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1
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What are the three components of a mass spectrometer

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ion source, mass analyzer, and detector

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2
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What three areas of interest did John Dalton have?

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chemistry, meteorology, physics

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3
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What Greek philosopher first proposed the concept of atomism?

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Leucippus

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4
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Who Democritus a student of?

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Leucippus

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5
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For how long did Dalton maintain daily records of teh weather?

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57 years

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6
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When did Dalton start keeping daily records of weather?

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1787

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7
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What interest was sparked by Dalton’s interest in weather?

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gas

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8
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Where did Dalton first present his papers on gases and their behavior?

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Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society

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9
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What did Dalton’s law of partial pressures state?

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the total pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the pressures of each individual gas

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10
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Which two French chemists did Dalton draw on?

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Antoine Lavoisier and Joseph Louis Proust

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11
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Who confirmed that burning hydrogen produced water?

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Cavendish

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12
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During what two centuries did the Scientific Revolution occur?

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sixteenth and seventeenth

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13
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With what Greek philosopher is the four elements view associated?

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aristotle

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14
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What field did chemistry primarily overlap with in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

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alchemy

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15
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What did scientific study transition towards in the seventeenth century?

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empiricism

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16
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In what way did chemists first perform calculations of the mass of an atom?

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measuring the relative masses of atoms in a compound

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17
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What is the mass ratio of HF?

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1:19

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18
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What instrument do chemists use to measure the mass of an atom?

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mass spectrometer

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19
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What type of ions are typically used in a mass spectrometer?

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positive

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20
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What method of detection do airport spectrometers often use?

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cycling magnetic field

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21
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During what century did Leucippus live?

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fifth

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22
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Who proposed the law of conservation of mass?

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Lavoisier

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23
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When was Proust’s law of definite proportions put forth?

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1799

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24
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What does Proust’s law of definite proportions state?

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a substance is always composed of the same proportion of each element

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25
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Who proposed the law of multiple proportions?

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Dalton

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26
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When was A New System of Chemical Philosophy published?

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1808

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27
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Who wrote A New System of Chemical Philosophy?

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Dalton

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28
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What two flaws of Dalton’s theories are noted in the guide?

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Different isotopes can have different masses and atoms can be broken down further

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29
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What is the arrangement of protons and neutrons forming a nucleus called?

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nuclide

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30
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What is the top number in the symbol for isotopes?

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mass number

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31
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what is the bottom number in the symbol for isotopes?

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proton number

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32
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At what mass are carbon atoms radioactive?

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14

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33
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What is the atomic mass of Hydrogen?

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1

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34
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What is the atomic mass of helium?

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4

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35
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What is the ratio of deuterium to hydrogen?

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1:6,500

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36
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What nuclide is most commonly use in fusion reactors?

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deuterium

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37
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What isotope is deuterium combined with in fusion reactors?

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tritium

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38
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What is the half life of C-14?

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5,730 years

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39
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What is the half life of cobalt 60?

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5.3 years

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40
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Who created the atomic model with stationary orbits for neutrons?

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Bohr

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41
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How many electrons can occupy the same exact orbit?

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two

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42
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What is the atomic model called in which electrons are not at exact distances and do not rotate in orbits?

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quantum mechanical model

43
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What is the photoelectric effect?

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A photon transfer energy to an electron which is emitted from a metal surface

44
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What device uses the photoelectric effect?

A

digital cameras

45
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What experiment showed the wave properties of electrons?

A

Davisson-Germer experiment

46
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What occurred in the Davisson-Germer experiment?

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electrons scattered from a nickel crystal

47
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How many groups are on the periodic table?

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18

48
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How many “A” groups are in the periodic table?

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8

49
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How many “B” groups are in the periodic table?

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10

50
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When does a new period begin?

A

When a new orbital is formed

51
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When does a new period begin?

A

left to right

52
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Are nitrogen or carbon atoms smaller?

A

nitrogen

53
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What is the energy required to entirely remove an outer electron from an atom called?

