AP Chemistry Unit 1 Study Guide

AP Chemistry Unit 1 Study Guide

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paramagnetic vs diamagnetic

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Section 1

(50 cards)

paramagnetic vs diamagnetic

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Diamagnetic atoms have only paired electrons, whereas paramagnetic atoms, which can be made magnetic, have at least one unpaired electron.

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arrangement of periodic table

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periods, groups/families, metals/nonmetals/metalloids, atomic mass, atomic number

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Dimitri Mendeleev

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predicted the existence and properties of new chemical elements

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quantum

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smallest amount of energy that can be lost or gained by an atom

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molar mass

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the sum of the total mass in grams of all the atoms that make up a molecule per mole unit: grams/mol

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sheilding

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describes the decrease in attraction between an electron and the nucleus in any atom with more than one electron shell

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quantitative

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data that can be expressed as a number (age, weight)

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Ernest Rutherford

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gold foil experiment- shot alpha particles and proposed nuclear theory: 1) most of atoms mass and all of its positive charge contained in nucleus 2) most of volume is empty space 3) there are negatively charged electrons outside nucleus and neutral charged protons inside, making the overall atom neutrally charged

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kinetic molecular theory (KMT)

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PV = nRT (ideal gas law) P = pressure (atm) V = volume (L) n = number of moles R = 0.0821 atmL / molK T = temperature (K) Pressure = force / area Why does gas exert pressure? gas particles in constant, rapid, random motion particles collide w/ surface of container & w/ each other Gases have kinetic energy because always in motion KE = ½ mv^2 (v = velocity) Temperature- average kinetic energy of particles in sample temp & kinetic energy directly proportional

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metric conversions

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plum pudding model

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JJ Thompson

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quantum numbers

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branch of physics relating to the very small particles

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pauli exclusion principle

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no 2 electrons in the same atom will have same set of quantum numbers

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Werner Heisenberg

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uncertainty principle- can not know simultaneously exact location and velocity of an electron

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frequency

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waves/sec., hertz (hz)

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hund's rule

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an electron must fill each orbital of equal energy before 2 electrons fill any orbital

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probability density

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the probability (per unit volume) of finding the electron at a point in space as expressed by the three dimensional plot of the wave function squared

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empirical formula vs. molecular formula

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empirical is simplest or most reduced ratio of elements in a compound while molecular is how many atoms of each element are in a compound (C6H12O6 is molecular and CH2O is empirical)

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aufbau principle

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an electron must fill the lowest energy orbital that can receive it

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combustion reaction

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CxHy + O2 ---> CO2 + H2O

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rounding

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0.0000987 rounds to 0.00001 or 10.560 rounds to 10.6

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electromagnetic spectrum

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qualitative

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information that is not numerical (feelings, how it looks)

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periodic law

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the law that the properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers. Also called Mendeleev's law.

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Max Planck

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discovered that energy, which appears to be emitted in wavelengths, is actually discharged in small packets (quanta), Planck's constant is 6.626 × 10^-34 J (s)

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balancing equations

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unbalanced: H2 + O2 ---> H2O balanced: 2H2 + O2 ---> 2H2O

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photoelectron effect

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the observation that many metals emit electrons when light falls upon them

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orbitals - s,p,d,f

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temperature conversions

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°F=1.8°C+32 °C=(°F-32)/1.8 K=°C+273

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photon (quantum)

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particle of EM radiation having 0 mass and carries a quantum of energy

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quantum mechanical

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significant figures

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in any reported measurement, the non-place-holding digits that indicate the precision of the measured quantity (4 sigfigs = 0.01000 or 3 sigfigs = 100.)

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accuracy vs precision

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accuracy- how close a measured value is to the actual value precision- how close a series of of measurements are to one another or how reproducible they are

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constructive vs destructive interference

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-Constructive interference is a type of interference that occurs at any location along the medium where the two interfering waves have a displacement in the same direction -Destructive interference is a type of interference that occurs at any location along the medium where the two interfering waves have a displacement in the opposite direction

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Louis de Broglie

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discovery of wave nature of electrons

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percent compostition

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mass of element/total mass of compound X 100

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scientific notation

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18,750,000 = 1.875 X 10^7 or 0.000018750 = 1.875 X10^-6

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diffraction

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the phenomena by which a wave emerging from an aperture spreads out to form a new wave front

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dimensional analysis

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is a problem-solving method that uses the fact that any number or expression can be multiplied by one without changing its value

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wavelength

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meters, "lambda" λ

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electron configurations, orbital notation, noble gas notation

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orbital notation- arrows noble gas notation- for chlorine: [Ne]-3s2-3p5

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effective nuclear charge (Z eff)

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net positive charge experienced by valence electrons

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Antoine Lavoisier

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law of conservation of mass: matter is neither created nor destroyed

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Albert Einstein

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attempted to disprove quantum mechanics, and failed until he died

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Henry Mosely

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created periodic table that organized by increasing atomic number, elements classified by proton, and with similar properties

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JJ Thompson

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cathode ray experiment- applied magnetic fields across tube, produced negative charge, discovered electron, Plum Pudding model

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John Dalton

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experimented with mixtures of gases to determine effect of properties of mixtures as a whole concluded: 1) all matter made of atoms 2) atoms of a given element have identical properties (FALSE: isotopes) 3) atoms of different elements combine in ratios to form chemical compounds 4) atoms can not be subdivided, created, or destroyed (FALSE) 5) atoms can be combined, separated, or rearranged

