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Unit 3 - Metals Flashcards

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How many metals are found in nature

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Majority of them

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What can metallic bonding be used to explain?

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The conductivity of metals in terms of decolorised electrons

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How many of the elements in the periodic table are metal

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80

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What are some naturally occurring metals

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Gold (Au) 
Silver (Ag) 
Copper (Cu) 
Iron (Fe) 
Nickel (Ni)
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What are some man made metals

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Aluminium (Al) 
Rubidium (Rb) 
Sodium (Na) 
Polonium (Po) 
Einsteinium (Es)
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What do metals have

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A 3D metallic lattice

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What do lightly packed atoms explain

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Some of the properties metals contain

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What holds together the metal atoms

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Strong metallic bonds. It is the force of attraction between positive ions and negative delocalised electrons

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What are the physical properties of metals

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Malleable (can be shaped)
Ductile (forms thin wires) 
Strong 
Dense 
Shiny 
Conducts heat
Conducts electricity 
High melting and boiling points 
Solid at room temp except Mercury 
Hard
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What are the different reactions of metals

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Metal and oxygen
Metal and water
Metal and acid

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What can we do with the results of the three different types of reactions

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We can take the results and list metals in order of reactivity - “Reactivity series”

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What is the equation for the reaction of metal and oxygen

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Metal + oxygen -> metal oxide

Eg 2Mg + O2 -> 2MgO2

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What is the ranking order (in order) and observations made for metal and oxygen

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Mg(magnesium) - gives off bright white light - 1
Al(aluminium) - gives off yellow sparks - 2
Fe(Iron) - gives off red sparks - 3
Cu(copper) - changes flame color to green - 4

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What is the equation for the reaction of metal and water

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Metal + water -> metal hydroxide

Eg Mg + 2H2O -> MgOH + H

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What is the ranking order (in order) and observations made by metals reacting with water

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K(potassium) - epervesence (when heated) - 1
Na(sodium) - turns into a ball (when cold) - 2
Li(lithium) - 3

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What is the equation for the reaction of metal and acid

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Metal + acid -> salt + hydrogen

Eg Mg + 2HCl -> Mg(Cl)2 + H2

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What is the ranking order and observations made by the reaction of metals and acid

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Mg(magnesium) - heat given off (exothermic reaction) - 1
Zn(zinc) - forms clumps - 2
Iron - no reaction - 3
Copper - no reaction - 3

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What is the reactivity series

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K
Na 
Li 
Ca 
Mg 
Al 
Zn 
Fe 
Sn 
H
Cu
Ag 
Au
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What metals react with dilute acids

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The metals above hydrogen in the reactivity series

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Which metals don’t react with dilute acids

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The ones below and including hydrogen

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What is oxidation

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The loss of electrons

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What is reduction

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The gain of electrons

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How can you simplify an equation

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By omitting the spectator ions

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Which side will the electrons always go to?

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The side which has a positive ion

