chem 10

  1. most important commercial method of preparing hydrogen in the U.S.
    steam reforming
  2. method for preparing very pure hydrogen
    electrolysis
  3. addition of hydrogen to double or triple bonds
    hydrogenation
  4. primary use of hydrogen
    synthesis of ammonia
  5. a survey of the chemical sand processes that are important to our daily lives
    descriptive chemistry
  6. simplest element, also the most abundant element in the universe
    hydrogen
  7. what is the oxide of sand
    silicon (SiO2)
  8. forms of the same element that differ in their properties but exist in the same physical state
    allotropes
  9. how is oxygen most often prepared commercially
    • distilling liquid air
    • or
    • filtering air through a molecular sieve
  10. the process in which plants use energy from sunlight to convert CO2 and H2O into O2 and carbohydrates
    photosynthesis
  11. how can O2 be prepared in a laboratory
    thermal decomposition of potassium chlorate to which a small amount of manganese (IV) oxide has been added
  12. what has a O 2- ion
    oxides
  13. what has a O2 2- ion
    peroxides
  14. what has a O2 - ion
    superoxides
  15. the process of an organism converting atmospheric nitrogen to a form that can be used by plants
    nitrogen fixation
  16. what is the process used to synthesize ammonia commercially
    Haber process
  17. tenth most abundant element in the universe
    phosphorus
  18. two allotropes of phosphorus
    • white phosphorus
    • red phosphorus
  19. transparent, waxy, crystalline solid composed of discrete, tetrahedral P4 molecules
    white phosphorus
  20. more stable and appears to be polymeric
    red phosphorus
  21. how is phosphorus commercially prepared
    phosphate rock by heating it to more that 1000 degrees Celsius with coke and silica sand
  22. major use of phosphorus
    synthesis of phosphoric acid
  23. phosphorus toxic to insects
    organophosphates
  24. most important uses of sulfur
    synthesis of sulfuric acid
  25. PTFE
    polytetrafluoroethylene
  26. what is too reactive to be found naturally in their free state
    halogens
  27. what is the most reactive of any element
    Fluorine
  28. special chemicals used in air conditioners,...
    refrigerants
  29. what chlorine adds to double bonds thereby producing single bonds and a removal of some or all of the undesired color
    HOCL (hypochlorous acid)
Author
Rayna
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344125
Card Set
chem 10
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A Beka 12th grade science
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