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chemistry terms 4 midterm

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what is the si unit for mass?   kilogram  
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what is the si unit for length?   meter  
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what is the si unit for volume?   liter  
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what is the si unit for temperature?   kelvin  
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what is the si unit for time?   second  
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mega (m)   ten to the sixth power  
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kilo (k)   ten to the third power  
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deci (d)   ten to the negative first power  
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centi (c)   ten to the negative second power  
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milli (m)   ten to the negative third power  
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micro   ten to the negative sixth power  
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nano (n)   ten to the negative ninth power  
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what is volume?   amount of a 3 dimensional space  
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what is the basic si unit for volume?   meter cube  
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1 dm3   1 liter  
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1l   1,000 ml  
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1ml   1 cm3  
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meter is what according to volume?   volume of a cube  
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what is temperature?   average kinetic energy of atomic motion  
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what does the speed of kinetic movement give us?   the sense of wheither something is hot or cold  
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fahrenheit (f)   equal to 5/9 a celsius or kelvin degree  
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clesius (c)   bassed off freezing and boiling points of water  
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What is the same degree as a kelvin degree?   a celsius degree  
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Kelvin (k)   basic si unit for temperaturebased on the value of absolute zero  
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what happens at absolute zero?   molecular motion stops  
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absolute zero is what degrees kelvin?   zero  
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absolute zero is what degrees celsius?   -273  
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absolute zero is what degrees fahrenheit?   -460  
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freezing point is what degrees kelvin?   273  
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freezing point is what degrees celsius?   0  
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freezing point is what degrees fahrenheit?   32  
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boiling point is what degrees kelvin?   373  
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boiling point is what degrees celsius?   100  
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boiling point is what degrees fahrenheit?   212  
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how do you convert celsius to kelvin?   add 213 to the celsius  
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how do you convert fahrenheit to celsius?   subtract the fahrenheit degree by 21 then divide that number by 1.80  
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what is density?   amount of matter in given volume of substance  
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how do you calculate density?   divide the mass by the volume  
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how do you calculate volume?   divide the mass by the density  
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how do you calculate mass?   multiply density by volume  
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what is volume displacement?   solid matches volume of water once the solid is placed in water  
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what is matter?   has mass and occupies space  
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solid   is rigid, has a fixed shape and a fixed volume  
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liquid   has a definite volume, takes the shape of the container  
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gas   doesn't have a fixed shape or volumetake the shape and volume of the container  
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plasma   super heated gas  
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solid to a liquid is?   melting, heat energy is gained  
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liquid to a gas is?   evaporation, heat energy is gained  
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solid to a gas is?   sublimation, heat energy is gained  
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gas to a liquid is?   condensation, heat energy is lost  
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liquid to solid is?   freezing, heat energy is lost  
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gas to a solid is?   deposition, heat energy is lost  
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gas to a plasma is?   ionization  
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what is an atom?   smallest unit of an element that has all the properties of that element  
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what is an element?   substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by a chemical process  
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what is a compound?   substance composed of given combination of elements that can be broken down into those elements by chemical means  
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what type of change is a compound into an element?   chemical change  
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Do compounds have different elements?   yes, always  
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Compounds _____________ have same composition even though they have different atoms   always  
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What does all matter consist of?   mixtures of pure substances  
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what is a mixture?   a mixture has a variable composition  
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what is a pure substance?   always has the same composition throughout (whether compound or element)  
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what can mixtures always be seperated into?   pure substances (element or compound)  
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a mixture has   two or more substances  
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homogenous mixture   same composition throughout solution  
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what are examples of homogenous mixtures?   salt water, air, brass  
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heterogeneous mixture   mixture whose regions have different properties form those in other regions  
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what is an example of a heterogeneous mixture?   a salad  
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what may a mixture be classified as?   solution, suspension, or colloid  
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What has an effect on the properties of matter?   the size of the particles in a mixture  
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solution is what type of mixture?   homogeneous  
