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Chapter 3 - Chemical Reactions and the Earth's Compositions
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05/05/2010

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Chemical Equation
Definition
describes the identities and quantities of reactions (substances consumed) and products (substances formed)
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Mole
(mol)
Definition
of particles (atoms, ions, molecules) contains Avagadro's number of the particles
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Molar Mass
Definition
the mass of one mole of the particles that comprise their substance; the M of an element, in grams per mole, is numerically the same as the element's average atomic mass, in amus
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Molecular Mass
Definition
the mass of one molecule of a molecular compound
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Formula Mass
Definition
of a compound is the mass of one formula unit
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Stoichmetry
Definition
refers to the quantitive relation between the quantities of reactants and products in a chemical reaction
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Law of Conversation of Mass
Definition
states that the sum of the masses of the reactants and products in a chemical reactions is the same
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Hydrolosis
Definition
the reaction of water with another material
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Acid Anhydrides
Definition
nonmetal oxides that react with water to produce acids
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Hydrocarbons
Definition
molecular compounds composed of only hydrogen and carbon; are a class of organic compounds
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Combustion Reactions
Definition
occur between oxygen and another element or compound; when the other is a hydrocarbon, the products of complete combustion are carbon dioxide and water vapor
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Percent Composition
Definition
the percentage by mass of each element in a compound; it can also refer to the percentage by mass of each component in a mixture
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Empirical Formulas
Definition
represent the proportions of the ions in the formula units
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Molecular Ion
Definition
formed in a mass spectrometer when a neutral molecule loses an electron after being bombarded with a high-energy beam; it has a charge of 1+ and has essentially the same molecular mass as the neutral molecule from which it came
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Mass Spectrum
Definition
a graph of the data from a mass spectrometer where m/2 ration of the deflected particles are plotted against the number of particles with a particular mass; because the charge on the ions typically is 1+, m/2 = m/1 = m and the mass of the particle may be read directly form the m/2 axis
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Combustion Analysis
Definition
a substance is burned completely in oxygen to produce known compounds whose masses are used to determine the composition of the original material
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Limiting Reactant
Definition
consumed completely in a chemical reaction; the amount of product formed depends on the amount of this available
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Theoretical Yield
Definition
the amount of product expected for a chemical reaction given a specific quantity of reactant
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Actual Yield
Definition
the amount of product obtained as a result of a chemical reaction conducted in a lab; often less than the theoretical yield
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