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Erwin Schrodinger

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combined the equations for the behavior of waves with the de Broglie equation to generate a mathematical model for the distribution of electrons in an atom, Schrodinger's cat- claims that if you don't know what the state of any object is, then - as long as you don't look to check - it is actually in all possible states simultaneously

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Niels Bohr

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tried to prove hydrogen levels, concluded electrons only occupy certain energy levels

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coulombs' law

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As distance increases, the forces and electric fields decrease

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Section 2

(25 cards)

metallic character

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level of reactivity of a metal

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particle view - states of matter

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1) Solid- definite shape, definite volume molecules tightly packed 2) Liquid- no definite shape molecules slide past one another 3) Gas- no definite shape, no definite volume molecules move very rapidly 4) Plasma- very high temps, atoms lose their electrons example: fluorescent bulbs, stars

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ionization energy

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the amount of energy required to remove an electron from an atom to form a cation

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chromatography

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the separation of a mixture by passing it in solution or suspension or as a vapor (as in gas chromatography) through a medium in which the components move at different rates

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distillation

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A process in which the mixture is heated to boil off the more volatile (easily vaporizable) liquid.

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photoelectron spectroscopy

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utilizes photo-ionization and analysis of the kinetic energy distribution of the emitted photoelectrons to study the composition and electronic state of the surface region of a sample -It refers to energy measurement of electrons emitted from solids, gases or liquids by the photoelectric effect, in order to determine the binding energies of electrons in a substance (Coulomb's Law) -Measures electrons emitted from solids, gases, or liquids by photoelectron effect in order to determine binding energies of electrons.

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elements vs compounds pure substance vs mixture

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1) Pure substance- made up of only one component and its composition is invariant (does not vary from one sample to another) components can be individual atoms or groups of atoms joined together broken down to either element or compound 2) element- a substance that cannot be chemically broken down into simpler substances example: helium compound- substance composed of 2 or more elements in a fixed proportion example: water 3) Mixture- composed of two or more components in proportions that can vary from one sample to another broken down to either heterogeneous and homogeneous heterogenous- the composition varies from one region of the mixture to another example: wet sand homogenous- composition throughout example: kool-aid

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atomic radius

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spectrophotometry

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(Beers Law) Method used to measure how much a chemical substance absorbs light by measuring the intensity of light as a beam of light passes through sample solution -The basic principle is that each compound absorbs or transmits light over a certain range of wavelength Measures amount of light of a specified wavelength which passes through a medium

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law of definite proportions

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Joseph Proust all samples of a given compound, regardless of their source or how they were prepared, have the same proportions of their constituent elements -ratio of masses is also same -hints that matter is composed of atoms

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physical properties and changes

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1) property- a characteristic that can be observed or measured w/out changing the identity of the substance color, state, melting point, boiling point, density 2) change- change in a substance that doesn't involve a change in the identity of the substance change in shape or size (tearing a piece of paper, hammering a sheet of metal)

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ionic radius

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flame tests

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An analytic procedure used in chemistry to detect the presence of certain elements, primarily metal ions, based on each element's characteristic emission spectrum Lithium-red Sodium-strong orange Potassium- pink (lilac) Strontium- red Barium- Pale green Copper- blue-green

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filtration

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The mixture is poured through filter paper in a funnel.

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decanting

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Carefully pouring off one substance into a different container

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chemical properties and changes

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1) property- substance's ability to undergo changes that transform it into a different substance charcoal = combustible 2) change- when substance is converted into a new substance example: nuclear bomb, baking bubbling (gas formed) vapor (smoke) color change odor precipitation (solid formed) change temp (hotter or colder) light production

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density

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D = m/v 1) intensive property (density)- one that is independent of the amount of substance often used to identify substances bc these properties depend only on the type of substance and not on the amount of it 2) extensive property (mass)- one that depends on the amount of the substance if you know only the mass of a sample, that info alone will not allow you to identify it as gold units- kg/m^3 Liquids and solids = g/cm^3 or g/mL Aluminum = least dense metals, platinum = most dense

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emission spectroscopy

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Method of chemical analysis that uses the intensity of light emitted from a flame, plasma, arc or spark at a particular wavelength to determine the quantity of an element in a sample -The wavelength of the atomic spectral line gives the identity of the element while the intensity of the emitted light is proportional to the number of atoms of the element

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law of multiple proportions

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John Dalton When 2 elements (call them A & B) form 2 different compounds, the masses of element B that combine with 1 g of element A can be expressed as a ratio of small whole numbers

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electron affinity

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a neutral atom's likelihood of gaining an electron

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mass spectrometry

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Technique that helps identify the amount and type of chemicals present in a sample by measuring the mass-to-charge ratio and abundance of gas-phase ions. A mass spectrum (plural spectra) is a plot of the ion signal as a function of the mass-to-charge ratio -Measures the masses of atoms and the percent abundances of isotopes of elements and separates particles according to their mass

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isotopes

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same number protons, diff number neutrons 3 isotopes of hydrogen protium- 1 proton, 0 neutrons deutrium- 1 proton, 1 neutron tritum- 1 proton, 2 neutrons (most abundant)

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electronegativity

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measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons

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evaporation

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the process by which a substance is turned from a liquid to a gas

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law of conservation of mass

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created by Lavoisier and says in a chemical reaction, matter is neither created nor destroyed

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