Section A Particles Flashcards
(29 cards)
What is diffusion?
Diffusion is the movement of particles through a liquid or gas
What is sublimation?
Solid to Gas or vice versa
What is the name given to this state?
Solid ⏩ Liquid
Melting
What is the name given to this state?
Liquid ⏩ Solid
Freezing
What is the name given to this state?
Solid ⏩ Gas
Sublimation
What is the name given to this state?
Gas ⏩ Solid
Deposition
What is the charge of a proton?
+
What is the charge of an electron?
-
What is the number of protons called in an atom?
Atomic Number
What is the Mass Number?
Number of protons + number of neutrons
What is an isotope?
Atoms that have the same atomic number but different mass numbers.
What is this element?
2.4
Carbon, C
What is this element?
2.8.8
Argon, Ar
what is this element?
2.8.9
Potassium, K
What is covalent bonding?
A shared pair of electrons between different atoms
What is ionic bonding?
The transfer of electrons
What is oxidation in terms of electrons?
The loss of electrons.
What does reduction mean in terms of electrons?
The gain of electrons.
What is an intermolecular force?
Forced of attraction between separate molecules
What are ions?
An atom or group of atoms which carries an electrical charge, either positive of negative
What is filtration?
Separation of insoluble solids from a liquid
What is crystallisation?
Separation of soluble solids from a solution
What is distillation?
Separation of solutions
What is chromatography?
Separation of dyes