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Decks in this class (88)

Ion and formulae
When metals react what do they te...,
Group 1 ions charge,
Group 2 ions charge
35  cards
Relative masses
Atomic proton number,
Z symbol,
Mass number
32  cards
Mass spectrometry
4 stages of mass spectrometry,
Ways to ionise the sample,
Electrospray ionisation
35  cards
Electron configurations and orbitals
Principle quantum number,
First shell closest to nucleus pr...,
Second shell principle quantum nu...
25  cards
Ionisation
First ionisation energy,
Second ionisation energy,
Successive ionisation energies
37  cards
Periodicity
How does the radius change across...,
Does the increasing electrons aff...,
How does the atomic radius change...
33  cards
Formulae, amounts and equations terminology
The mole,
Avogadro s constant,
Molar mass
13  cards
Yield and atom economy
Yield,
Actual yield,
Theoretical yield
17  cards
Moles
Mole,
Avogadros constant,
What is the molar mass of a subst...
23  cards
Gases
How do volumes of gases react wit...,
Avogadro s law,
Why is avogadro s law useful
24  cards
Concentration
Solute,
Solvent,
Solution
10  cards
Titration
Standard solution,
What can standard solutions be us...,
What makes up a standard solution
45  cards
Mistakes, errors, uncertainties
Error,
Systematic error,
Random error
20  cards
Covalent bonding
Covalent bond definition,
How is a covalent bond formed,
What atomic orbitals overlap in c...
38  cards
Shapes of molecules
What determines the shape of a mo...,
What is the name of the theory wh...,
What does valence shell electron ...
22  cards
Giant covalent structures
What can covalent bonding lead to,
How do giant covalent lattices form,
Examples of giant covalent struct...
16  cards
Ionic bonding
Ionic bonding,
What is an ionic structure,
How are ions arranged in a lattice
29  cards
Metallic bonding
What is metallic bonding,
A metallic structure description,
Metal properties
13  cards
Polarity
Electronegativity,
What measures electronegativity,
What element has the highest elec...
24  cards
Intermolecular interactions
What are intermolecular forces,
3 types of intermolecular forces,
Where do london forces act between
30  cards
Properties of water
B,
Oiling,
Ice properties
4  cards
Solubility
If a substance dissolves in a sol...,
2 types of solvent,
Polar solvents
13  cards
Organic chemistry
Saturated hydrocarbons,
Unsaturated hydrocarbons,
How to represent a molecule
18  cards
Structural isomers
What are structural isomers,
3 types of structural isomers,
Chain isomers
14  cards
Alkanes
What is a hydrocarbon,
Alkane,
General formula for alkanes
26  cards
Fuels
Crude oil,
What is fractional distillation,
Step 1 of fractional distillation
36  cards
Cracking + reforming
What is cracking,
Why is cracking done,
2 types of cracking
16  cards
Alkenes
Alkenes,
What type of hydrocarbon are alkenes,
Alkenes functional group
56  cards
Stereoisomerism
What are stereoisomers,
2 types of stereoisomers,
2 types of geometric isomers
12  cards
Polymers
Polymer,
How can alkenes act as monomers t...,
Addition polymerisation
23  cards
organic chemistry reactions conditions
Catalytic cracking conditions,
Thermal cracking conditions,
Catalyst for reforming
11  cards
Redox i
Oxidation number,
Oxidation number of un combined e...,
Oxidation of monatomic ions
24  cards
Group 1 and 2 reactions
How does reactivity change down t...,
How does the ionisation energy ch...,
How does the melting point change...
48  cards
Group 1 and 2 thermal stability
Thermal decomposition,
Thermal stability affect on therm...,
What affects the stability of a c...
17  cards
Group 1 and 2 tests
Lithium ions,
Sodium ions,
Potassium ions
14  cards
Group 7
Group 7 elements,
What state is fluorine at room te...,
What colour is fluorine gas
33  cards
Group 7 reactions
What type of agents do most halog...,
Halogens are normally in a reaction,
Halogens reaction with less react...
36  cards
Group 7 reducing power
When do halogens act as reducing ...,
What do halogens usually act as,
Trend of halide ions reducing power
14  cards
Testing for group 7 ions
Step 1,
Why,
Step 2
14  cards
Test for carbonate ions
What does this test for,
Step 1,
What happens when mixed with dilu...
7  cards
Test for sulfates
What does this test for,
Step 1,
Why add dilute hydrochloric acid
6  cards
Test for ammonium ions
What is this testing for,
Step 1,
Why add sodium hydroxide
6  cards
Kinetics 1
Collision theory,
Activation energy,
Energy profile diagram
23  cards
Catalysts
What are catalysts,
Catalysts before and after a reac...,
Are catalysts specific to one rea...
14  cards
Halogenoalkanes
Halogenoalkane,
What can halogenoalkanes with jus...,
Primary halogenoalkane
36  cards
Alcohols
What types of alcohol are there,
Primary alcohol,
Secondary alcohol
22  cards
Oxidation of alcohols
Oxidising by burning in oxygen,
What oxidising agent can be used ...,
What are the rules of oxidising a...
