a solution used in titrations whose concentration is known
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Oxidation
Front
loss of electrons, increase in oxidation #
Back
Pauli Exclusion Principle
Front
each orbital can hold two e⁻s each w/ opposite spins
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Reduction
Front
gain of electrons, decrease in oxidation #
Back
Analyte
Front
solution in flask being titrated
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Excess reactant
Front
reactant which doesn't get used up completely in a chemical reaction
Back
Theoretical yield
Front
amount of product produced when limiting reactant is used up
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Equivalence Point
Front
point where acid completely neutralizes base, moles of H+ = moles of OH-
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Density
Front
mass/volume
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Mole Fraction
Front
mols A/total mols (also known as XA)
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1 atm in mmHg and torr
Front
760 mmHg, 760 torr
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C =
Front
=lambda(nu) (aka. wavelength x frequency)
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Limiting reactant
Front
reactant that's completely used up in a chemical reaction
Back
Section 2
(50 cards)
Catalyst
Front
lowers activation energy
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Colligative Properties (What properties change with addition of solute?)
Front
vapor pressure lowering, boiling point elevation, freezing point depression
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Activation Energy
Front
the minimum energy that molecules must possess for collisions to be effective, Ea
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Heat of Vaporization
Front
energy required for liquid→gas
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Network Covalent solids
Front
- atoms joined by a continuous network of covalent bonds
- high melting points
- nonconductors of electricity
- insoluble in water
- Ex: diamond, graphite, quartz
(compare to molecular solids)
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System
Front
the part of the universe one is focused upon (in thermodynamics)
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Hydrogen Bonding
Front
unusually strong dipole forces found when H is bonded to N, O, or F
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Trigonal Pyramidal
Front
AX₃E
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Bent (2 possibilities)
Front
AX₂E, AX₂E₂
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Square Pyramidal
Front
AX₅E
Back
Single Bond (# sigma and/or pi)
Front
1 sigma bond
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Octahedral
Front
AX₆
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Deposition
Front
gas to solid
Back
T-shape
Front
AX₃E₂
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Metallic solids
Front
- metal cations held together by electrons not attached to any particular metal cation
- high electrical conductivity
- conduct heat
- ductile and malleable
-insoluble in water
-high range of melting and boiling points
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Melting Point
Front
point at which solid→liquid occurs
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Base
Front
puts OH⁻ into solution = ACCEPTS protons
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Molecular Substances
Front
-nonconductors of electricity
-insoluble in water
-low melting and boiling points
(covalent)
Back
Trigonal Planar
Front
AX₃
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Triple Bond (# sigma and/or pi)
Front
1 sigma bond, 2 pi bonds
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Seesaw
Front
AX₄E
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Exothermic
Front
negative enthalpy, heat flows into surroundings, favorable for deltaG
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Rate
Front
Kinetics, how fast or slow a reaction occurs, becomes slower as it reaches equilibrium
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Dipole-Dipole forces
Front
-electrostatic force between the positive and negative ends of a polar molecule
-stronger than London forces, but weaker than H bonding
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Endothermic
Front
positive enthalpy, heat flows into system, not favorable for deltaG
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Q>K (Favors forward or reverse reaction?)
Front
Reverse rxn (Think products/reactants)
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Bond Enthalpy
Front
ΔH when 1 mol of bonds is BROKEN in the gaseous state (+broken, -formed)
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LeChatelier's Principle
Front
If a system @equilibrium is stressed, the system will shift so as to reestablish equilibrium
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Tetrahedral
Front
AX₄
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Trigonal Bipyramidal
Front
AX₅
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Supercritical fluid
Front
substances above the critical temperature and pressure in which the pressure is so high that density and flowing ability of a "gas" resembles that of a liquid
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Double Bond (# sigma and/or pi)
Front
1 sigma bond, 1 pi bond
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Sublimation
Front
solid to gas
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Square Planar
Front
AX₄E₂
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Viscosity
Front
resistance to flow
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Conjugate acid
Front
the chemical formed when a base accepts a proton
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Condensation
Front
gas to liquid
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Heat Capacity
Front
heat required to raise the system 1°C (C in q=mC∆T)
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Ionic solid
Front
- atoms joined by strong electrical forces between oppositely charged particles
- high melting points
- nonconducting as solids
- conducting when molten or in solution
- often water soluble
-crystalline structures
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Heat of Fusion
Front
energy required for melting to occur
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Melting
Front
solid to liquid
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Adhesion
Front
molecules' tendency to stick to the container
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Boiling Point
Front
point at which liquid→gas occurs, where atmospheric pressure equals vapor pressure
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Freezing
Front
liquid to solid
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Vaporization
Front
liquid to gas
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Cohesion
Front
molecules' tendency to stick to one another
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Q<K (Favors forward or reverse reaction?)
Front
Forward rxn (Think products/reactants)
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London dispersion forces
Front
weakest IMFs, found in all molecules
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Acid
Front
puts H⁺ into solution = DONATES protons
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Surroundings
Front
the rest of the universe (in thermodynamics)
Back
Section 3
(50 cards)
Ammonium
Front
NH₄¹⁺
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Permanganate
Front
MnO₄¹⁻
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1st law of thermodynamics (Energy?)
Front
the total energy of the universe is constant, all systems tend towards minimum energy
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Sulfide
Front
S²⁻
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Nitrate
Front
NO₃¹⁻
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Ka equation
Front
[H+][A-]/[HA]
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Cathode
Front
half cell in which reduction occurs (RED CAT)
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Chlorate
Front
ClO₃²⁻
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Sulfate
Front
SO₄²⁻
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Buffer
Front
a solution that resists a change in pH, contains both a weak acid and its conjugate base (or a weak base and its conjugate acid)