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Term 1 Chem Midterm Exam
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
10/17/2011

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Atom
Definition
Discovered by Dalton
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Nucleus
Definition
Discovered by E. Rutherford and Niels Bohr
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Periodic Table
Definition
Dmitri Mendeleev arranged/organized first periodicity of elements
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Electrons
Definition
Discovered by J. J. Thomson
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Chemistry
Definition
The study of matter, its properties, the changes that matter undergoes and the energy assosiated with those changes
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Matter
Definition
Anything that has mass and volume
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Composition
Definition
types and amounts of simpler substances that make up a sample of matter
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Properties
Definition
Characteristics that give each substance a unique identity
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Physical Properties
Definition
Those that a substance shows without interaction with another substance
ex: color, melting point, boiling point, and density
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Chemical Properties
Definition
Those that show once interacted with or transformed into another substance
ex: flamability, corrosiveness
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Mass
Definition
kilogram (kg)
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Length
Definition
meter (m)
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Temperature
Definition
kelvin (K)
Term
Electric current
Definition
ampere (A)
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Amount of Substance
Definition
mole (mol)
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Centigrade
Definition
Also known as Celcius (C*)
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Multiplication/Division Sig Figs
Definition
Number of sig figs in the result equals the number in the least precise measurement used in the calculation
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Addition/Subtraction
Definition
Number of sig figs in the result depends on number of decimal places in least accurate measurement
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Accuracy
Definition
agreement between measured value and accepted value
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Precision
Definition
agreement between repeated measurements
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Atomic Mass
Definition
Number of Protons
Also Number of Neutrons
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Isotope
Definition
atoms of an element with same number of protons, but different number of neutrons
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Avagrado's Number
Definition
1 mole = 6.022x10^23 particles
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Frequency
Definition
The number of cycles the wave undergoes per second, expressed in units of 1/second = s^-1 = Hz
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Wavelength
Definition
Distance between any point on a wave and the corresponding point on the next crest (or trough) of the wave
ex: the distance the wave travels during 1 cycle
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Amplitude
Definition
The height of the crest or depth of the trough
Also known as intensity
Term
Angstrom
Definition
10^-10 m
Term
Speed of Light (c)
Definition
c = (frequency)(wavelength)
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Electromagnetic Spectrum
Definition
Highest Energy starting from the left
ex: gamma rays
Longest Wavelength starting from right
ex: radio waves
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Max Planck
Definition
Developed Quantum Theory to descrive properties of light based on the idea the energy is absorbed and emitted in discrete quanta
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Planck's Constant
Definition
h = 6.626x10^-34
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Energy
Definition
E = nhv
where E is energy, h is planck's constant, and v is the frequency
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hv
Definition
the difference between each energy state is the (frequency)(planck's constant)
Term
Minimum Energy
Definition
a photon of minimum E must be absorbed for an e- to be freed. E depends on frequency
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Work Function
Definition
symbol = O w/ vertical line through it
*also equals (h)(v w/ 0 as subscript)
minimum energy required to release e- from metal surface
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Kinetic Energy
Definition
KE = (hv) - (work function)
Term
Quantized state
Definition
discrete energy levels
(looks like stair steps)
Term
Continuum states
Definition
smooth transition between levels
(looks like a ramp)
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Bohr Model
Definition
E of photon = (E of state a) - (E of state b) = hv
Change in E = (E:final)-(E:initial)
Also = hv = hc/wavelength
Term
Ground & Excited States
Definition
Increase = absorption (gain) of energy
Decrease = emission (loss) of energy
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Rydberg Equation
Definition
1/wavelength = R {1/n1^2 - 1/n2^2}
where R is the Rydberg Constant (1.096776x10^7 m^-1)
Term
De Broglie Equation
Definition
E = mc^2
Combine w/ E = hv = hc/wavelength to get wavelength = h/mu where m is mass and u is speed
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Momentum (p)
Definition
wavelength = h/mc = h/p and
p = h/wavelngth
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Wave Function
Definition
Describes motion of electron waves as they vary with location and time
Wave function squared defines the orbital of high probability for locating an electron
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