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23
Na
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what is the top number

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The relative atomic mass

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23
Na
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what is the bottom number

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the atomic number

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What is the relative atomic mass?

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The total number of protons and neutrons

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What is the atomic number

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The number of protons (therefore the number of electrons)

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What are isotopes?

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an element which can have different numbers of neutrons

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Proton

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Mass of 1
positive charge

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electron

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very small mass
negative charge

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neutron

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mass of 1
no charge

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The equation for Relative atomic mass

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(rm x ra) + another dpending on how many / total abundance

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Electron configuration rules

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The first shell can only contain 2 electrons
the shells after hold 8
fill from in to out

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What do atoms think when they dont have a full outer shell?

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They wanna be stable, so they want to chemically react.

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what are bonds?

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forces of attraction that holds the atoms together

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what type of atom changes name when turning into ion? what ending?

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Non- metals and ends with ide or ate

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What is an ion?

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an atom or group of atoms that have lost / gained electrons resulting in a net charge

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What are cations

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Metals will always loose electrons and become postively cvharged.

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Wat are anions

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Non metals will gain electrons and become negatively charg

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Ionic bonding between

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metal and non metal

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Ionic Bonding vs Covalent Bonding

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Covalent bonding between 2 non metals.
ionic is a metal and a non metal

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What are ionic compounds

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ionic compounds contain one or more cation paired with one or more anion
they are formed by the loss or gain of electrons
they are held together by strong electrostatic forces of attraction between opposely charges ions

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Why do ions form lattice structures?

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They are because the stong electrostatic forces let “billions” of ions to be packes together in this regular repeating structure

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What does the ending ide or ate mean in a ion?

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it shows the ion has oxygen and another element in it

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Why do ionic compounds have such a high melting and boilig point?

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there is strong electrostatic forces that hold them together, it takes alot of energy to break these bonds

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When do ionic compounds conduct electricity?

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WHen they are molten or dissolved in water
its the chargged ions that carry the current, so they need to be free to conduct

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What 2 conditions must be met for a thing to conduct electricity?

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It must contain charged particles
these particles must be free to move