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solution   particles are too small to settle out of solution, they are trapped by a filter  
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what is an example of a solution?   sugar water  
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suspension is what type of mixture?   heterogenous mixture  
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suspension   particles who settle out of mixture or are trapped by a filter, these particles are larger than the particles in a solution  
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what is an example of a suspension?   chocolate milk  
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colloid   bettwen small particles in a solution and the large particles in a suspension  
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Do colloid particles seperate into layers?   no  
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what is an example of a colloid?   fog  
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Can you use a filter to seperate particles?   no  
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what is energy?   the ability to do work  
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what is temperature   measurement of molecular motion and the energy of a substance  
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what is heat?   the flow of energy due to a temperature  
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what is one way to change energy?   change the temperature of a substance  
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temperature and heat   are not the same thing  
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heat is   energy  
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temperature is   man-made, arbitrary scale showing direction of heat flow  
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heat enters   rising of temperature  
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heat leaves   declining of temperature  
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what is heat measured by?   calorimeter  
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What is temperature measured by?   therometer  
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What is heat measured in?   joules  
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what is temperature measured in?   degrees  
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heat transfer   molecules never mix, yet energy transformed from "hotter" water to "colder" water  
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what is the heat transfer equation?   add the initial hot temperature to the initial cold temperature and then divide by two  
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exothermic reaction   when a reaction releases heat or energy  
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what is an example of an exothermic reaction?   a match  
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endothermic reaction   when a reaction absorbs energy or heat  
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what is an example of an endothermic reaction?   melting ice  
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calorie (cal)   the amount of energy (heat) required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one celsius degree  
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1 calorie is what in joules?   4.184 joules  
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what is specific heat capacity?   amount of energy required to change the temperature of one gram of a substance by one celsius degree  
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specific heat formula   multiply specific heat of substance by mass of substance by temperature change  
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isotope   atoms with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons  
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what do all atoms of the same element have?   same number of protons and same number of electrons  
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what equals a zero net charge   when the protons and neutrons balance out  
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what did the dalton theory assume?   all atoms of an element are identical  
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what did james chadwick discover?   atomic nuclei contains neutrons  
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Dalton's changed theory   all atoms of the same element contain same number of protons and electrons, but atoms of a given element may have different number of neutrons  
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what is the reason for isotopes?   the discovery of the neutron  
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atomic number   number of protons in the nucleus  
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atomic mass   sum of the number of neutrons plus the number of protons in a given nucleus  
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isotope notation   specify which isotope of element your talking about  
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what did dimitri mendeleev first create?   the periodic table of elements used  
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how did dimitri mendeleev organize the elements?   by their atomic weight  
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periodic table   chart grouping elements by specific properties  
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what does the periodic table help predict?   some properties of the elements compared to each other  
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atom size decreases when   you move from left to right across the periodic table  
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atom size increases when   you move down a column in the periodic table  
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energy required to remove an electron increases when   you move left to right on the periodic table  
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energy required to remove an electron decreases when   you move down a column in the periodic table  
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ability to form a chemical bond increases when   you move left to right on the periodic table  
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ability to form a chemical bond decreases when   you move down a column in the periodic table  
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how are elements on the periodic table arranged?   by periods (rows) and groups (columns)  
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atomic increases when   you move across a row or period on the periodic table  
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what do columns of elements on the periodic table define?   the element groups  
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how are elements classified?   by their properties  
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3 main categories of elements   metals, nonmetals, metalloids  
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most metals share what   common properties  
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some properties of metals are   lustrous (shiny) malleable (may be hammered) are good conductors of heat and electricity  
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what are most elements?   metals  
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what are the three groups of metals?   alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, and transition metals  
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what are the two transition metal groups?   lanthanides and actinides  
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where are alkali metlas located on the periodic table?   group 1A this does not include hydrogen  
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what is a form of alkali metals   salt and other compounds  
