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NEU Gen Chem 1 9/14-9/17 Toher
These cards cover most of lecture material for Northeastern University General Chemistry I from 9/14/09-9/17/09 for Prof Toher
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09/17/2009

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Until when was Dalton's atomic theory accepted as true?
Definition
His theory was considered valid for a majority of the 19th century after he proposed it.
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What experiment is JJ Thomson remembered for?
Definition

He performed the cathode ray tube experiment.

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What does Coulomb's Law state?
Definition
Opposite charges attract while similar charges repel each other.
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What is the equation of Coulomb's Law and what do the components stand for?
Definition

F=(kq1q2)/d2 (force equals a constant times charge 1 times charge 2 all over distance squared)

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After his experiment, what did Thompson discover?
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He discovered both the mass and charge of the electron.

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Explain what is meant by the "plumb pudding" model of the atom
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The model states that an atom is comprised of a positively-charged "dough" with negatively charged electrons scattered throughout the positive dough.

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What experiment did Robert Millikan perform?
Definition

He performed the oil drop experiment.

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What did JJ Thomson discover?
Definition

He discovered both the presence of the electron and its mass/charge ratio (but not the individual components of the ratio).

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What did Millikan's experiment find?
Definition
His oil drop experiment found not only the charge of the electron but he also found the mass.
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What experiment is Ernest Rutherford remembered for?
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He is noted for his gold foil experiment.

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What did Rutherford's experiment show?
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His experiment showed the presence of the atomic nucleus as a central + charged region of the atom.

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What was the major draw-back of Rutherford's experiment?
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He accounted for the charge of the nucleus but failed to incorporate its mass.

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What did James Chadwick discover?
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He discovered that in addition to positively charged particles that the nucleus also contains neutral particles.

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Give the letter abrieviations for atomic number, atomic mass and charge.
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atomic number = z, atomic mass = a and charge = q.

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In nuclear notation where do atomic number, mass and charge all go?
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Atomic number is noted at the bottom left, atomic mass at the top left and charge is noted at the top right of the given chemical symbol.

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Define ion
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An ion is a charged particle resulting from a gain/loss of electrons.

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Define cation
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A cation is a positively charged ion resulting from electron deficit.

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Define anion
Definition

An anion is a negatively charged ion resulting from electron surplus.

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True or false: no matter what the charge of an atom its proton-electron ratio will always be 1:1
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False. Only neutrally-charged atoms have a 1:1 ratio of protons and electrons.

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What does oxidation refer to?
Definition

Oxidation refers to the loss of electrons.

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What do the electrons of metals tend to do and what do they form as a result?
Definition

They tend to lose electrons to make cations.

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What do the electrons of non-metals tend to do and what do they form?
Definition

They tend to gain electrons to form anions.

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Define isotope
Definition

Isotopes are representative particles of the same element which differ by their number of neutrons in the nucleus.

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Out of z, q and a which ones can and can't change?
Definition
A and q can change while z can't.
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What does mass spectomotry do?
Definition

It provides a distribution plot of each isotope of which an element is comprised and the isotopes relative percent composition.

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Define amu
Definition

amu stands for atomic mass unit; one amu is equal to 1/12 the mass of Carbon-12.

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How do you determine average atomic mass?
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Average atomic mass is the percent of isotopic abundance multiplied by the isotope's amu's.

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Define physical properties.
Definition

Physical properties are observable characteristics of a substance when stable.

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Give some examples of physical properties.
Definition

Physical properties include (but are not limited to) luster, malleableness (bending ability), ductility (ability to be pulled into a wire), odor, conductivity (both electrical and thermal), taste, density and physical state change temperatures.

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Define physical change.
Definition

Physical change is defined as the transformation from one stage /phase of matter into another (gas to liquid, liquid to solid, etc.).

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Challenge: what is the physical change of going from a gas to a solid called?
Definition
Going from a gas to a solid is called deposition.
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Define chemical change
Definition

A chemical change is defined as one or more substances transforming into one or more different substances with different physical properties.

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Give some examples of indicators that a chemical reaction has occured.
Definition

Chemical reactions typically involve some sort of temperature change (both endo- and exothermacism), evolution of a gas, solid precipitation upon mixing 2 or more aqueous substances and color change.

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Define precipitate
Definition

A precipitate is define as any insoluable solid formed from 2 clear solutions.

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Define units
Definition

Units describe how much of something there is.

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Challenge: what is one liter equal to?
Definition
A liter is equal to a decameter cubed (1L=1dm3).
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Define the metric system
Definition

The metric system is a uniform system of prefixes and pre-determined base units for measurements. The prefixes tell us which power of 10 is assigned to a base unit.

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What should be known for unit conversions before performing the actual conversion?
Definition

The correct conversion factor should either be given or known (such as 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters)

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Give the mathematical formula to perform a unit conversion
Definition

First you divide the desired unit by the given unit. Then you multiply the result by the given unit.

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