Chemistry Unit 1 definitions

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Isotopes Atoms of the same element with different number of neutrons
Atomic / Proton number The number of protons in the nucleus of the atom
Mass / Neucleon number The number of particles (Protons and neutrons) in the nucleus of the atom
Ion A positively or negatively charged atom or covalently bonded group of atoms
Relative isotopic mass The mass of an atom of an isotope compared with 1/12th of the mass of an atom of carbon-12
Relative atomic mass (Ar) The weighted mean mass of an atom of an element compared to 1/12th of the mass of an atom of carbon-12
Relative molecular mass (Mr) The weighted mean mass of a molecule compared to 1/12th of the mass of an atom of carbon-12
Relative formula mass The weighted mean mass of a formula unit compared to 1/12th of the mass of an atom of carbon-12
A mole The amount of any substance containing as many particles as there are carbon atoms in 12g of carbon-12
Molar mass (M) The mass per mole of a substance
Empirical formula The simplest whole-number ratio of atoms of each element present in a compound
A molecule A small group of atoms held together by covalent bonds
Molecular formula The actual number of atoms of each element present in a molecule
Molar volume Volume per mole of gas at room temperature and pressure, 24.0 dm^3mol^-1
Concentration Amount of solute, in mol, dissolved in 1dm^3
Standard solution A solution of known concentration, used in titrations
Species Any type of particle that takes part in a chemical reaction
Stoichiometry The molar relationship between the relative quantities of substances taking part in a reaction
Acid Plus 3 to know A species that is a proton donor H2SO4 HCl H
Base Plus some examples A species that is a proton acceptor Metal oxides, MgO Metal hydroxides, NaOH Amines
Alkali Plus 3 to know A type of base that dissolves in water forming hydroxide ions, OH^- Ammonia KOH NaOH
Salt A chemical compound formed when a H+ ion in an acid has been replaced by a metal ion or another positive ion.
Cation A positively charged ion
Anion A negatively charged ion
Water of crystallisation Water molecules that form an essential part of the crystalline structure of a compound
Hydrated A crystalline compound containing water molecules
Anhydrous A substance that contains no water molecules
Oxidation number The measure of a number of electrons that an atom uses to bond with other atoms.
Oxidation Loss of electrons / increase of oxidation number
Redox Gain of electrons / decrease in oxidation number
Redox reaction A reaction in which both reduction and oxidation occur
Reducing agent A reagent that reduces another species and oxidises itself
Oxidising agent A reagent that oxidises another species and reduces itself
First ionisation energy The energy required to remove an electron from each atom in one mole of gaseous atoms to form one mole of gaseous 1+ ions
Electron shielding The repulsion between electrons in different shells, reducing the attraction of outer electrons to the nucleus
Successive ionisation energies A measure of the energy required to remove each electron in one mole of gaseous atoms in turn.
Shell A group of atomic orbitals with the same main energy level / principle quantum number
Principle quantum number A number that represents the energy of each orbital
Atomic orbital A region within an atom that can hold upto 2 electrons with opposite spin
Sub-shell A group of the same atomic orbitals within a shell
Electron configuration The arrangement of electrons on an atom
Compound A substance formed from 2 or more chemically bonded elements are fixed in a ratio
Ionic bond An electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions
Giant ionic lattice A 3D structure of oppositely charged ion, held together by strong ionic bonds
Group A vertical column in the periodic table, which have similar properties and same number of outer electrons
Covalent bond A bond formed by a shared pair of electrons
Lone pair An outer shell pair of electrons not involved in chemical bonding
Dative covenant / coordinate bond A shared pair of electrons which have been provided one of the bonding atoms only
Electronegativity A measure of the attraction between a bonded pair of electrons in a covalent bond
Permanent dipole A small charge difference across a bond that results from a difference in the electronegativity of the bonded atoms
Polar covalent bond Permanent dipole
Intermolecular force An attractive force between neighbouring molecules
Permanent dipole-diple force A weak attractive force between permanent dipoles in neighbouring polar molecules
van der Waals' forces Attractive forces between induced dipoles in neighbouring molecules
Hydrogen bonding A strong dipole-dipole attraction between a delta positive hydrogen and a lone pair of electrons on a different molecule
Metallic bonding The electrostatic attraction between positive metal ions and delocalised electrons
Delocalised electrons Electrons shared between more than two atoms
Giant metallic lattice A 3D structure of molecules bonded together by metallic bonds
Simple molecular lattice A 3D structure of molecules bonded together by weak intermolecular forces
Giant covalent lattice A 3D structure of molecules bonded together by covalent bonds
Period A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table that show a trend across it.
Periodicity A regular periodic variation of properties of elements with atomic number and position in the periodic table
Thermal decomposition Breaking up of a chemical substance with heat into at least 2 chemical substances
Displacement reaction A reaction in which a more reactive element displaces a less reactive element from an aqueous solution of latter's ions
Disproportionation The oxidation and reduction of the same element in a redox reaction
Precipitation reaction The formation of a solid from a solution during a chemical reaction between 2 aqueous solution.
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