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alkali metals are   less dense than other metals  
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alkali metals have   the largest atom size of elements in their row  
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what type of ionic charge do alkali metals have?   a plus one charge  
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are alkali metals highly reactive?   yes  
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where are alkaline earth metals located on the periodic table?   group 2A  
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alkali earth metals form   many compounds  
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what type of ionic charge do alkaline earth metals have?   a plus two charge  
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alkali earth metals are smaller in size than what?   alkali metals  
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transition metals are located where on the periodic table?   on groups 3-12 (1B-8B)  
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metals are   very hard  
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metals have   high melting and boiling points  
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transition metals are   conductors and malleable  
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what do transition metals form?   positively charged ions  
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transition metals include   most elements  
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where are lanthanides located on the periodic table?   top row of the top row section  
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lanthanides are.   silvery metals that tarnish easily  
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lanthanides are relatively   "soft"  
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lanthanides have high   melting and boiling points  
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lanthanides may react to form....   many different compounds  
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where are actinides located on the periodic table?   bottom row bottom section placed below the periodic table  
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actinides are all what?   readioactive  
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what do actinides form?   positively charged ions  
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actinides are   reactive metals that commonly form compounds with nonmetals  
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metalloids are what?   elements having properties of both metals and nonmetals  
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what varies in metalloids?   boiling points, melting points and densities  
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metalloids are excellent   semiconductors  
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nonmetals are   elements that do not have properties of metals  
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nonmetals are poor   conductors  
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where are nonmetals located on the periodic table?   groups 3A-8A including hydrogen  
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where are nonmetals found on the periodic table?   top right side of periodic table, seperated by a diagonal line  
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where are halogens found on the periodic table?   group 7A  
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are halogens metals or nonmetals?   they are nonmetals  
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what type of ions do halogens form?   ions with a negative one charge  
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halogens are very   reactive  
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where are noble gases found on the periodic table?   group 8A  
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are noble gases metals or nonmetals?   they are nonmetals  
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noble gases do not   react  
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what is the law of definite proportions?   a given compound contains the same elements in exactly the same proportions by mass, regardless of size or sameple  
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what is the law of conservation of mass?   the mass of the products of a reaction equals the mass of the reactants  
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what is the law of multiple proportions?   the mass ratio for one of the elements in a compound that combines with a fixed mass of another element can be expressed in small whole numbers  
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what does the law of multiple proportions apply to?   different compounds formed from the same two elements  
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what is atomic mass measured in?   atomic mass unit (amu)  
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atomic mass is the average mass of what   isotops  
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mole   SI unit for the amount of a substance  
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how do you express moles as a quantity of mass   molar mass  
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one mol of any element has what?   a mass in grams  
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What is Bohr's model?   1911 constructed a model of hydrogen atoms with quantized energy levels  
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quantizied energy is a   specific amount of energy  
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What did Bohr's model suggest?   electrons could jump to different orbits by absorbing or emitting a photon of light with exactly the correct energy content  
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What did Bohr's model energy states represent?   certain allowed circular orbits  
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What did Bohr's model only work for?   hydrogen  
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Who developed the wave mechanical model?   Broglie and Schrodigner  
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What did the wave mechanical model show?   electrons may act as a particle and a wave  
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What did the wave mechanical model work for?   every element  
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What did Bohr's model assume?   electrons move in circular orbits, electrons described as orbitals  
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What may Bohr's model tell us?   proability of finding an electron a certain distance from the nucleus  
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What can't Bohr's model tell us?   when electrons occupied a point or how it moves in the atom  
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how does an electron spin?   on its axis  
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How is an electrons spin represented?   by an up or down arrow  
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electrons have   equal but opposite spins  
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How many electrons may each orbital have   two : opposite spin  
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What is the Pauli Exclusion Principle?   orbital may hold a maximum of 2 electrons, those 2 electrons must have opposite spins  
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How is the number of electrons in an orbital represented?   by a superscript  
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What is the Aufbau Principle?   electrons in the atom will occupy the lowest available orbital  
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Energy levels may   overlap  
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What may the wavelength of a wave tell us?   the frequency of a wave  
