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Chapter 2 Elements,Compounds and Mixture: An Atomic Overview
Chapter 2 General Chem Silberberg
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
05/21/2010

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Element
Definition
Simplest type of matter with unique physical and chemical properties, consists of only one kind of atom
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Pure Substance
Definition
Matter whose composition is fixed
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Molecule
Definition
An independent structural unit consisting of twon or more atoms chemically bound together
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Compound
Definition
Type of matter composed of two or more different elements that are chemically bound together
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Mixture
Definition
A group or two or more substances (elements or compounds) that are physically intermingled
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Law of Conservation
Definition
Total mass of substances does not change during a chemical reactiong.  Number of substances may change and by definition, their properties must but the total amount of matter remains constant
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Law of Definition/Constant Composition
Definition
No matter what its source, a particular compoundis composed of the same elements in the same parts/fractions by mass
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Fraction by mass (Mass Fraction)
Definition
Part of the compound's mass contributed by the element
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Percent by Mass (Mass Percent)
Definition
The fraction by mass expressed in percentage
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Law of Multiple Proportions
Definition
If elements A and B react to form two compounds, the different masses of B that combine with a fixed mass of A can be expressed as a ratio of small whole numbers
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Atoms
Definition
Tiny indivisible particles of an element that cannot be created or destroyed
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Cathode Rays
Definition
The ray of light emitted by the cathode (negative electrode) in a gas discharge tube, travels in straight lines, unless deflected by magnetic or electric fields
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Nucleus
Definition
Tiny region in the center of an atom that contains all the positive charge and essentially all the mass of the atom
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Proton (+)
Definition
Has positive charge
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Neutron (n0)
Definition
Has no charge
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Electron (e-)
Definition
Magnitude of charge possessed by a proton, negative charge
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Mass number
Definition
Total number of protoms and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
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Atomic Symbol
Definition
Element symbol
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Atomic Mass Unit (amu)
Definition
1/12 mass of a carbon-12 atom
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Dalton (Da)
Definition
one Carbon 12 atom has a mass of 12 daltons
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Mass spectrometry
Definition
Method for measuring the relative masses and abundances of atomic-scale particles very precisely
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Isotopic Mass
Definition
Mass of the isotope relative to the mass of the standard carbon-12 isotope
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Atomic Mass
Definition
Average of the masses of its naturally occurring isotopes weighted according to their abundances
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Periodic Table of the Elements
Definition
Arranged by atomic number
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Periods
Definition
Horizontal Rows
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Groups
Definition
Vertical Columns
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Metals
Definition
Shiny solids at room temperature that conduct heat and electricity well and can be tooled into sheets and wires
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Nonmetals
Definition
Usually gases or dull, brittle solids at room temperature do not conduct heat or electricity well
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Metalloids
Definition
Elements that have properties between metals and nonmetals
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Ionic Compounds
Definition
Formed by the transferring electrons fro the atoms of one element to another to form
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Covalent Compound
Definition
Formed by sharing electrons between atoms of different elements
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Chemical Bonds
Definition
Forces that hold the atoms of elemts together in a compound
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Binary Ionic Compound
Definition
Simplest of ionic compound
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Cation
Definition
Loses a certain number of electrons and becomes positively charged
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Anions
Definition
Gain of electron becomes negatively charged
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Monatomic Ion
Definition
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