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chemistry semester 1 finals

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manipulated variable   variable that changes  
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responding variable   variable that is observed as the result of an experiment  
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scientific method   observe, hypothesize, predict, experiment  
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matter   anything that has mass and takes up space  
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chemical change   creating a new substance by changing the composition, irreversible  
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physical change   properties of materials change but composition does not  
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chemical reaction   reactants yield product  
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compound   2 or more elements chemically combined in fixed proportions  
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element   purest form of matter, made of 1 substance  
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reactant   substance that undergo a chemical reaction  
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product   result of a chemical reaction  
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heterogeneous   mixture of 2 or more substances that are not uniform  
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homogeneous   2 or more substances uniformly mixed  
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law of conservation of mass   mass can not be created of destroyed  
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precipitate   solid formed from 2 aqueous reactants in a chemical reaction  
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vapor   gaseous state of substance that is a liquid of solid at room temperature  
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accuracy   how close to the expected value  
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conversion factor   ratio of equivalent measurements  
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dimensional analysis   use of conversion factors to solve problems  
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percent error   % error=|accepted-experimented|/accepted*100  
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precision   how close measurements are to each other  
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scientific notation   a base number times a power of 10  
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significant figures   accurate measurements by the right number of digits  
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atom   smallest part of matter that still holds all properties of an element  
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atomic mass   weighted average of all isotopes of that atom  
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atomic number   number of protons  
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electrons   negatively charges, JJ Thompson  
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proton   positively charged, Goldstein  
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nucleus   protons + neutrons, center of atom  
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group   up and down periodic table  
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period   left and right of periodic table  
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isotope   same number of protons but different number of neutrons  
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mass number   protons + neutrons  
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neutron   no charge, Rutherford  
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atomic orbital   1s, 3p, 5d, 7f  
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atomic sublevels   s,p,d,f  
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aufbau's principle   electrons enter orbitals in the lowest energy level  
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electron configuration   1s22s23p6 . . .  
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energy levels   quantum number, n=1, 2, 3, 4 . . .  
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ground state   electron is in the lowest energy level possible  
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hund's rule   electrons enter orbitals with up spin then go back and fill up with down spin  
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pauli exclusion principle   each orbital holds 2 electrons with opposite spins  
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anion   nonmetals, receive electrons, negatively charged ion  
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cation   metals, give away electrons, positively charged ion  
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periodic law   along a period elements have similar properties  
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atomic radius   distance between 2 nuclei of the same element  
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electronegativity (electron affinity)   ability to attract an electron  
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ionization energy   amount of energy it takes to remove an electron  
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metalloids   along the staircase and has both properties of metals and nonmetals  
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metals   left of staircase, good conductor, malleable, strong  
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transition metals   groups 1b to 8b  
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representative elements   groups 1a to 8a, short form  
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nonmetals   right of staircase, not good conductors, mostly gases, brittle  
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chemical formula   use symbols to show element and the number of each in a ionic compound  
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electron dot structure   element symbol surrounded by dots representing valence electrons  
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formula unit   another name for ionic compound  
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ionic bond   transfer of electrons from cation to anion  
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ionic compound   made up of metal cations and nonmetal anions  
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metallic bond   formed by attraction of free flowing valence electrons for positively charged metal ions, "sea of electrons"  
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octet rule   all elements want stable electron configuration like noble gases  
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valance electrons   electrons in the outer most shell  
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covalent bond   bonding of 2 or more nonmetals  
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diatomic molecule   H2, N2. O2, F2, Cl2, Br2, I2, nonmetals that bonds with itself  
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molecule   covalent compound  
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nonpolar   covalent bond where atoms have equal pull (0-.4)  
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polar   covalent bond in which electron are being pulled towards one atom over another (ex. H2O mickey mouse shaped)  
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pi bond   double bond, 2nd bond formed  
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sigma bond   single bond, 1st bond formed  
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polyatomic ion   covalent compound with charge  
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resonance   write 2 or more different lewis structures for the same compound  
