Chemistry Revision 2020 SIMON

  1. How is an element in the periodic table labelled?
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  2. The hypothesis that chemical substances are made of atoms is motivated by the observation that....
    ...compounds result when elements combine in simple, fixed proportions
  3. Equal volumes of gases (at the same temp + pressure) have equal numbers of...
    Gas molecules
  4. Equation that relates the energy of a photon to its frequency
  5. Simple diagram explaining constructive and destructive interference between two waves of identical frequency and amplitude
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  6. Oxidation of pyriteImage Upload 4How many moles of H+ will be generated from the oxidation of 3.7g of pyrite? Atomic masses: Fe = 55.9, S = 32, H = 1
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    How many grams of CO2 will be consumed by the production of 1kg of biomass? Atomic masses: C = 12, O = 16, H = 1
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  8. Seawater has a salinity of 3.5 x 10^-2 mg NaCl per mm^3. What is the concentration of NaCl in moles/L? Atomic masses: Na = 23, Cl = 35.5
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  9. A mineral has the composition Fe (46.6%) and S (53.4%). What is the chemical formula of the mineral? Atomic masses: Fe = 55.9, S = 32
    • Assume you have 100g of the mineral then:
    • 46.6/55.9 = 0.833 mol Fe
    • 53.4/32 = 1.66 mol S
    • 1.66/0.833 ≃ 2

    Formula: FeS2
  10. How many molecules of CO2 are in 1g of CO2? Avogadro's number = 6.022 x 10^23
  11. A substance is oxidised when it...
    Loses electrons
  12. A substance is reduced when it...
    Gains electrons
  13. In the following reaction is Mn oxidised or reduced?
    Mn is reduced
  14. What is the oxidation state of sulfur in (SO4)2-?
    +6
  15. What is the oxidation state of Fe in Fe2O3?
    +3
  16. What is the oxidation state of As in (AsO3)-3?
    +3
  17. The pK for the half-reaction  is -41.4. What is the pe of a lake of water in equilibrium with MnO2 at pH 6 with a dissolved Mn2+ concentration of 10^-5 m?
    • pe = 11.2
    • Working:
  18. The pK for the half-reaction  is -2.7. What is the pe of a lake of water in equilibrium with [Cu2+]/[Cu+] = 1?
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  19. Work out the electronic configuration for Al (atomic number 13).
  20. Work out the electronic configuration for P (atomic number 15).
  21. Work out the electronic configuration for Ti (atomic number 22).
  22. Sulfur can lose 6 electrons to adopt a closed shell configuration and a +6 oxidation state. Why won't oxygen lose 6 electrons to get the closed-shell configuration?
    Oxygen is too electronegative.
  23. Out of O, Cl, S, C, Si, Mg and Ca, which pair of atoms should form the most ionic bond?
    • O-Ca
    • O-Mg
  24. Out of O, Cl, S, C, Si, Mg and Ca, which pair of atoms should form the most covalent bond?
    • Any like pair (e.g.O-O)
    • Any adjacent pair (e.g. O-Cl or C-S)
  25. Predict which ions might substitute for Fe2+ in olivine.
    Ni2+, Co2+ and several other 2+ transition metals.
  26. Draw the Lewis structure for CH4.
  27. Draw the Lewis Structure for NH3.
  28. Draw the Lewis structure for SiF4.
  29. For write an expression for pe in terms of pH and pK.
    • pK = -pe - pH
    • pe = -pK - pH
  30. Using Pauling's 1st rule, try to predict the coordination number of the cations in CaO.
        Ca Coordination Number      
    Oxygen coordination number   6 7 8 12
      2 0.74 0.79 0.83 0.99
      4 0.72 0.77 0.81 0.97
      6 0.71 0.76 0.80 0.96
      8 0.70 0.75 0.79 0.94
  31. MgO adopts the NaCl/B1 structure. There are 4 formula units in each unit cell. Using the ionic radii of Mg2+ (VI) and O2- (VI) preditc the density of Mgo. Atomic masses: Mg = 24.3, O = 16
    • p = m/v
    • Mass:

    • Volume:

    • Density:
  32. How many lead atoms are there in 1cm3 og Pb3O4? Density of Pb3O4 is 8300kg/m3. Atomic masses: Pb = 207.2, O = 16
     
  33. In the mineral corundum (Al2O3) the coordination number of Al is 6. Use Pauling's 2nd rule to work out the coordination number of the O2- ion.
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  34. According to Pauling's 1st rule, in an ionic crystal structure, the coordination number of a cation by its surrounding anions is determined by...
    ...the ratio of the cation and anion radii
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Chemistry Revision 2020 SIMON
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Revision cards for Year 1 chemistry unit in EGs
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