Gen Chem Flashcards
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Isotope A (95%) mass number is 20, B (0.3%, mass #= 21), C (9.3%, 22 mm). What is the element and about what would be the mass number
NEON, because we can see that the majority of A is 20 and therefore mass number will be around 20, less than 22 and less than 21)
Beta (-) & Beta (+)
Beta (-) : converts a neutron into a proton & emits and electron Beta (+) and electron capture: convert a proton into a neutron
Half life:
is the time required for an amount of a given isotope to decrease by half –>with each subsequent half-life interval that passes, the amount that remains decreases by half again, becoming exponentially smaller and eventually approaching zero. –>the molar concentration of a solution at a given time is determined by dividing the number of moles analyte by the sample volume (in liters)
Density:
mass/volume —>materials tend to expand when heated & contract when cooled, the volume that a substance occupies can undergo minute changes with temp –>as a result, the exact density of a substance varies slightly with temp —>atoms packed
Bohr Model assumptions
- electrons move around the nucleus in fixed circular orbits at particular intervals. 2. Electrons in orbits farther from the nucleus have higher energy 3. Energy equal to the difference between 2 orbits is absorbed by an electron moving to a higher orbit & is emitted by an electron moving to a lower orbit 4. energy that is absorbed or emitted by an electron equals the energy difference between two orbits
First Ionization energy
energy required to remove the first, most loosely bound valence electron from a neutral atom –>the 1st ionization energy tends to increase with increasing atomic number moving across a period & decrease moving down a group on the periodic table
Effective Nuclear Charge
Zeff= Z - S Z is nuclear charge S is shielding constant (number of core electrons) Results: an effective nuclear charge that is less than Z & increases as the atomic number increases
Elements within the same group:
have the same number of valence electrons (similar chemical properties) but can have very different physical properties
When getting the electron configuration for an ionzed atom (Ca+2), which electons are lost first?
lose electrons from higher energy first (4s)
Paramagnetic & Diamagnetic
Paramagnetic: configuration WITH unpaired electrons
Diamagnetic: configuration without unpaired electrons
_____________ is the extent to which an electron cloud of an atom can be distorted by an external charge or by an applied electric field to produce a dipole
Polarizability
____________is the tendency of an atom to attract electrons within a bond
Electronegativity
__________ assesses the tendecny of an atom to accept an additional electron by measuring the energy change when an electron is added to an atom
Electron affinity
___________ measured the ENERGY required to REMOVE AN ELECTRON from an atom
Ionization energy (opposite of electron affinity) –>high IE=least reactive —> reactivity of atoms forming ionic compounds INCREASES as the IE DECREASES (moving down alkaline-earth metal column, IE decreases. This makes removing an electron more favorable and increases reactivity) -valence are removed first, then core electrons -removing a core electron takes MORE ENERGY than does removing a valence electron
Second Ionization Energy
***ionizations involving core electrons are higher energy than those involving valence electrons **** Example: Na & Mg -Group 1 (Na) 2nd IE is much higher than Mg (group 2) because Na has only once valence electron and removing a second electron from Na requires the loss of a core electron
Object sinks or floats based on what density?
when a solid object is placed into a liquid: object will FLOAT if it has a density less than that of a liquid object will SINK if it has a density greater than that of the liquid Temp decreases, density increases (inversely proportional)
Covalent bonds and EN difference

Dipole and EN

Solvation Layer of hydrophillic & hydrophobic molecules
Order increases or decreases
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Hydrophilic molecules in water: disorder increases (+S)
- water molecules form hydrogen bonds with hydrophilic groups
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Hydrophobic molecules in water: order increases (-S)
- water molecues form a rigid hydrogen bond network around aggregated hydropobic groups
Hydrogen Bonds donors & acceptors

- molecules with polar bonds that promotes dipole interactions with water are hydrophilic, whereas those with mostly nonpolar bonds lack attractive dipolar interactions with water are hydrophobic
- H atoms covalently bonded with N, O, or F atoms form POLAR BONDS that yeild dipoles, which exhibit signifcant noncovalent dipole-dipole attractions known as hydrogen bonding

Sigma & Pi bonds
- Sigma Bonds: lower in energy, more stable, and have a greater dissociation energy than Pi bonds
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Pi bonds: are weaker than sigma bonds
- higher energy state & are not as stable as sigma bonds, therefore require less energy to be broken than sigma (smaller dissociation energy)
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Triple stronger > double> single
- b/c double and triple bonds are composed of both sigma and pi bonds
- double and triple bonds are composed of both sigma and PI bonds and are therefore stronger overall than a single bond

Double and Triple Bonds
Example and how it related to bond dissociation energy
Relate it to rotation

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single bonds are the longest: lowest bond dissociation energy & strength
- inc bond length
- free rotation (low bond rigidity)
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double bond is medium
- 1 pi bond
- no rotation
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triple bonds are the shortest: highest bond dissociation energy & strength
- 2 pi bonds
- dec bond length
- no rotation (inc bond ridigity)

Intermediate Species
- When a reaction occurs in a stepwise sequence, the species formed as products in earlier steps and then subsequently consumed as reactants in later steps are intermediate species.
- Intermediates do not appear in the overall net reaction.
Lewis Bases
- are electron pain donors
- stronger lewis bases can displace weaker lewis bases as ligands within a coordination complex
- Lone pair electrons on atoms with a lower EN tend to be stronger lewis bases than those with a higher EN
- charged atoms with lone pair electrons tend to be stronger lewis bases than comparable uncharged atoms























































































