Freezing - Liquid changing into a solid Conens!tion - Gas/vapour changing into a liquid E"!#or!tion - Liquid changing into a gas/vapour Melting $oint - Temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid Freezing $oint - Temperature at which a liquid changes into a solid %oiling $oint - Temperature at which a liquid changes into a vapour at atmospheric pressure Diff&sion - The random movement of particles from an area of a high concentration to an area of low concentration Filtr!tion - Separating an insoluble solid from a liquid Filtr!te - is fluid that has passed through a filter. Sol&te - the material that dissolves in a solvent to form a solution. Sol&tion - the mixture formed when a solute dissolves in a solvent. Sol"ent - the liquid in which the solute dissolves to form a solution. Fr!'tion!l Distill!tion - Separating liquids of different boiling points by evaporation and condensing G!l"!niz!tion The coating of iron by zin' to protect from rusting. type of s!'rifi'i!l #rote'tion. Atomi' n&m(er/!roton number- The number of protons in an atom Atom - The smallest unit of an element" having all the characteristics of that element M!ss n&m(er)N&'leon n&m(er - The sum of the protons and neutrons N&'le&s - The centre of the atom which contains protons and neutrons Isoto#e - toms of the same element with the same atomic number and different number of neutrons Element - #ade of only one type of atom Com#o&n - #ade of two or more different atoms chemically $oined together Mi*t&re - #ade of two or more different components which are not chemically $oined together Gro&# - The columns in the !eriodic Table. The Group %umber equals the number of electrons in the outer shell $erio - The rows of the !eriodic Table. The !eriod %umber equals the number of shells used by the electrons of the atom. Ioni' %oning - Transfer of electrons so as to achieve a full outer shell of electrons. This results in the formation of ions. Co"!lent %oning - Sharing of an electron pair between atoms. This results in the formation of a simple covalent molecule or a giant covalent structure. Ion - charged particle resulting from ionic bonding. The number of electrons are not equal to the number of protons. Mole'&le - particle formed from covalent bonding which is neutral. R!te +f Re!'tion - &hange in product or reactant concentration per unit time. The more frequent the collision of particles the greater the rate of reaction. C!t!lyst - Substance which increases the rate of reaction without chemically being changed. 't lowers the activation energy of the reaction. Enzyme - biological catalyst e.g. mylase Rel!ti"e Form&l! M!ss - The sum of the atomic masses of elements in a compound. The formula mass expressed in grams. Mole - (ne mole of a substance contains the same number of molecules/atoms as in )* grams of carbon-)*. This number +of atoms or molecules, is -nown as the vogadro constant +%
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E*othermi' Re!'tion - reaction which gives out heat +12 is negative, Enothermi' Re!'tion - reaction which ta-es in heat +12 is positive,. #H - scale of / 3 )4 which identifies solution as acidic" neutral or al-aline. %!se - substance with a p2 higher than 5" they react with acids to form a salt and water +called neutrali6ation,. #etal hydroxides" oxides and carbonates are all bases. A'i - They have a p2 less than 5 and neutrali6e bases or al-alis to form salt and water. cidity is caused by a high concentration of hydrogen ions. Al,!li - They have a p2 greater than 5 and neutrali6e acids to form salt and water. They have a high concentration of hydroxyl ions +(2 - ,. They are soluble bases. Ne&tr!liz!tion - reaction where acids react to form salts and water. 2 7 7 (2 - 8 2 * ( Com(&stion - reaction where a substance burns in oxygen combining to form the oxide and giving out energy. Dis#l!'ement - reaction where a more reactive element displaces a less reactive element from a solution of its compound. Therm!l De'om#osition - reaction where a compound is bro-en down into simpler substances using heat e.g. #etal carbonates 8 #etal (xide 7 &arbon 9ioxide +*i!tion - reaction where oxygen is added to a substance e.g. &opper 7 (xygen 8 &opper (xide (xidation also means a loss of electrons. Re&'tion - reaction where oxygen is removed from a substance. :eduction also means a gain in electrons. Ele'trolysis - is the brea--down of a substance or solution by electricity Ele'trolyte - a molten or aqueous solution through which an electrical current can flow. Anoe - The positive terminal +electrode,. C!thoe - The negative terminal +electrode, Anion 3 negative ion +attracted to the anode, C!tion 3 !ositive ion +metal, attracted to the cathode. Re"ersi(le Re!'tion - reaction where reactants change to products which can then change bac- to reactants. Dyn!mi' e.&ili(ri&m 3 The state of a reversible reaction when the rate of the forward reaction is equal to the rate of the bac-ward reaction. Fertilizers - &hemical compounds +e.g. mmonium compounds, which are added to soil to increase the quantity and quality of crops. E&tro#hi'!tion - !rocess where la-es and rivers which are rich in nutrients due to leaching of fertili6ers" encourages the growth of plant life which is decomposed by bacteria using oxygen in the water. Cr&e +il - mixture of hydrocarbons formed from the remains of dead sea life which was covered with silt on the sea bed and compressed over millions of years Fossil F&el - substance formed from the dead remains of plants or animals which will burn in air e.g. &oal" natural gas Hyro'!r(on - substance which contains carbon and hydrogen atoms only. Cr!',ing - !rocess where long chain hydrocarbons of little value are bro-en down by heat and a catalyst into smaller" more useful hydrocarbons S!t&r!te - hydrocarbon which only has single covalent bonds between all atoms. /ns!t&r!te - hydrocarbon which has at least one double bond between two neighbouring carbon atoms. Al,!ne - saturated hydrocarbon e.g. &2 4 3 methane Al,ene - n unsaturated hydrocarbon e.g. & * 2 4 3 ethene Aition $olymeriz!tion - reaction where many small al-ene molecules +monomers, $oin up to form a long chain molecule of repeating units +#olymer,. Conens!tion $olymeriz!tion - reaction where different monomers $oin up to form a long chain molecule of repeating units +polymer, whilst also producing smaller molecules. Homologo&s Series - a group of molecules with similar physical and chemical properties" the same general formula and the same functional group +albeit with trends e.g. increasing boiling point with increasing carbon chain length,