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What is an element?

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A substance which cannot be split by chemical means

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What is an atom?

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The smallest unit of an element, which when split open loses its characteristic chemical properties

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What is the difference between relative abundance and relative atomic mass

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Relative abundance refers to the percentage of a specific isotope in a sample

Relative atomic mass is the weighted mass of the entire sample

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Orbitals with the same energy in a subshell are _

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degenerate

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equivalent orbitals in a shell are

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subshells

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hund’s rule

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electrons will first occupy an empty orbital

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reactivity of an atom depends on

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the tendency of the valence electrons to interact with other atoms

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a full valence shell requires

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filled s and p orbitals

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how many electrons confer maximum stability to an atom?

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8

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two non metals form

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covalent bonds

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non metal and metals form

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ionic bonds

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metals are generally found on the _ hand side of the periodictable

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left

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non metals are generally found on the _ hand side of the periodic table

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right

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ionic compounds exist in what structure

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lattices, repetitive and organised patterns

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which compounds don’t form discrete molecules

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ionic compounds

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what kinds of orbitals are formed from the overlap of two orbitals?

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a low energy bonding orbital

a high energy anti-bonding orbital

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what is a hypervalent atom?

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one holding more than 8 electrons in a shell

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give two examples of hypervalent atoms relevant to biological systems

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sulfur and phosphorous

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what is a dative covalent bond?

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a shared pair of electrons coming from only one of the atoms participating in the bond

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give an example of a compound with dative bonding

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the ammonium ion NH4+

a proton shares one of nitrogens fulll orbitals

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what are dative bonding important for in biological systems

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binding of metals, (binding iron in haem group)

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which compounds have bonds that are in between single and double bonds

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aromatic conjugated systems

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what forms from overlap of adjacent p orbitals?

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a conjugated system

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where can a conjugated system occur?

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wherever there are single bonds surrounded by double bonds

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give an example of a compound with a conjugated system
beta carotene, benzene ring
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a resonance compound is
a hybrid of two structures
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give an example of a resonance compound1
O3
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what kind of compounds feature ionic and covalent bonding
polyatomic ionic compounds
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give an example of a polyatomic ionic compound
calcium carbonate
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what is the only prevalent polyatomic cation?
NH4+ ammonium ion
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an atom which cannot form bonds is
inert
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what is electronegativity?
the strength of the force of attraction which an atom can exert on an electron
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what happens to electronegativity values as you move across periods
it increases
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why are non-covalent molecular interactions important for specificity
they allow molecules to form a stable shape which is complementary with other molecules so that they may function together
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what causes dispersion forces?
temporary unequal distributions in electrons
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dipole moment is a vector pointing to
region of highest electron density
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give an example of a nonpolar molecule with polar bonds
carbon dioxide
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a molecule with polar bonds can be nonpolar if
symmetric orientation results in dipole effects cancelling out eachother
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what are induced dipoles
when a partial negative charge in one region induces partial positive charges in neighbouring regions
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what two factors increases the dispersion forces that a molecule experiences
size of molecule (greater attraction) | conformation, molecules that can get closer experience greater forces
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steric repulsion operates at distances _ than dispersion forces
shorter
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hydrogen bonding is dependent on the presence of
oxygen, fluorine or nitrogen
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water molecules can only interact in a stable way with
polar molecules
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what determines a substances physical state
the cumulative strength of the forces of molecular interactions
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what is a salt bridge
when a charged amino acid side chain interacts with an oppositely charged one through ionic forces
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hydrophobic forces associate _
through dispersion forces once they have been partitioned
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polar molecules have _ melting and boiling points
higher, due to more interactions
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sickle cell anemia causes
different shape of haemoglobin, | binds oxygen still but causes blockages and oxygen starvation
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the atomic radius is
half of the distance between two atoms of same element in a covalent bond
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bond length is
the sum of the atomic radii of two covalently bonded atoms
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atoms with larger valence shell numbers have
larger atomic radii
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as more electrons enter a valence shell, the atomic radius
goes down | greater forces of attraction between nucleus and electrons
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double and triple bonds are _ than single bonds
shorter
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VSEPR excludes
pi bonds
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VSEPR is concerned with
bonding and non bonding pairs
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valence pairs arrange themselves geometrically in order to
minimize repulsive forces
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why is carbon dioxide linear?
only two bonds considered for VSEPR | the pi bonds are not considered
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nonbonding pairs exert
greater repulsive forces, pushing bond angles tighter
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what hybridization will occur for 4 sigma bonds?
sp3
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what type of hybridizarion will occur for 2 sigma bonds
sp
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pi bonds are formed from
the overlapping of unhybridized orbitals
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rotation around single bonds can occur when
hybridized orbitals are symmetric round rthe bond, no disruption, bond angles conserved, minimal steric repulsion
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non bonding pairs undergo hybridization, they are treated as
sigma bonds
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why is rotation not possible around pi bonds
overlapm of the orbitals would be disrupted
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when is rotation around a single bond not possible
if bond is part of a delocalised system
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why are some bonds ni peptide bonds prevented form rotatting
due to delocalised system
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the bonds in peptide bonds that can rotate are limited by
long side chains, which cause limitations due to steric repulsions steric hindrance
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peptide bonds can only rotate through _ angles
dihedral
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what conformations can a cyclic compound adopt
chair, boat

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