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AP Chemistry Chapter 2
Simon Kenton
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Chemistry
12th Grade
12/07/2012

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Mass fraction
Definition
Decimal ratio of mass of the element (or part) to the whole compound
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Percent Composition
Definition
Ratio of mass of a part per 100 g of the compound
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Atomic number
Definition
# of protons in an atom (also electrons if the atom is neutral)
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Mass number
Definition
Sum of the protons and neutrons in an atom or isotope
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Isotope
Definition
Atoms of an element that have different number of neutrons and therefore different mass
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Period
Definition
A horizontal row on the PT
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Group
Definition
A vertical column on the PT: same number of valence electrons, similar properties
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Ionic Compound
Definition
Made of a metal and nonmetal or polyatomic ion(s) (transfer of electrons)
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Covalent Compound
Definition
(Aka molecular compound) made of all nonmetals joined by a covalent bond (sharing of electrons)
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Cation
Definition
Positively charged atom formed by losing electrons
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Anion
Definition
Negatively charged ion formed by gaining electrons
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Empirical formula
Definition
Simplest ratio of moles to moles in a compound
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Molecular formula
Definition
Actual formula of a molecular compound, whole number multiple of the empirical formula
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Structural formula
Definition
2-dimensional image showing the bonded atoms and type(s) of bond(s)
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Acid
Definition
Molecular species that when dissolved in water releases a hydrogen ion.
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Binary Acid
Definition

Hydrorootic Acid

Made of hydrogen and a single nonmetal

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Ternary Acid
Definition
Rootic Acid (Hydrogen rootate) or Rootous Acid (Hydrogen Rootite)
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Hydrate
Definition
Ionic Solid that has absorbed water into its crystalline structure
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