Unit 4 Chemistry Key Concepts

Flashcards covering key concepts of Nuclear Chemistry and Organic Chemistry topics listed in Unit 4.

Nuclear Reactions and Their Energies: __________.

The study of how nuclear particles interact and the energy changes that result.

Types of Radioactivity: __________.

The different forms by which unstable atoms release energy.

First Order Radioactive Decay: __________.

A situation in which the rate of decay is proportional to the remaining quantity of the substance.

Calculating Reaction Rates: __________.

The method used to determine how fast a chemical reaction proceeds.

Finding Orders of Reactions: __________.

The process of determining the relationship between the concentration of reactants and reaction rate.

Differential Rate Law: __________.

An equation that relates the rate of a reaction to the concentration of reactants.

Method of Initial Rates: __________.

A technique used to determine the rate law of a reaction by measuring initial rates at various concentrations.

Integrated Rate Law Calculation: __________.

An expression that relates concentration and time in a chemical reaction.

Combined Arrhenius: __________.

An equation that gives the rate constant as a function of temperature and activation energy.

Extracting Information from Straight Line Plots: __________.

Using graphical analysis to determine reaction kinetics from plotted data.

Kinetic Theory - Collision: __________.

A theory that describes how particles collide and affect reaction rates.

Kinetic Theory – Transition State: __________.

An explanation of how molecules must reach an activated complex to react.

Ea and Reaction Profiles: __________.

The depiction of activation energy and the energy changes during a reaction.

Reaction Mechanisms: __________.

The step-by-step sequence of elementary reactions by which total chemical change occurs.

Famous Catalysts: __________.

Notable substances that increase reaction rates without being consumed.

Naming Organic Molecules 1 Structure: __________.

The process of assigning names based on molecular structure.

Naming Organic Molecules 2 Functional Groups: __________.

The categorization of compounds based on specific functional groups present.

Organic Polymer Structure: __________.

The arrangement of repeated units in large organic compounds.

Organic Chemistry Reactions: __________.

The types of transformations organic substances undergo.

Biochemistry: __________.

The study of chemical processes within and related to living organisms.