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Chem 115 Exam 2

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frequency   cycles/sec  
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wavelength   length  
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amplitude   height  
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higher amplitude   brighter  
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lower amplitude   dimmer  
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high energy   high frequency  
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low energy   low frequency  
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values of n>(equal to) 1; spherical   s orbitals  
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n>(equal to) 2   p orbitals  
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any orbital can hold a max of how many e-?   two  
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lowest energy state   ground state  
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n goes up   absorption  
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n goes down   emission  
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energy difference for electronic transition   (h/2pi)(1/n(f)^2-1/n(1)^2)  
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c(speed of light)=   wavelength(frequency)  
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atomic radii trend   increase down; decrease right  
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energy required to remove and electron   ionization energy  
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ionization energy trend   down column decrease; across row increase  
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change in energy accompanying the addition of an electron to an atom or ion   electron affinity  
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electron affinity trend   down column decrease; across row increase  
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low IE forms   cations  
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high IE forms   anions  
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core takes how much energy to remove   a whole lot, especially compared to the outer levels  
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metallic trends   increase down; decrease right  
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transferring electrons form one element to another   ionic compounds  
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sharing electrons between atoms of different elements   covalent compounds  
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loses one electron; positive ion   cation  
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gains one electron; negative ion   anion  
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cation usually   metal  
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anion usually   nonmetal  
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covalent bonding is between   nonmetals  
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electrons shared among all the atoms in a solid   metallic bonding (NOT COVALENT -- that's just between two atoms)  
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metal plus metal   metallic bond  
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metal plus non metal   ionic bond  
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non metal plus non metal   covalent bond  
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the enthalpy change that accompanies the revers of one mol of ionic solid separating into gaseous ions   lattive energy  
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do ionic or covalent compounds conduct electricity   ionic  
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electron transfer is a _________ process   endothermic  
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requires energy   exothermic  
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lattice energy trend   decrease down; increase right  
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distance between nuclei at which potential energy is the lowest   bond length  
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requires energy   bond breaking  
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KJ to break bond and bond length   equilibrium  
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electronegativity trend   increase right; decrease down  
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have the same relative placement of atoms bt different locations of bonding and lone electron pairs   resonance structures  
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formal charge   # valence electrons - (unshared valence +1/2 shared electrons)  
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in resonance structures does the bond move or the atom   bond  
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if you can write two or more valid lewis structures, the actual electron distribution is...   an average of the distributions shown  
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VSEPR   Valence shell electron pair repulsion  
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Principle of VSEPR   Valence shell elctron unis around a central atom will arrange themselves so that they are as far from each other as possible  
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two electron units (shape and degree)   linear 180  
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three electron units no lone pairs   trigonal planar 120  
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three electron units one lone pair   bent <120  
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four electron units no lone pairs   tetrahedral 109.5  
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four electron units one lone pair   trigonal pyramidal <109.5  
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four electron units two lone pairs   bent <109.5  
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central atom and five bonding groups   trigonal bipyramidal  
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central atom and six bonding groups   octahedral  
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double bonds effect bond angles similar to   lone pairs  
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an inbalance of charges over the whole molecule   molecular polarity  
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same molecular formula and different physical/chemical properties   constitutional isomer  
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polarity: trans vs cis   trans=non; cis=polar  
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dipole moment   measure of molecular polarity  
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when are covalent bonds polar   when atoms have different electronegativities and share electrons equally  
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titration   slowly adding an acid to a base until the reaction has reached the equivalence point  
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using a known amount of one reagent to determine the amount or concentration of another substance is   standardization  
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Molarity   moles/liters  
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q (enthalpy)   cm(DeltaT) or specific heat X mass X temp change  
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q (reaction) - q (solution)=   0  
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Which will have a higher lattice energy? A smaller compound or larger   Smaller - tighter bond  
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Which will have a higher lattice energy? An ionic compound with more or less ions?   More - hold tighter bond  
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Is combustion endothermic or exothermic? What about formation   Combustion: exothermic Formation: endothermic  
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Are stronger bonds short or long?   Short (ex. triple shorter and stronger than double)  
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What is the purpose of standardizing a solution   Determine concentration  
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Of the following, what radiation has the longest wavelength and what has the greatest energy? gamma; ultraviolet; visible   visible: longest wavelength gamma: greatest energy  
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Why does the atomic radius of main-group elements generally increase down a group?   The principle quantum number (n) of the valence orbitals decrease down a group  
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A double bond has how many pi and how many sigma bonds   One of each  
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