Unit 1 chemistry key words

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the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
atomic number
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occurs when the energy required for bond breaking in hydrocarbons is provided by heat in the presence of a catalyst.
catalytic cracking
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6.022 x 10(3) particles mol-1
avogadro constant
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when large alkanes are broken into smaller molecules.
cracking
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the enthalpy change for the removal of one mole of electrons from one mole of atoms of an element in the gas phase.
first ionisation energy
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the electrostatic force of attraction between oppositely charged ions.
ionic bonds
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the simplest ratio of atoms of each element in a compound.
empirical formula
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An atom or group of atoms which, when present in different molecules, causes them to have similar chemical properties.
functional group
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an inter-molecular force between the lone pair on a electronegative atom (N, O, F) and a hydrogen atom bonded to such an electronegative atom.
hydrogen bonding
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the power of an atom to attract the shared electrons in a covalent bond
electronegativity
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shows all the bonds present in a molecule
displayed formula
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a family of organic molecules which all contain the same functional group but have an increasing number of carbon atoms.
homologous series
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an atom or group of atoms which has lost or gained one or more electrons, giving it a positive or negative charge.
ion
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atoms of the same element with the same atomic number but with different mass numbers.
isotopes
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molecules with the same chemical formula but in which the atoms are arranged differently
isomers
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a quantity of particles
mole
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the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of one atom of the element,
mass number
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the displacement of electron density in a covalent bond due to a difference in electronegativity.
polarity
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A hydrocarbon containing only single carbon to carbon bonds.
saturated hydrocarbons
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electrostatic attraction between metal ions and delocalised electrons.
metallic bonding.
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occurs when the energy required for bond breaking in hydrocarbons is provided by heat in the presence of a catalyst.

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catalytic cracking

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6.022 x 10(3) particles mol-1

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when large alkanes are broken into smaller molecules.

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the enthalpy change for the removal of one mole of electrons from one mole of atoms of an element in the gas phase.

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