Common Ions, SI Prefixes, and Scientific Notation

Flashcards summarizing fixed-charge cations, SI system unit prefixes, and scientific notation form from the chemistry lecture notes.

Hydrogen (cation)

A fixed-charge cation with the chemical formula $H^+$ and a charge of $+1$.

Lithium (cation)

A fixed-charge cation with the chemical formula $Li^+$ and a charge of $+1$.

Sodium (cation)

A fixed-charge cation with the chemical formula $Na^+$ and a charge of $+1$.

Potassium (cation)

A fixed-charge cation with the chemical formula $K^+$ and a charge of $+1$.

Silver (cation)

A fixed-charge cation with the chemical formula $Ag^+$ and a charge of $+1$.

Ammonium

A polyatomic fixed-charge cation with a charge of $+1$.

Magnesium (cation)

A fixed-charge cation with the chemical formula $Mg^{2+}$ and a charge of $+2$.

Calcium (cation)

A fixed-charge cation with the chemical formula $Ca^{2+}$ and a charge of $+2$.

Barium (cation)

A fixed-charge cation with the chemical formula $Ba^{2+}$ and a charge of $+2$.

Zinc (cation)

A fixed-charge cation with the chemical formula $Zn^{2+}$ and a charge of $+2$.

Aluminum (cation)

A fixed-charge cation with the chemical formula $Al^{3+}$ and a charge of $+3$.

SI system

A metric system where prefixes can be added to modify base units by factors of $10$.

tera (T)

An SI system prefix represented by the symbol $T$ that modifies the base unit by $10^{12}$.

giga (G)

An SI system prefix represented by the symbol $G$ that modifies the base unit by $10^9$.

mega (M)

An SI system prefix represented by the symbol $M$ that modifies the base unit by $10^6$.

kilo (k)

An SI system prefix represented by the symbol $k$ that modifies the base unit by $10^3$.

hecto (h)

An SI system prefix represented by the symbol $h$ that modifies the base unit by $10^2$.

deca (da)

An SI system prefix represented by the symbol $da$ that modifies the base unit by $10^1$.

deci (d)

An SI system prefix represented by the symbol $d$ that modifies the base unit by $10^{-1}$.

centi (c)

An SI system prefix represented by the symbol $c$ that modifies the base unit by $10^{-2}$.

milli (m)

An SI system prefix represented by the symbol $m$ that modifies the base unit by $10^{-3}$.

micro (\mu)

An SI system prefix represented by the symbol $\mu$ that modifies the base unit by $10^{-6}$.

nano (n)

An SI system prefix represented by the symbol $n$ that modifies the base unit by $10^{-9}$.

pico (p)

An SI system prefix represented by the symbol $p$ that modifies the base unit by $10^{-12}$.

femto (f)

An SI system prefix represented by the symbol $f$ that modifies the base unit by $10^{-15}$.

Scientific notation

A form of writing scientific numbers represented as $a \times 10^b$.