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Compounds must have at least ____ kinds of atoms.

two

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Is an element a pure substance?

Yes (a)

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Is a compound a pure substance?

Yes

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Do homogenous mixtures have visible changes in composition?

No

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A pure substance has _____ properties and a composition that does not ____.

unique, vary

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A compound is a substance which can be ______ because it is made up of more than one element.

decomposed into simpler substances

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Groups of atoms are called……

molecules

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The Law of Constant Composition states that ______.

compounds have a definite composition, and the relative number of atoms of each element in the compound in the same in every sample.

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A homogenous mixture is also called a ______.

solution

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Is color a physical or chemical property?

physical

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Is melting/boiling point a physical or chemical property?

physical

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Is flammability a physical or chemical property?

chemical

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Density, hardness and odor are all examples of _____ properties.

physical

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Physical properties can be observed ________.

With out changing the substance into another substance

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Chemical properties can only be observed ____.

When the substance has undergone a chemical reaction

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Toxicity, Reactivity, and corrosion are all examples of _____ properties.

chemical

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Intensive properties are independent of _________.

the amount of the substance that is present.

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Is density an intensive or extensive property ?

intensive

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Extensive properties are dependent on _____.

the amount of mass in a sample

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Is boiling point an extensive or intensive property?

Intensive

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Is mass an extensive or intensive property?

Extensive

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Physical changes are changes in matter that
_________.

do not change the composition of a substance

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• Chemical changes result in_________.
and
decomposition.

new substances.

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Is melting a physical or chemical change?

physical

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Is oxidation a physical or chemical change?

chemical change

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Filtration process

solid substances are separated from liquids and solutions via a filter

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Distillation uses __________.


differences in the boiling points of substances to separate a homogeneous mixture into its components.

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Work is __________.

the energy transferred when a force exerted on an object causes a displacement of that object.

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Kinetic energy is the energy of _____.

motion…

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Potential energy of an object depends on…..

its relative position compared to other objects.

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The magnitude of KInetic energy depends on_______.

on the object’s mass and its velocity

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Precision is the measurement of _________.

how close one’s measurements are to eachother

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Accuracy refers to

how closely individual measurements agree with correct/ true value

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When examining significant figures, all _______ are significant.

nonzero

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When examining significant figures, all zeros that are ______ or ______ are significant.

between two nonzeros or at the end of a number containing a decimal point

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Chromatography process

a substance is dissolved into its component parts, and then separated by density

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Chemical energy is released when bonds are _____.

formed

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Chemical energy is absorbed when bonds are________.

broken

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The chemical energy of a fuel is due to the ______ stored in the arrangements of its atoms.

potential energy

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Law of Conservation of Mass states that __________.

The total mass of substances present at the end of a chemical process is the same as the mass of
substances present before.

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Law of Multiple Proportions states that ______________.

If two elements, A and B, form more than one
compound, the masses of B that combine with a given
mass of A are in the ratio of small whole numbers.

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What are the four postulates of Dalton’s Atomic Theory?

  1. Each element is composed of extremely small, indivisible particles called atoms.

  2. All atoms of a given element are identical, but the atom of one element is different to the atoms of other elements.

  3. Atoms of one element can not be changed into atoms of a different element.

  4. Compounds are formed when atoms of more than element.

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Which postulates of Dalton’s theory were wrong?

atoms are indivisible and that all atoms of a given element are identical in mass and properties

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What 2 things did Cathode Ray discover?

the electron, and its mass to charge ratio

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How do Cathode rays work?

by pumpking a container mostly empty, then placing a cathode and anode at each side.. voltage accelerated valence electrons from one side to a ray, proving their existence

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What did the gold-foil experiment prove?

the existence of the nucleus

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How did the gold foil experiment work?

alpha particles were run through a piece of gold foil, and some were observed to be refracted, meaning a large positive center must be in every atom

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The atomic number shows the number of ______ in an atom.

protons

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The number of electrons will be equivalent to the number of ______ in any neutral atom.

protons

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True or False: Electrons have significant mass.

False: Mass is incredibly tiny and insubstantial to the atomic mass of an element.

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What is the difference between an element’s atomic weight and mass number?