A

ionization energy

54
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Ionization energy increases from __ to __ on the periodic table

A

left to right

55
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Does nitrogen or carbon have a higher ionization energy?

A

nitrogen

56
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Are the elements of periods or groups more similar?

A

groups

57
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Does ionization energy increase or decrease down a group of the periodic table?

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decrease

58
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does electron affinity increase or decrease down a group?

A

decrease

59
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Who devised a method of evaluating electronegativity?

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Pauling

60
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Do pauling electronegativities increase or decrease going down groups in the table?

A

decrease

61
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What type of bond will two atoms form if the difference in their electronegativies is large?

A

ionic

62
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What do atoms with electronegativity differences between .5 and 1.8 form?

A

polar covalent bond

63
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What do dipole moments provide a measure of?

A

molecule’s polarity

64
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What is a group of atoms held together by a strong covalent bond called?

A

molecule

65
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What causes the high boiling point of water?

A

strong intermolecular forces

66
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What is the boiling point of methane?

A

-162 c

67
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What is the force of attraction between positive and negative charges called?

A

electrostatic force

68
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What are the three types of bonds?

A

ionic, covalent, or metallic

69
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What is a metal called when more than one element is present?

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alloy

70
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What two elements make up brass?

A

copper and zinc

71
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What do molecules with partial charges permanently have?

A

van der Waals forces

72
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When are molecules said to be polar?

A

a permanent distance can be measured between the positive and negative charge centers

73
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What type of temporary dipole is given in the guide?

A

induced dipole

74
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who explored induced dipoles?

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Fritz London

75
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What are induced dipoles known as?

A

London dispersion forces

76
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What type of molecules can London dispersion forces occur between?

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nonpolar

77
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When are hydrogen bonds formed?

A

electronegative atom bonds with a hydrogen that is covalently bonded to another strongly electronegative atom

78
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What two scientists first created a model of DNA based on X-ray studies?

A

James Watson and Francis Crick

79
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Who conducted the X-ray studies of DNA used by Watson and Crick?

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Franklin and Wilkins

80
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Who unwittingly produced hydrogen in the sixteenth century?

A

Paracelsus

81
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What did Robert Boyle discover about hydrogen?

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it was much less dense than air

82
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Who identified hydrogen “as an element distinct from other gases?”

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Henry Cavendish

83
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What was flammable air also known as in the eighteenth century?

A

phlogiston

84
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Who named hydrogen?

A

Antoine Lavoisier

85
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What type of bond creates a three-dimensional structure?

A

ionic bond

86
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How many covalent bonds can carbon hold?

A

four

87
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What is an example of a covalent network?

A

diamond

88
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What is movement over long distances called?

A

translational motion

89
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Where was Gilber Lewis a chemist?

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University of California

90
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What is the number of electrons involved in bonding called?

A

Valence

91
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What is usually shown in a lewis structure?

A

valence electrons

92
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What are electron pairs that are not involved in bonding called?

A

lone pairs

93
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What kind of bond is formed when an atom overlaps one electron orbital?

A

single covalent

94
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What kind of bond is formed when an atom overlaps two electron orbitals?

A

double covalent

95
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What is the process in which two electron orbitals combine to form new orbitals called?

A

hybridization

96
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What process can be used to rationalize the symmetric shapes of many molecules?

A

hybridization

97
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What kind of molecular orbital is formed when formed when the MO is concentrated along a line connecting the atoms?

A

sigma bond

98
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What kind of molecular orbital is formed when the electron wave shape is between the atoms but away from the center line?

A

pi bond

99
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What type of MO is formed when 1s AOs overlap?

A

sigma

100
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What type of MO is formed when p AOs overlap?

A

pi

101
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How is oxidation state calculated?

A

comparing charges before and after bonding or ionization

102
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What does VSEPR stand for?

A

Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Model

103
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What does the VSEPR Model propose?

A

negatively charged electron pairs will mutually repel one another in three dimensions

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