Introduction to Chemistry

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Atoms & Elements Molecules Electrostatic charges Mixtures & compounds States of Matter Separating Mixtures Dissolving & Solutions

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All matter is made up of

around 100 different elements

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Name the only non-metal conductor of electricity.

Graphite (a form of carbon)

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what is graphite?

A form of carbon

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Elements are shown in

The Periodic Table,

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How does solubility change with temperature?

solubility increases with temperature

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A group of elements is..

vertical column in the Periodic Table

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Miscible

Describes liquids that are soluble in each other

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Immiscible

liquids that are not soluble in each other (e.g. oil & water)

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A period of elements is

a horizontal row in the PT

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Elements are represented by...

a chemical symbol

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The typical properties of metals are..

shiny, good conductors of electricity and heat, malleable and ductile, and usually solid at room temperature.

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Where on the Periodic Table (PT) are metals found)?

On the left, middle and bottom

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Non-metals are found..

in the top right of the Periodic Table.

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The typical properties of nonmetals are..

dull, poor conductors of electricity and heat, brittle and usually Solid or gaseous at room tem erature.

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Compounds contain...

two or more elements chemically combined in fixed proportions

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The properties of compounds are...

different to the elements they contain

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A mixture consists of..

two or more elements or compounds not chemically combined together,

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The chemical properties of each substance in the mixture..

are unchanged.

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The simplest type of particle is..

an atom

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Molecules are:

larger particles made from 2 or more atoms bonded together. The atoms can be the same or different.

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Ions are..

particles with an overall charge formed from atoms or molecules.

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Elements have particles with..

only one type of atom

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Particles in a substance are held together by..

electrostatic attraction

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Electrostatic forces occur between objects which are..

charged

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Electrostatic forces are stronger if... [2 factors)

charges are closer

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Opposite charges (+/—) .

attract

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Like charges (+/+ or 4—)...

. repel

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Elements and compounds can be represented by..

chemical formulae using the symbols from the Periodic Table and subscript numbers

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If a substance exists as molecules the formula shows...

how many atoms of each element are present in one molecule

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The state symbol (s) means

the substance is a solid

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The state symbol (l) means

the substance is a liquid

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The state symbol (g) means

the substance is a gas

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Energy is needed to melt or boil a substance in order to..

overcome the electrostatic attraction between particles.

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Melting and freezing take place at the.

melting point

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Boiling and condensing take place at the..

boiling

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A solution is formed when

A substance dissolves in another. One is usually a liquid

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The substance dissolved is the

solute

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The liquid into which it is dissolved is the

solvent

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Solubility measures

the mass of a solute which can dissolve in a fixed quantity of solvent

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Macroscopically, after dissolving the solvent

may look no different, or it may have a different colour

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Microscopically, when a substance dissolves in water

its particles will separate and be surrounded by water molecules

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If a substance does not dissolve it is known as

insoluble

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Microscopically, when a substance does not dissolve

its particles stay together

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The state symbol (aq) means

aqueous — i.e. substance is dissolved in water

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Name the 6 physical processes for separate substances:

filtration, crystallisation, evaporation, separating funnel, simple & fractional distillation

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Physical separation processes do not involve...

chemical reactions and no new substances are formed.

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What method do you use to obtain the solvent from a solution with a solid?

Distillation

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What method do you use to obtain the solute dissolved in a liquid?

Evaporation

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What method do you use to separate the solid and liquid of a suspension?

Filtration

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what is the liquid called after filtration?

filtrate

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what is the solid called after filtration?

Residue

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What do you use to separate two immiscible liquids?

Separating funnel

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What method do you use to separate 2+ miscible liquids?

Fractional distillation

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Name 5 diatomic elements

Hydrogen, nitrogen, fluorine, oxygen, chlorine

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The 3 states of matter are

solid, liquid, gas

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Is sand soluble in water?

No

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Density of water

1 g/cm³

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H

Hydrogen

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He

Helium

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Li

Lithium

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Be

Beryllium

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B

Boron

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C

Carbon

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N

Nitrogen

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O

Oxygen

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F

Fluorine

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Ne

Neon

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Na

Sodium

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Mg

Magnesium

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Al

Aluminum

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Si

Silicon

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P

Phosphorus

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S

Sulfur

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Cl

Chlorine

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Ar

Argon

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K

Potassium

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Ca

Calcium

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NH₂

ammonia

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CO₂

carbon dioxide

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CO

carbon monoxide

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CH₄

Methane

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NO

Nitrogen Monoxide

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NO₂

nitrogen dioxide

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SO₂

sulfur dioxide

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SO₃

sulfur trioxide

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