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What are simple molecular substances ?
molecules held together by covalent bonds
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When are covalent bonds usually formed?
between 2 non metals sharing pairs of electrons | They are strong
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How are the atoms in molecules held together?
the strong electrostatic forces of attraction between the nuclei and the shared electrons
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how are ionic compounds electrically neutral?
the 2 components have balancing positive charge and negative charge
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Why do ionic copounds only conduct when molten or in aqueous solution?
The particles to be free to carry the current for it is the charged ions that actually carry it.
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What is the law of conservation of mass?
In a chemical reaction, mass is always conserved in a closed system
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Concentration =
mass of solute in g/ volume of solution in dm3
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Why may mass appear to be lost in an open system?
the products may be gases released into the air
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What is the Empirical formula?
the simplest whole number ratio of atoms or ions of each element in a substence
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As well as Empirical formula, what do simple molecules have?
A molecular formula
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Molecular formula
the amount of atoms of each element actually in that molecule
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What is the symbol for relative formula mass?
Mr
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What is the symbol for relative atomic mass?
Ar
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How do you calculate Mr
Add the Ars in the compound
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How to calculate Empirical formula
Mass / Mr then divide by smallest number
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What is a Mole
an amount fo particles 1 mole = Mr or Ar of a molecule
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What is the formula triangle envolving mass, Mr and moles
Mass Mr I Moles
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What is avogadro's constant?
6.02 x 10^23
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How do you turn cm3 into dm3
/1000
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Diamond structure
4 Covalent bonds per atom Forms tetrahedons
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Properties of diamond
very high melting and boiling points Does not conduct electricity Very hard Insoluble in water
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Giant covalent structures properties
Strong covalent bonds between atoms High melting and boiling points usually poor conductors of electricity usually solid at RT Very poor solubility in water
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Allotrope
Different structural form of the same element
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Why does diamond have high melting and boiling points?
Strong covalent bonds take alot of energy to overcome | Intermolecular forces
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Why is diamond hard?
It is resistant to scratching cutting or denting because it is bonded with 4 covalent bonda witha tetralhedral structure | Drill tips
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Why is diamond insoluble?
due to very strong covalent bonda between the atoms
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Structure of Graphite
3 covalent bonds per carbon atom Layers of hexagons Weak intermolecular forced between layes crystalline structure One free electron per carbon aton
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# 1. Properties of graphite
High melting ang boiling points Conducts electricity Solid at room temp Soft Insoluble in water
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Metallic Bonding
Metals in solids have their outershells de-localised. The sharing of these de-localised electrons creatre strong metallic bonds
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What is the formula for Ammonia?
NH₃
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What is the formual for Ammonium Ion
NH₄⁺
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What is the formula for Nitrate ion?
NO₃⁻
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What is the formula for sulfate ions?
SO₄²⁻
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WHat is the formula for cabonate ions?
CO₃²⁻
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What does the ball on fire hazard mean?
**Oxidising** Provides oxygen which allows other materials to burn more fiercely | E.g Liquid oxygen
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What does the exclamation mark hazard mean?
**Harmful** Can cuase irritation, reddening or blistering of the skin | E.g Bleach
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What does the tree and dead fish hazard mean?
**Environmental hazard** harmful to organisms and to the environment | E.g Mercury
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What does the Fire on a line Hazard mean?
**Highly Flammible** Catches fire easily | E.g Petrol
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What does the skull hazard mean?
**Toxic** Can cause death if consumed, absorbed, or inhailed. | E.g Hydrogen Cyanide
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What is the test tube and hand hazard?
**Corrosive** Destroys materials, including living tissues (skin) | E.g Concentrated sulfuric acid
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What was John Dalton's theory of atoms?
**Solid spheres**, Different spheres made up different elements | 19th century
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What was J.J Thompsons theory of the atom?
**The Plum Pudding** He mesured charge and mass and concluded that an atom must contain smaller, negatively charged particles (electrons) | 1897
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What did the Plum pudding model look like?
Spherical positively charged pudding with smaller electrons in it
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What was the gold foil experement?
Ernest rutherford and his students, Hans *Geiger* and Ernest marden. **Fired positively charged alpha particles at a thin sheet of gold** | 1909
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How did the gold foil experement disprove the plum pudding model?
Based on the plum pudding model, the alpha particles would pass right through the sheet or be slightly deflected at most. Some were delflected more than expected.
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How did the Nuclear atom model form from the gold foil experement?
Rutherford theorised that there was a tiny, positively charged nucleus at the centre. This would reason the alpha particles were deflected more than expected.
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How did Neils Bohr refign the theory of the atom?
Bohr suggested that electrons are in fixed shells or orbits, with fixed energy levels.
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How are ionic bonds held together?
They are strongly atttracted by electrostatic forces in the oppositely charges ions
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Ionic bonds vs Ionic compounds
Ionic compounds are the entire thing, molecules Ionic bonds are the forces that hold them together
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What structure do ionic compounds have?
Regular lattice / Giant ionic lattice
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molecules
Groups of atoms
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What size are simple molecules?
10x-10 m
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How are simple molecules held together?
The atoms within are held together by very strong covalent bonds But the molecules are held together by weak forces of attraction
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What state is a simple molecule at room temp?
Liquid or gas
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Properties of simple molecules
Very low melting and boiling points as only the intermolecular forces need to be broken No conduction as no delocalised electron
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Polymers
long chains of covalently bonded atoms
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Graphene
1 layer of graphite 1 atom thick, making it 2d
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Fullerene shape
Molecules of carbon, shaped like closed tubes or hollow balls. Mainly made up of carbon atoms arranges in 6,5,7s shapes.
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Fullerene uses
Can be used to cage other molecules, this can be used to deliver drugs directly to the cells in a body Huge surface area, so can be used as industrial catalysts
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Nanotubes
Fullerenes, cylinders of graphene conduct electricity high tensile strength used on tennis rackets to strengthen them
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Simple molecular substances vs giant covalent
Simple molecular - Covalent compound held together by weak intermoleculer forces Giant covalent - A massive compound of chained covalent bonds
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What structure are metals?
Giant
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What happens in metallic bonding?
The electrons in the outer shell of the metal are de-localised
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What bonds are in metallic bonding?
Strong forces of electrostatic attraction between the positive metal ions and the shared negative electrons | These hold the metal atoms in a regular structure
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WHat kind of compounds are held together by metallic bonding?
Metallic elements and alloys
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What produces the characteristics in Metallic bonds?
The de-localised electrons
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How strong are Metallic bonds?
The electrostatic forces between the metal ions and the de-localised sea of electrons are very strong, so need alot of energy to be broken
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What are the physical properties of most metallic bonds?
high melting and boiling points shiny solids at room temp in soluble in water dense in structure compared to non metals malleable as layers can slide good conductors
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Non-metals general characteristics
dull, brittle lower boiling points dont conduct lower boiling points

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