Chemistry 1 Definitions

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Atomic Number
The number of PROTONS in the NUCLEUS of an atom.
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Mass Number
The SUM of the number of PROTONS and NEUTRONS in an atom.
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Isotope
An atom with the SAME NUMBER of PROTONS and ELECTRONS but a DIFFERENT number of NEUTRONS.
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First Ionisation Energy
The energy required to remove 1 MOLE of ELECTRONS from 1 MOLE of GASEOUS ATOMS to form 1 MOLE of GASEOUS IONS.
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Relative Atomic Mass
The AVERAGE MASS of an atom relative to the mass of an atom of the CARBON 12 ISOTOPE which is defined as 12.
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Empirical Formula
The SIMPLEST RATIO of atoms of each element in a compound.
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Molecular Formula
The ACTUAL number of atoms of each element in a molecule.
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Ionic Bond
The ELECTROSTATIC ATTRACTION between oppositely charged ions.
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Covalent Bond
The SHARING of a PAIR of ELECTRONS between two atoms.
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Dative Covalent/Co-ordinate Bond
A covalent bond in which both of the shared electrons are provided by the SAME atom.
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Metallic Bond
A LATTICE of POSITIVE IONS surrounded by a SEA of DELOCALISED ELECTRONS.
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Electronegativity
The power of an atom to WITHDRAW ELECTRON DENSITY towards itself from a COVALENT bond.
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Hydrocarbon
A molecule that ONLY contains HYDROGEN and CARBON atoms.
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Functional Group
An atom or group of atoms which when present in different molecules causes them to have SIMILAR CHEMICAL PROPERTIES.
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Saturated
A molecule that only contains SINGLE bonds.
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Structural Formula
Shows the unique arrangement of atoms in a molecule in a simplified form WITHOUT showing ALL the bonds.
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Displayed Formula
A formula that shows ALL the BONDS present in a molecule.
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Isomer
A molecule with the same MOLECULAR FORMULA but in which the atoms are arranged differently.
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Structural Isomer
Compounds with the same MOLECULAR FORMULA but different STRUCTURES.
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Chain Isomer
Compounds with the same MOLECULAR FORMULA, the same FUNCTIONAL GROUP but a different CARBON SKELETON.
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Functional Group Isomer
Molecules with the same MOLECULAR FORMULA but different FUNCTIONAL GROUPS.
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Position Isomer
Molecules with the same MOLECULAR FORMULA, the same CARBON SKELETON and the same FUNCTIONAL GROUP but with the functional group at a DIFFERENT POSITION on the carbon skeleton.
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The SUM of the number of PROTONS and NEUTRONS in an atom.

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Mass Number

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An atom with the SAME NUMBER of PROTONS and ELECTRONS but a DIFFERENT number of NEUTRONS.

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The energy required to remove 1 MOLE of ELECTRONS from 1 MOLE of GASEOUS ATOMS to form 1 MOLE of GASEOUS IONS.

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The AVERAGE MASS of an atom relative to the mass of an atom of the CARBON 12 ISOTOPE which is defined as 12.

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