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Chem 105 Exam 1

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Chemistry   is the study of matter and the changes it undergoes  
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Matter   is anything that has mass and occupies space  
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Scientific Method Process   1. Observation and description of a phenomenon 2. Hypothesis 3. Use of the hypothesis to predict the existence of other phenomena, or explain the results of new observations 4. Experimental tests of the predictions  
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Scientific Method   fail-safe method for analyzing observations Observation - Hypothesis - Experiments (prove or disprove) - Publication (further experiments) - Conformation - Application  
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hypothesis   educated guess  
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theory   A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data  
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law of nature   a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature  
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Physical Sciences   chemistry, physics, geology, and astronomy  
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biological sciences   botany and zoology  
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Physics   sciences of matter and energy and of interactions between them  
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Geology   study of origin, history, and structure of the earth  
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Astronomy   is the scientific study of matter in outer space.  
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Botany   science or study of plants  
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zoology   deals with animals and animal life including the study of structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals  
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Physical Chemistry   chemistry is applied to physics  
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geochemistry   chemistry of the earth is studied  
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biochemistry   chemistry of biological entities  
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Basic science   is research without the goal of a practical application  
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Applied Science   science of applying the knowledge gained from one or more natural scientific fields to practical problems  
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Macroscopic   matter large enough to be seen by the naked eye  
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Microscopic   requires the aid of a microscope or similar instruments to be viewed  
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submicroscopic   matter is too small to be seen even with the most powerful microscopes  
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Mass   quantity of matter in an object  
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weight   force that results from the attraction between matter and the earth  
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property   anything that can be observed or measured about a sample of matter  
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intensive   independent of the sample size such as concentration, density, and boiling and freezing points.  
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extensive   depends on the size or amount of the sample like mass, volume and energy  
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elements   substances containing only one kind of atom  
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atom   smallest unit found in elements  
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pure substances   matter with fixed composition at the submicroscopic level  
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compounds   decomposed into simpler substances by normal chemical means  
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mixtures   a combination of substances  
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heterogeneous   which different substances can easily be seen within the mixture  
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homogeneous   COMPOSED OF IDENTICAL PARTS; UNIFORM IN COMPOSITION  
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solution   a mixture of different solutions  
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chemical properties   describe the tendency of a material to react and change into a different compound  
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physical properties   can be measured without changing the identity of the material  
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physical change   since it resulted in a change in only physical not chemical identity  
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chemical change   change in which a part of the substance is being converted into a different kind of matter  
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chemical reaction   the process in which one or more substances are converted to one or more different substances  
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reactants   substances that undergo a change in chemical reaction  
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products   substances that are formed in a chemical reaction  
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molecule   smallest unit of a chemical compound that can exist independently  
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diatomic   molecules formed from two atoms  
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energy   is defined as the ability to do work   
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potential energy   energy in storage by virtue of position or arrangement  
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kinetic energy   is the energy of objects in motion  
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chemical formula   written combination of element symbols that represents the different atoms combined in a chemical compound  
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subscripts   are used in chemical formulas as numbers written below the line to show the numbers or ratios of atoms in a compound  
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molecular formulas   are chemical formulas that represent molecules with atomic symbols an subscripts  
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structural formulas   chemical formulas that show the connections between atoms in molecules with straight lines  
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chemical equations   describe the identities and relative amounts of both reactants and products in a chemical reaction  
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qualitative   not numerical but are used to identify the chemical species involved  
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quantitative   determine the amount of product formed or the amount of reactants used in a chemical reaction  
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accuracy   agreement of the measured value with the true value of the same quantity.  
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John Dalton   Creator of Dalton's atomic theory (1766-1844)  
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law of constant composition   all samples of a pure substance contain the same elements in the same proportions by mass  
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law of multiple proportions   states that the masses of one element will always combine with a fixed mass of the second element  
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law of conservation of mass or matter   there is no detectable loss or gain in mass when a chemical reaction occurs  
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Nucleus   contains 99% of the mass and is found in the center of the atom  
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nuclear model of the atom   protons and neutrons are found in the nucleus of the atom and the electrons are located in a three dimensional area around at a relatively large distance away from the nucleus  
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atomic number   number of protons in an atom rep. by letter Z.  
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mass number   number of protons plus the number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom and is represented by the letter  
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Isotopes   different atoms of the same element that contain different numbers of neutrons (same z, different A)  
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ions   new charged species  
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anions   gain electrons, becoming negatively charged  
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cations   lose electrons, become positively charged  
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Atomic mass number (u with line coming down at beginning   established to compare the mass of any atom to that of the carbon 12 isotope  
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atomic weight   weighted average mass in atomic mass units the isotopes of an element  
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waves   repeat at regular intervals of time and distance  
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amplitude   maximum height of the wave  
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wavelength   is the distance between one peak and the next  
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frequency   is the number of waves that pass a particular point in a given time period (Hz 1/s)  
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electromagnetic radiation   consist of oscillating electric and magnetic fields perpendicular to one another  
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constructive interference   positive effect light rings  
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destructive interference   negative effect, dark rings  
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excited state   higher energy state  
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ground state   lower original state  
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principle shells   discrete energy levels  
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niels bohr   1911, he showed that electrons in atoms were limited to these energy levels or shells 1st shell=2 electrons, 2nd shell=8 electrons, 3rd shell=18 electrons, 4th shell=32 electron  
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atomic orbital   is a region of 3-deminesional space where electrons exist around the nucleus  
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sub shells   each energy shell consists of a certain number and type of orbitals grouped into Ex: S,P,D,F  
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aufbau principle   electrons are added to atoms one at a time to available orbital with the lowest energy first  
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electron configuration   distribution of these added electrons  
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Valence orbitals   orbitals of the outermost or highest energy level and partially filled subtle of lower energy  
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valence electrons   electrons found in these valence orbitals- most involved in chemical reactions  
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period   each row of the table 1-7  
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groups   tio of the table  
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metal   substance that is malleable, has luster, and is a good conductor of electricity  
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metalloids   fall along the actual line separating the metals from the nonmetals and share certain properties of both  
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semi-conductors   weak conductors of electricty  
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transition metals   showing a regular decrease in metallic behavior IIIB  
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inner transition metals   are found at the bottom of the table  
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name for inner transition metals   lanthanides (Ce-Lu( and actinides (Th-Lr)  
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alkaline earth metals   Group 1A slightly less reactive than the alkali metals  
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alkali metals   Group 2A very reactive, especially with water and must be handled carefully  
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halogens   Group 7A among the most reactive nonmetals with reactivity's decreasing down the group  
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Noble gases   VIIIa Inert gases because of their seemingly nonreactive behavior  
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1s^1   referring to electorn configuration, hydrogen  
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2s^1   lithium  
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ionization energy   amount of energy needed to remove an electron and increases from left to right and decreased from top to bottom on the periodic table  
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Ernest Rutherford Gold Foil Experiment   atom is mostly empty space. Over 99% of mass is found in a very small region in the nucleus. lead to modern view of the atom  
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Representative Elements   S and P blocks  
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Transition Elements   D and F blocks  
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Atomic Radii   Gets smaller from left to right Gets larger from top to bottom  
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Ionic Radii   Cations are smaller than neutral atoms, anions are larger  
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Extra Credit: Where did the W on the periodic table for tungsten come from?   Wolfram, Tungsten's original name.  
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John Dalton   1. all matter is made up of small indivisible particles called atoms 2. atoms of the same element are identical; atoms of different element have different properties 3. compounds are formed when atoms of different elements combine in small whole numb  
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