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Chemical Reactions
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Simple
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Synthesis
- A + B -> AB
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Decomposition
- AB -> A + B
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Combustion
- Fuel + Oxygen + Energy -> Carbon byproducts + More energy
- Contributes to greenhouse effect and acid rain
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Displacement
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Single
- AB + C -> AC + B
- More reactive replaces less reactive
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Double
- AB + CD -> AD + CB
- Occurs between two ionic compounds
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Topic
- High solubility means that much of the product will stay within the solution
- Low solubility means that either a solid precipitate or gas will form
- Different compounds have different solubilities in different solvents
- Neutralization reactions fall under this
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Nomenclature
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Binary ionic
- Metal name
- Non-metal(ide)
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Covalent
- (amount prefix)non-metal
- (amount prefix)non-metal(ide)
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Oxyanions
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Number of O2 molecules
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1
- (hypo)non-metal(ite)
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2
- non-metal(ite)
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3
- non-metal(ate)
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4
- (per)non-metal(ate)
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Hydrates
- Molecule name (amount prefix)hydrate
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Acids
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Binary
- (hydro)non-metal(ic) acid
- (aqueous) compound name
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Oxyacids
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Number of O2 molecules
- 1
- (hypo)non-metal(ous) acid
- 2
- non-metal(ous) acid
- 3
- non-metal(ic) acid
- 4
- (per)non-metal(ic) acid
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Periodic Trends
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Electronegativity
- The tendency for an element to attract electrons
- Combines the scales of ionization energy and atomic radius into a simple package
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On the periodic table, the trend travels from
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Bottom left
- Large atomic radius, few electrons
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Top right
- Small atomic radius, many electrons
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Atomic Radius
- The distance between two nuclei of atoms of the same element bonded together
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Two determining factors
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Shielding
- Electrons in lower energy levels provide a shield from nuclear attraction for the valence electrons, increasing radius
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Number of protons
- Protons attract electrons towards the nucleus, decreasing radius
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On the periodic table, the trend travels from
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Top right
- Little shielding, high nuclear attraction
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Bottom left
- Lots of shielding, little nuclear attraction
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Ionization Energy
- The amount of energy required to remove an electron from an atom or ion in a gaseous state
- Element in gaseous state + energy -> Element with a positive charge in a gaseous state + an electron
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The more electrons in the valence shell, the more energy will be required to remove them
- This is because elements with a high number of valence electrons are close to becoming stable
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Less energy shells, harder to remove e-
- Reduced shielding
- Increased nuclear attraction
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Electron Affinity
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A measurement of the energy change when an atom gains an electron.
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Either a
- Release of energy due to higher attraction to nucleus than repulsion by electrons
- Absorbtion of energy due to lower attraction to nucleus than repulsion by electrons
- On the periodic table, the trend travels from left to right, within a period.
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Types of Chemical Bonds
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Covalent
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The sharing of electrons between two or more atoms
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Polar
- Unequal sharing resulting in partial charges
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Non-polar
- Equal sharing due to equal electronegativity
- Create molecules
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Ionic
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Non-metal takes electron from metal
- One atom becomes positive, the other negative
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Binary
- Occur between metals and non-metals
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Tertiary
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Occur between metals and polyatomic ions
- Polyatomics are a group of atoms that behave as one
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Chemical Bonding
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Intramolecular forces
- The attractive force between atoms within a compound
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Intermolecular forces
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Van der Waals forces
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dipole-dipole
- Forces of attraction between oppositely charged ends of polar molecules
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London dispersion forces
- Exist between all molecules
- Temporary displacements in the electron cloud
- Short-lived dipoles
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Hydrogen bonding
- Occur between either N, O, F, and H
- Similar to dipole-dipole, but much stronger