Chemistry Key Words

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  • Created on: 22-09-16 20:46
Orbital
A region in an atom that can hold up to two electrons
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Isoelectronic
Having that same no. of electrons or the same electronic structure
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Atomic number
The no. of protons in the nucleus of an atom
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Avogadro's constant
The no. of atoms per mole of the carbon 12 isotope
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Delocalised Electrons
Electrons that are shared between atoms
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Electron Configuration
A shorthand rep. of how electrons occupy sub shells in an atom
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Giant Covalent Lattice
a 3D structure of atoms, bonded together by strong covalent bonds
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Giant Ionic Lattice
a 3D structure of oppositely charged atoms, bonded together by strong ionic bonds
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Giant Metallic Lattice
A 3D structure of pos ions and delocalised electrons bonded by s.m.b
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Ion
A changed particle
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Ionic Bonding
the electrostatic attraction between pos and neg ions
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Molar Mass M
mass per mole of a substance, units g/mol-1
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Mole
Amount of any substance containing as many particles as there are in 12g of carbon-12
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Polyatomic Ion
An ion containing more than 1 atom
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Relative Atomic Mass (Ar)
The weighted mean mass of an atom
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Relative Isotopic Mass
mass of an isotope compared . 1/12th of a carbon-12 atom
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Relative Molecular Mass
Weighted mean mass of a molecule of a compound compared with 1/12th the mass of an atom of carbon-12
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Having that same no. of electrons or the same electronic structure

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Isoelectronic

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The no. of protons in the nucleus of an atom

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Card 4

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The no. of atoms per mole of the carbon 12 isotope

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Electrons that are shared between atoms

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