24  cards
Organic techniques
5 organic techniques,
Why is reflux done,
Reflux apparatus
17  cards
Enthalpy
What is enthalpy,
Enthalpy symbol,
What can we use to measure enthal...
33  cards
Determining enthalpy change of combustion
Equipment used,
Overall idea of this method,
Why do we use this method
23  cards
Determining enthalpy change of reaction
What is enthalpy change of reaction,
What type of reaction are we doing,
Step 1
13  cards
Hess’s law and Hess cycles
Hess s law states that,
Why is hess s law useful,
What are these questions usually ...
7  cards
Bond Enthalpy
How can bond enthalpy be worked out,
Breaking bonds is,
Making bonds is
10  cards
Equilibrium
Reversible reactions,
How are reversible reactions repr...,
What is dynamic equilibrium
33  cards
Kc constant
What is kc,
What 2 methods are used to calcul...,
Homogeneous equilibrium
14  cards
Finding the number of water molecules in a hydrated salt
Step 1,
How to find mass of water in the ...,
Step 2
5  cards
Elimination reactions
What does elimination of a haloge...,
What does halogenoalkane react wi...,
How is water formed in an elimina...
11  cards
Mass spectrometry
4 steps,
Molecular ion peak,
What is the m z of the molecular ...
18  cards
Infrared spectroscopy
What is ir,
Carbonyl group peak,
Oh group in alcohol peak
12  cards
Ways Of Measuring Rate Of Reaction
What is rate of reaction,
Ways of measuring rate of reaction,
Gas volume to measure rate of rea...
18  cards
Initial Rates Method
Initial rate of reaction,
What is the initial rates method,
How can the initial rates method ...
19  cards
Clock Reactions
Iodine clock reactions,
Reaction 1,
Reaction 1 important product
12  cards
Orders Of Reaction
Order of reaction with respect to...,
All orders of reaction,
How can you find the order of rea...
18  cards
Rate Determining Step
What is the rate determining step,
What must appear in the rate dete...,
What must appear in the rate dete...
13  cards
Halogenoalkanes
2 different types of mechanism in...,
Sn1,
What halogenoalkanes undergo sn1
8  cards
Arrhenius Equation
What is present in the arrhenius ...,
What unit is temperature measured in,
Celsius to kelvin
15  cards
The Rate Equation
What does the rate equation tell us,
Rate equation expression,
0 order reactants in the rate equ...
14  cards
Half Life
Half life is,
What graph do we use to find the ...,
How to find the half life on a co...
8  cards
Arrhenius plots
Y axis,
X axis,
Type of graph for arrhenius plots
17  cards
Optical Isomers
Stereoisomers,
Stereoisomers,
Optical isomers
18  cards
Carbonyls
Carbonyl compounds,
Aldehydes,
Naming of aldehydes
11  cards
Testing for carbonyls
Main test to see if a c o bond is...,
What does 2 4 dnph have a positiv...,
Conditions for 2 4 dnph test
29  cards
2,4-DNPH test + recrystallisation method
What does this test for,
How to complete the test to ident...,
What confirms presence of c o bond
22  cards
Reactions of carbonyls
What can carbonyls be reduced to,
Reducing agent symbol,
What is the reducing agent to red...
17  cards
Carboxylic acids
Carboxylic acids,
Carboxylic acid solubility in water,
Solubility in water trend
16  cards
Reactions Of Carboxylic Acids
Reactions of carboxylic acids,
Neutralisation of carboxylic acid...,
Reduction of carboxylic acids
15  cards
Esters
What is an ester,
Naming esters,
How do we form an ester
12  cards
Reactions Of Ester
What are the reactions of esters,
Acid hydrolysis of an ester,
Acid hydrolysis is
12  cards
Acyl Chlorides
What are acyl chlorides,
What are acyl chlorides,
How can we make acyl chlorides
9  cards
Equilibrium 2 - Kp
If a reaction under equilibrium c...,
Partial pressure of a gas is,
What is the total gas mixtures pr...
19  cards
Acid-Bases
Bronsted lowry definition of an acid,
Bronsted lowry definition of a base,
What can acids or gases be
33  cards
Calculating pH Of Strong And Weak Acids
What is ph a measure of,
What does ph tell us,
What method do we use to find the...
25  cards
Calculating pH Of Strong And Weak Bases
The more alkali a solution is,
What do we use to find the ph of ...,
Expression for kw
4  cards
Kw (Ionic Product Of Water Constant)
What reaction do we have the ionic,
How do we obtain the expression o...,
What reaction do we use to find kw
8  cards
Buffers
1  cards
Energetics 2
Standard enthalpy of atomisation ...,
Standard enthalpy of atomisations...,
Standard enthalpy of atomisation ...
18  cards
Entropy
What is entropy,
Symbol of entropy,
Increase in entropy will mean
13  cards
Entropy
0  cards

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