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0015 Understand the properties and structure of matter.

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The Chemical Basis for Life. Radioactivity. Ionic and Covalent Bonds. There are many types of chemical bonds and forces that bind molecules together.

Ionic and Covalent Bonds

The two most basic types of bonds are characterized as either ionic or covalent. In ionic bonding, atoms transfer electrons to each other. Ionic bonds require at least one electron donor and one electron acceptor. In contrast, atoms with the same electronegativity share electrons in covalent bonds, because neither atom preferentially attracts or repels the shared electrons. Metallic Bonding. Metals have several qualities that are unique, such as the ability to conduct electricity, a low ionization energy, and a low electronegativity (so they will give up electrons easily, i.e., they are cations).

Metallic Bonding

Their physical properties include a lustrous (shiny) appearance, and they are malleable and ductile. Metals have a crystal structure. Metallic Character. Metallic character decreases as you move across the periodic table from left to right.

Metallic Character

This occurs as atoms more readily accept electrons to fill a valence shell than lose them to remove the unfilled shell. Metallic character increases as you move down the periodic table. This is due to the fact that the electrons become easier to lose as the atomic radius increases. Untitled. Ionization energy is the quantity of energy that an isolated, gaseous atom in the ground electronic state must absorb to discharge an electron, resulting in a cation.

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This energy is usually expressed in kJ/mol, or the amount of energy it takes for all the atoms in a mole to lose one electron each. When considering an initially neutral atom, expelling the first electron will require less energy than expelling the second, the second will require less energy than the third, and so on. Each successive electron requires more energy to be released. This is because after the first electron is lost, the overall charge of the atom becomes positive, and the negative forces of the electron will be attracted to the positive charge of the newly formed ion. The more electrons that are lost, the more positive this ion will be, the harder it is to separate the electrons from the atom. Periodic Properties of the Elements. The elements in the periodic table are arranged in order of increasing atomic number.

Periodic Properties of the Elements

All of these elements display several other trends and we can use the periodic law and table formation to predict their chemical, physical, and atomic properties. Understanding these trends is done by analyzing the elements electron configuration; all elements prefer an octet formation and will gain or lose electrons to form that stable configuration. Atomic Radius. Atoms: Orbitals. As you know, electrons are always moving.

Atoms: Orbitals

They spin very quickly around the nucleus of an atom. As the electrons zip around, they can move in any direction, as long as they stay in their shell. Any direction you can imagine — upwards, downwards, or sidewards — electrons can do it. Electrons are constantly spinning in those atomic shells and those shells, or orbitals, are specific distances from the nucleus. Visualizing Electron Orbitals. Rough sketches of the electron density for the first three shells of the hydrogen atom can give an impression of the constraints that govern the buildup of the periodic table. The limits on the occupation of the subshells arise from the quantum numbers for the atomic electrons and their relationship to each other. These sketches arise from the hydrogen wavefunctions which map the electron density. The numbers of the main shells, like 1s, arise from the principal quantum number n in the quantum mechanical description of the electrons.

The letters designate the sub-shells and follow the historical spectroscopic notation. In general terms, the higher shells have higher energy (less tightly bound) and are on the average further out from the nucleus. 0708 periodic table. States of Matter. Interaction. Kinetic theory. Kinetic theory. Gases, Liquids, and Solids. Gases, Liquids, and Solids Gases, liquids and solids are all made up of atoms, molecules, and/or ions, but the behaviors of these particles differ in the three phases.

Gases, Liquids, and Solids

The following figure illustrates the microscopic differences. Atoms In Motion - Atoms In Motion. Subatomic Particles - body, used, Earth, life, type, chemical, form, energy, carbon, waves, basic, change, The quark model, Five important subatomic particles. Photo by: Patrick Hermans Subatomic particles are particles that are smaller than an atom.

Subatomic Particles - body, used, Earth, life, type, chemical, form, energy, carbon, waves, basic, change, The quark model, Five important subatomic particles

In 1940, the number of subatomic particles known to science could be counted on the fingers of one hand: protons, neutrons, electrons, neutrinos, and positrons. The first three particles were known to be the building blocks from which atoms are made: protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei and electrons in orbit around those nuclei. Neutrinos and positrons were somewhat peculiar particles discovered outside Earth's atmosphere and of uncertain origin or significance. That view of matter changed dramatically over the next two decades. Atoms: Structure. Atoms are the foundation of chemistry.

Atoms: Structure

They are the basis for everything in the Universe. As you know, matter is composed of atoms. Chromatography1.pdf. Distillation. Distillation, the separation of one substance from another by evaporation and condensation.

Distillation

The product obtained by distillation is called the distillate. This process is used for purifying liquids having undesired substances in them, for separating different kinds of liquids from each other, and for producing chemical changes in solid substances. There are three main types of distillation: simple, fractional, and destructive. Matter good powerpoint. Pure Substances, Mixtures and Solutions. CH105: Lesson 3 Solubility Limits. So far in this lesson we have described materials as being soluble, slightly soluble, or insoluble in water. Let's get into more precision by considering the degree of solubility in both specific (quantitative) and relative terms (saturation). Then we'll consider ways in which those limits can be exceeded and the concept of dynamic equilibrium. Degree of Solubility | Saturation | Exceeding the Limits | Dynamic Equilibrium Degree of Solubility. Kids science: Melting and Boiling. Science >> Chemistry for Kids As we learned in solids, liquids, and gases all matter exists in certain states or phases.

Water can be liquid water, solid ice, or gas vapor. GCSE SCIENCE CHEMISTRY HIGH SCHOOL - What is Concentration - Moles - Calculating the Concentrations of Solutions - Titration - Sodium Hydroxide - Hydrochloric Acid - gcsescience.com. Mass Volume Density.