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unshared pair electrons   lone electrons not active in bond  
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VSEPR theory   repulsion between lone electrons causes shape to bend  
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structural formula   lewis structure with dots and dashes  
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acids   H+ in front  
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bases   OH- at the end  
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binary compound   2 elements bonded together either ionic or covalent  
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monatomic ion   single element with charge  
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law of definite proportions   chemical compounds have the same composition despite sample size  
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law of multiple proportions   elements combine in whole number rations not decimals  
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avagadro's number   6.02*10^23  
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empirical formula   smallest ratio of a molecular formula  
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molar mass   mass of 1 mole on an element or compound  
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percent composition   % composition = (mass of element/mass of compound)*100  
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representative particles   atom, molecule, formula unit  
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activity series   ability of an element to replace another in a single replacement  
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balanced equation   has coefficients  
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chemical equations   uses symbols for reactants and products, separated by ---->  
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catalyst   speeds up chemical reaction but not involved  
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synthesis/combination   A+B--->AB  
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combustion   A+O2--->CO2+H20+heat  
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decomposition   AB--->A+B  
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single replacement   A+BC--->B+AC  
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double replacement   AB+CD--->AD+CB  
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skeleton equation   no coefficients  
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spectator ion   not involved in net ionic equations  
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actual yield   what it actually produces  
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excess reagent   left over after chemical reaction  
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limiting reagents   used up in chemical reaction, determines the amount of product produced  
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mole ration   obtained by coefficients in balance equation  
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percent yield   (actual/theoretical)*100  
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stoichiometry   calculating quantities from info provided in balanced equation  
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theoretical yield   what it should produce, have to figure it out using mole island and not given  
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measure the level of lead in the blood   analytical chemistry  
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study non carbon based chemicals in rocks   inorganic chemistry  
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investigate changes that occur as food is digested in the stomach   biochemistry  
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study of carbon based chemicals in coal   organic chemistry  
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explain the energy transfer that occurs when ice melts   physical chemistry  
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what is density of water?   1 g/mL = 1 g/cm3  
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why is an atom positively charged when it loses an electron?   more protons than electrons  
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why is an atom electrically neutral   same number of protons and electrons  
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name 2 ways that isotopes of the same element differ   number of neutrons and mass  
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how many orbitals are in 2p energy level?   3  
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how many sublevels are in the n=1 principle energy level? n=4 energy level   1(s), 4(s, p, d, f)  
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what is the max number of electrons that can go into the 3p sublevel? 4f sublevel? 3d sublevel?   6,14,10  
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what are 2 ways an ion can form from an atom   gain of lose electrons  
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compare the size of cations to its original element   cations are always smaller than the original element because it lost electrons  
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compare the size of anions to its original element   anions are alway bigger because it gained electons  
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why are ionic compounds chemically neutral?   charges on ions balance out  
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what is the different between ionic bond and covalent bond?   ionic=transfer electrons covalent=share electrons  
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what are the molecular shapes?   linear, bent, trigonal planar, trigonal pyramid, square planar, tetrahedral  
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extensive properties   properties dependent on sample size (ex. mass, volume)  
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intensive properties   properties that are not dependent on sample size but the type of matter (ex. density, color hardness, melting point, malleability)  
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democritus   1st to suggest idea of atoms, particles that were indestructable and indivisible, no evidence  
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chadwick   neutron  
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who used the gold foil experiment? to find what?   Rutherford used it to find the nucleus  
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what were the curies responsible for   discovery of radioactivity  
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Bohr's model   electrons orbit around nucleus in a fixed path, did not work for any atom than hydrogen  
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electrons behave like _________.   waves of motion  
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quantum   the amount of energy required to move an electron from one energy level to the next  
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what happens when electrons get excited   electron gains energy and move up energy levels, when they return to ground state they emit light as result of electron transition  
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bond dissociation energy   energy needed to break a bond  
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van der waal forces (intermolecular forces)   dipole interactions, dispersion forces  
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dipole   similar properties of an ionic or polar covalent bond but much weaker, 2 polar molecules are attracted to one another  
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dispersion forces   momentary attraction of electrons due to the random motion of electron in an atom  
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