Chemistry unit 1

• Molecular ion

  Two or more atoms covalently bonded with an overall charge
• Avogadro constant


  Number of atoms in 12.000g of carbon-12
• Mole


  The amount of substance which contains the Avogadro constant of atoms, molecules or groups of ions
• Molar mass


  The mass of one mole of a substance
• Anhydrous

  A salt which contains no water of crystallisation
• Hydrated salt


  A salt which contains water of crystallisation
• Water of crystallisation


  Water chemically bonded within a crystal structure
• Atomic number


  The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
• Mass number


  The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
• Relative atomic mass (RAM)


  The average (weighted mean) mass of an atom of an element relative to one twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12
• Relative isotopic mass (RIM)


  The mass of an atom of an isotope of an element relative to one-twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12
• Isotopes


  Atoms which have the same atomic number but a different mass number (contain the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons)
• Relative formula mass (REM)


  The average (weighted mean) mass of a formula unit relative to one-twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12
• Relative molecular mass (RMM)


  The average (weighted mean) mass of a molecule relative to one-twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12
• First ionisation energy


  The energy required to convert one mole of gaseous atoms into gaseous ions with a single positive charge
• Second ionisation energy


  The energy required to convert one mole of gaseous ions with a single positive charge into gaseous ions with a double positive charge
• Third ionisation energy


  The energy required to convert one mole of gaseous ions with a double positive charge into gaseous ions with a triple positive charge
• Covalent bond


  The electrostatic attraction between a shared pair of electrons and the nuclei of bonded atoms
• Co-ordinate (Dative) bond


  A shared pair of electrons between two atoms, where one atom provides both electrons
• Octet rule


  When reacting, an atom tends to gain, lose or share electrons to achieve eight in its outer shell
• Electronegativity


  The extent to which an atom attracts the bonding electrons in a covalent bond
• Polar bond


  A covalent bond in which there is unequal sharing of the bonding electrons
• Delocalised electrons


  Outer electrons do not have fixed positions but move freely
• van der Waals forces


  The attraction between instantaneous and induced dipoles on neighbouring molecules
• Permanent dipole-dipole attraction


  Attraction between the positive end of the permanent dipole on a molecule with the negative end of the permanent dipole of a neighbouring molecule
• Hydrogen bond


  The attraction between a lone pair of electrons on a very electronegative atom (i.e. N,O, F) in one molecule and a hydrogen atom in a neighbouring molecule, in which the hydrogen atom is covalently bonded to a very electronegative atom (N,O,F)
• Redox


  Oxidation and reduction occur in the same reaction
• Oxidation


  Loss of electrons/Increase in oxidation state
• Reduction


  Gain of electrons/Decrease in oxidation state
• Oxidising agent


  Electron acceptor
• Reducing agent


  Electron donor
• Disproportionation


  Oxidation and reduction of the same element in the same reaction
• Strong acid/base


  Fully dissociates in solution
• Weak acid/base


  Partially dissociates in solution
• Molarity


  Concentration in mol dm³ expressed using M
• Concentration


  Number of moles or mass present in a stated volume
• Standard solution


  A solution for which the concentration is known