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How are wavelengths expresed?   meters or nanometers  
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What is the frequency of a wave dependent on?   the wavelength  
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When wavelength increases   frequency decreases  
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When wavelength decreases   frequency increases  
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What is the "c" factor?   the speed of light  
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What does the dual nature of matter state?   matter can act as a particle and a wave  
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Who determined a way to actually calculate the energy of photons?   plank  
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How do you calculate a change in energy?   multiply plank's constant by the frequency  
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How did Albert Einstein say electromagnetic radiation may be viewed?   a stream of particles called photons  
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What does energy emitted in the form of photons correspond to?   the charge in energy of the excited atoms  
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Different wavelengths carry different what   different amount of energy per photons  
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what are the five trends that may be found on the periodic table?   atomic radius, electron affinity, electronegativity, ionization energy, ionic size  
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What is the atomic radius?   the measured distance between the nuclei of two identical atoms chemically bonded together  
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How is the atomic radius defined?   by the edge of last energy level  
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What is the trend for atomic radius on the periodic table?   gradual decrease in size from left to right  
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What is ionization energy?   energy needed to recieve one of an atom's electrons  
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Ionization energy is a measure of   how strongly an atom holds onto its outermost electrons  
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electron affinity   measure of an ability of an atom to attract or gain an electron  
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What type of charge do atoms have when they tend to accept an electron?   a negative charge  
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Electron affinity does not have   noble gases  
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In electron affinity the closer to the full outer shell, what?   the higher the affinity, more energy  
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What is the trend for electron affinity?   increases from left to right and from down to up  
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Electronegativity   reflects the ability of an atom to attract electrons in a chemical bond  
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What is the most electronegative element?   Flourine  
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What does electronegativity correlate to?   an atoms ionization energy and electron affinity  
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What is the trend for boiling and melting point?   increase as move left to right and down to up  
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electromagnetic radiation   energy traveling through space containing radiation  
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what does wavelength tell us?   about the frequency  
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what is frequency measured in?   hertz (hz)  
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qualitive measurement   something is unique and is not always in numerical form  
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A qualitive measurement may be   observable  
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quantitive measurement   something that is expressed in numerical form, using numbers  
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accuracy   the results are in the range that they should be in but aren't spot on  
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precision   being spot-on or there  
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true or false: the celsius degree is smaller than the Fahrenheit unit   false  
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In calculations where significant figures are involved, our final answer has   the lowest number of sig figs in our data  
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what does the f orbital contain   both actinides and lanthanides  
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d orbital   contains a total of 10 electrons  
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halogens   very reactive  
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p orbital   first found in second principle energy level  
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metalloids   have properties of both metals and nonmetals  
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noble gases   elements of this group don't want to react with other elements  
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s orbital   only contains 1 orbital  
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non-metals   poor conductors, compromises the right hand side of the periodic table  
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what is the density formula?   mass divided volume  
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does size effect density?   no  
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how do you name type 1 binary ionic compounds?   cation doesn't change, add -ide to the anion  
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hwo do you name type 2 binary ionic compounds?   same rules as type one, but you add roman numerals because they are transition metals  
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how do you name type 3 binary ionic compounds?   use the name of the first element and add -ide to the anion, use prefixes  
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how do you name an acid if it has oxygen in the anion?   if it ends in ate add icif it ends in ite add ous  
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how do you name an acid if it doesn't have oxygen in the anion?   add hydro and ic to the anion  
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What are the different types of waves?   gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet rays, infrared rays, radar, fm, tv, shortwave, am  
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all elements on the periodic table form what   molecules  
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what is a molecule   a collection of atoms that behave as a unit with no electrical charge  
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molecules and compounds are   different  
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Why are most elements reactive?   their atoms want to combine with other elements and form compounds  
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diatomic molecules   are made up of two atoms  
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neutral atoms   atoms with no net charge  
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how is a cation produced?   when one or more electrons are lost from its neutral atom  
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how is a anion produced?   when one or more electrons are gained from its neutral atom  
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what must the net charge of any compound be?   zero  
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