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What is REDOX
When we combine both equations to give one overall equation
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What must happen before two equations can become one
The number of electrons must be the same in each equation
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When does oxidation occur
The same time reduction does
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What makes a displacement reaction occur?
A metal and a non metal compound
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When will the displacement reaction occur
When the metal on its own is higher in the electrochemical series than the metal compound
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What happens if the metal is lower in the ecs compared to the metal in the compound
No reaction occurs
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What are displacement reactions types of
Redox reactions
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Where do metals naturally occur
In compounds in rocks called ores
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What does the reactivity of a metal determine
How strongly the metal is bonded and therefore the type of extraction methods
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How can we determine the amount of metal in a compound
Calculating the total mass of the element present in the compound Calculate total GFM of compound Divide answer of step 1 by step 2 and multiply by 100
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What are the methods of extraction
Electrolysis - used for metals that are very reactive Heat and CO Heat and C Heat - used for fairly unreactive metals
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Which elements are extracted by heat alone
Ag Au
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Which elements are extracted by heat and C
``` Au Ag Hg Cu Pb ```
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Which elements are extracted by heat and CO
``` Au Ag Hg Cu Pb Sn Fe Zn ```
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Which elements are extracted by electrolysis
``` Ag Au Hg Cu Pb Sn Fe Zn Al Mg Ca Li Na K ```
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What are carbon and carbon dioxide seen as
Reducing agents
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How can a battery be made
Using 2 different metals and a conducting solution
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What is electricity
Flow of charges particles in a cell also known as a flow of electrons from one metal to another ie oxidation and reduction
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What way do electrons flow
Through the wires and always FROM the metal which is higher in the ecs to the metal lower in the ecs
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What happens when the metals are further apart in the ecs
The voltage will be higher
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What can a battery be made of?
By using 2 different metals and a conducting solution - an ionic solution.
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What is electricity?
It is the flow of charged particles (usually electrons) in a cell.
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Where do the electrons always flow from
Through the WIRES in a cell and ALWAYS move from the metal which is higher in the ecs to the metal which is lower in the ecs.m
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What happens when the metals are further apart?
The voltage increases
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What is a fuel cell?
It is a special type of battery which can be used to hopefully replace the traditional "combustion" engine in a car.
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What are polymers?
Polymers are very long structures which can be found in nature.
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What are synthetic polymers called?
Plastics or fibres.
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What are polymers made from?
Thousands of small molecules called MONOMERS.
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How can polymers be made?
By addition polymerisation or condensation polymerisation.
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In addition polymerisation what should monomers must have?
A C=C double bond
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What happens to the double bond when it reacts
It breaks
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How would you determine the monomer used in a polymer
You must find the "repeating unit."
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How would you go from the repeat unit to the monomer?
You would add a double bond and remove the bonds on either side
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What are condensation polymers
Long chain molecules made from 1000s of monomers
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What is the difference between an addition polymer and a condensation polymer
An addition monomer has a c=c double bond The addition monomer has only one product - polymer And it also has a C atom back bone Usually just a c-c single bond in a condensation polymer. Polymer and H2O is produced for a condensation polymer. C, O and N atoms in the back bone.
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What is an example of a naturally occurring condensation polymer.
Proteins
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What are fertilisers
Substances which provide nutrients for soil.
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What do fertilisers provide
Nitrogen Phosphorus Potassium
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How can we determine the amount (%) of an element which is present in a compound
Divide mass of element by GFM of compound and multiply by 100
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What is ammonia
A colourless gas which has a pungent fishy smell
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How is ammonia made
By N2 and H2 in the Haber process
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What is ammonia's additional use
Can be used to produce nitric acid in the Ostwald process.
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How can the nucleus of an atom become unstable
If it contains too many neutrons
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What does a stable nucleus have
An equal amount of protons and neutrons
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What are the types of radiation
Alpha, beta and gamma.
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What is the alpha symbol, mass, charge and stopping point
Symbol - 4 He 2 Mass - 4 Charge - 2+ Stopping point - sheet of paper, few cm of air
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What is the beta symbol, mass, charge and stopping point
Symbol - 0 e -1 Mass - 0 Charge - 1- Stopping point - few cm of aluminium(Al)
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What is gammas symbol, mass, charge and stopping point
Symbol - Y Mass - 0 Charge - 0 Stopping point - few cm of lead
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What are radioisotopes
They are radioactive isotopes which are usually artificial, are made in reactors and have specific uses.
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What are some uses of radioisotopes
Industrial applications detecting paper thickness Using heat from nuclear fission to hear water and make electricity Agriculture - to follow the flow of water to see if it is contaminated Medical - targeting tumours
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What is the half life of a radioactive isotope
The time taken for the mass or activity to fall to half of its original mass/activity.
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What is the half life independent of
Mass, pressure, concentration or the chemical state of the isotope
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What can analysis be described as
Qualitative - identifying the presence of a chemical eg testing for H2, ph testing Quantitative - measuring how much of a substance is present. Eg how much energy is produced from a fuel, titrating an acid to determine its concentration.
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What is qualitative analysis
Flame testing.
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What does the colour of a flame indicate
The type of metal present eg a lilac flame indicates potassium.
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What do salts make
An insoluble salt ie a precipitate Eg barium chloride + sodium sulphate (aq) -> Sodium chloride (aq) + barium sulphate (s)
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What can precipitation be used to determine
The presence of ions. Eg a white solid - indicates a chloride, yellow solid - indicates a bromide
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What does titration allow us to determine?
The concentration of a reactant using another reactant of known concentration.
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What is a reduction reaction during the extraction of metals
Changing metal ions to metal atoms
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How can radioactive elements become stable
By emitting alpha, beta and gamma radiation
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What can radioactive isotopes be used for
To date materials
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What is the Haber process an example of
A reversible reaction
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What is the catalyst used in the production of ammonia
Iron
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How to make a precipitate
You need two soluble solutions

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