nucleus
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Mass number
Sum of protons and neutrons in a nucleus
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Isotopes can have...
the same atomic number but have different mass numbers (= protons, different neutrons)
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neutral element
#protons=#electrons
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How to get # of neutrons
Subtract atomic number (z, or protons) from mass number (A)
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How to get mass number?
Top number Z
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The Bohr Model | Flame tests
Different elements give different colors to a flame
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Continous spectra
when light emitted from a solid substance is passed thru a prism, it produces colors.
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Quantum
A tiny unit of energy produced or absorbed when an electron makes a transition from one energy level to another
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Ground state
When electrons are in the lowest energy state
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Excited State
when energy from a flame or other source is absorbed by the electrons they are promoted to a higher state
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Photon
When energy returns to a lower state, it emits a photon of energy which may be observed as light.
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Energy states or shells max
1---2 2--8 3--8 4--2
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Groups of periodic table
Vertical columns (families) have similar chemical properties. Have the same # of valence electrons
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Periods of periodic table
Horizontal rows. Range of properties from metallic to nonmetallic. Tells you how many shells are in that atom
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Valence electron
Electrons on the outermost shell Group 1 has 1 valence electron Group 2 has 2 valence electrons Group 3 has 3 valence electrons
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Group 1 name
Alkaline metals
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Group 2 name
Alkaline earth metals
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Halogens
Group 7 A
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Noble Gas
Group 8A
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Metals
First 2 groups. Conduct heat & electricity, malleable & ductile
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Nonmetals
Dull luster, nonconductor, brittle in the solid state
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Metalloids
Demonstrate properties of both metals & nonmetals

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