Atomic weight is the number on the periodic table, and it is found by averaging all the natural-found isotopes of an element. The mass number is specific to a specific isotope, and is simply the addition of its neutral plus its protons.

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How do you find mass number?

add the number of neutrons plus the number of proton specific to an isotope.

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What is the formula for atomic weight?

Atomic weight is equivalent to the (all isotopes’ masses) x (all isotopes’ fractional abundance)

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What did Millikan’s oil drop experiment prove?

it proved the fundamental unit of electrical charge

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What is Group 1 of the periodic table called?

Alkali metals

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What is Group 2 of the periodic table called?

alkaline earth metals

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What is Group 17 of the periodic table called?

halogens

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What is Group 18 of the periodic table called?

noble gases

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Ionic compounds are made of up________.

cations and anions

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Ionic compounds are generally _____ bonded with ________.

metals, nonmetals

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Radioactivity is _________.

the spontaneous emission of a high energy radiation by an atom.

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What is Group 6 of the periodic table called?

Chalcogens

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What is Group 1 of the periodic table properties?

soft, silvery metals with low densities, low melting/boiling points, and excellent conductivity

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What is Group 2 of the periodic table properties?

Softer than transition metals but harder than Group 1 metals due to stronger metallic bonding from two valence electrons

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What are the transition metal properties?

hard, dense solids with high melting/boiling points, excellent electrical/thermal conductivity, and a shiny luster, exhibiting malleability and ductility

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What is Group 17 of the periodic table properties?

highly reactive nonmetals characterized by seven valence electrons

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What is Group 18 of the periodic table properties?

colorless, odorless, monatomic gases known for their extreme chemical inertness due to full valence electron shells, very low melting/boiling points, and weak intermolecular forces

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Which periodic group is the most reactive ?

alkali metals (group 1 ) and halogens (group 17) !!!

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Which periodic group is the least reactive ?

group 18

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What are the properties of group 16?

known as the "oxygen family," characterized by six valence electrons, strong tendencies to form -2 ions

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What are the seven diatomic molecules?

H, O, F , Br, I, N, CL

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Empirical formulas give…..

the lowest whole-number
ratio of atoms of each element in a compound.

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Molecular formulas give….

the exact number of atoms of each element in a compound.

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If you have the empirical formula, and you wish to find the molecular formula, what more information do you need?

the molar mass of the molecule

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If you have the molecular formula, and you wish to find the empirical formula, how do you do that?

Take out the greatest common divisor of all subscripts

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Cations are formed when _________.

at least one electron is lost.

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Anions are formed when ______.

at least one electron is gained

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In ionic compounds, which element commonly loses an electron ?

the metal

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In ionic compounds, which element commonly gains an electron ?

the nonmetal

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What are the three types of hydrocarbons?

alkanes, alkenes, alkynes

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For oxidation numbers, any lone, neutral element has an oxidation number of :

0

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For oxidation numbers, any monatomic ion has an oxidation number of that is equivalent to ________.

the charge of the monoatomic ion

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The oxidation numbers of a neutral compound must add up ________.

0

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The oxidation number of a polyatomic ion is equivalent to _______.

the charge of the ion

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The oxidation number of a group 1 metal will be ______.

1+

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The oxidation number of a group 2 metal will be ______.

2+

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The oxidation number of a group 17 metal will be ______.

usually 1-

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The oxidation number of hydrogen will usually be ______.

1+

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The oxidation number of oxygen will usually be ______.

-2

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If an element is oxidized, it _______ electrons.

loses

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If an element is reduced, it _______ electrons.

gains

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If a hydrocarbon has a single bond, it is called an:

alkane

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If a hydrocarbon has a double bond, it is called an:

alkene

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If a hydrocarbon has a triple bond, it is called an:

alkyne

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An hydrocarbon with 1 carbon has the prefix:

meth

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An hydrocarbon with 2 carbons has the prefix:

eth

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An hydrocarbon with 3 carbons has the prefix:

prop

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An hydrocarbon with 4 carbons has the prefix:

but

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An hydrocarbon with 5 carbons has the prefix:

pent

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An hydrocarbon with 6 carbons has the prefix:

hex