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Module 2 Flashcards

1
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How can chemical reactions be identified

A

By energy changes

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2
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Define exothermic reactions

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Exothermic reactions release energy to the the surroundings so the products have less chemical energy than the reactants

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3
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Define the term endothermic

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ENDOTHERMIC reactions take in energy from the surroundings

so the products have more chemical energy than the reactants.

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4
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What is a reactant

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The substances that react to together to make the products

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5
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What is the term product

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A product is the results of the reactants reacting together

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6
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What is a fuel

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A fuel is a substance which is burned to release energy

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7
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What is the composition of air

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Nitrogen- 78%
oxygen - 21%
Argon - 0.9%
Carbon dioxide - 0.0038

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8
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What is another word for burning

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Combustion

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9
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What happens when a substance burns

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It reacts with oxygen

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10
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What is the test for oxygen

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It relights a glowing splint

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11
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What happens when carbon reacts with oxygen

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It produces carbon dioxide

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12
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What is the test for carbon dioxide

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It turns lime water milky/cloudy

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13
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When can carbon monoxide be produced

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When carbon burns in an insufficient supply of oxygen

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14
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What is carbon monoxide

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A toxic gas

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15
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What happens when hydrogen reacts with oxygen

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Hydrogen reacts with oxygen to produce water

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16
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What is the test for hydrogen

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It burns with a squeaky pop

17
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What is hydrogen hailed as

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Hydrogen is hailed as a fuel of the future

18
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What are fossil fuels

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Coal, oil, gas

19
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When and how were coal and oil and gas were formed

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Coal, oil and gas were formed from the remains of plant and

animal organisms that lived millions of years ago

20
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What do oil and gas burn to produce

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They burn to produce carbon dioxide

21
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What do crude oil and natural gas mainly consist of

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Compounds called hydrocarbons

22
Q

What two elements do hydrocarbons contain

A

Hydrogen and carbon

23
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What dose the word finite mean

A

It means there is a limited supply of it and we will run out

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