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intramolecular bonding
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within the molecule
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intermolecular forces
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between molecules
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dipole-dipole attraction
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molecules with dipole moments (polar bonds, center for + and - charge) attract
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hydrogen bonding
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dipole-dipole attractions which are found in molecules with hydrogen bond to highly electronegative atoms (HN, HO, HF)
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London dispersion force
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weak forces existing among noble gas atoms & non-polar molecules; caused by an instantaneous dipole, which in triggers others
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polarizability
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ease with which the e- cloud of an atom can be distorted to give a dipolar charge distribution (large atoms with more e- have a higher polarizability than smaller)
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surface tension
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resistance of a liquid to an increase in SA (have to break IMFs to move further away and increase SA)
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capillary action
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spontaneous rising of a liquid in a narrow tube, exhibited by polar liquids
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cohesive forces
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IMFs among the molecules of a liquid
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adhesive forces
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forces b/n the liquid molecules and their container
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viscosity
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a measure of a liquid's resistance to flow (large IMFS - highly viscous)
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crystalline solids
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regular arrangements of components
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amorphous solids
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solids with considerable disorder in their structure
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lattice
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3D system of pts designating the centers of the components of a solid
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unit cell
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smallest repeating unit of a lattice
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x-ray diffraction
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shooting of single x-rays at a crystalline solid to determine their structure from the x-rays' diffraction (scattering of beams of light from a regular array of points)
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bragg equation
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n lambda = 2 d sin theta
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ionic solid
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solid containing cations and anions that dissolves in water to give a solution containing free-floating ions
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molecular solid
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a solid composed of neutral molecules at the lattice points
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atomic solid
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a solid that contains atoms at the lattice points. 3 subgroups: metallic solids, network solids, and Group VIIIA solids.
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closest packing
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modeling a metallic crystal by packing uniform, hard spheres in a manner that most efficiently uses the space available; abc or aba
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hexagonal closest packed
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structure composed of closest packed spheres with an ababab arrangement of layers, the unit cell is hexagonal
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cubic closest packed structure
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solid modeled by the closest packing of spheres with an abcabc arrangement of layers; unit cell is face-centered cubic. Some metals assume structures that are not closest packed: these have a simple cubic or body-centered cubic unit cell.
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e- sea model
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simpler bonding model for metals; regular array of metal cations in a sea of valence e-
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band model/molecular orbital (MO) model
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more complex bonding model for metals; e- travel around the metal crystal in molecular orbitals formed from te valence atomic orbitals of the metal atoms. As more and more metal atoms interact the large # of molecular orbitals become closely spaced and finally a continuum of levels, which are partially occupied
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bands
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continuum of molecular orbitals formed when many metals interact, where the valence e- can travel
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conduction bands
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molecular orbitals occupied by conducting e-
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alloy
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a substance that contians a mixture of elements and has metallic properties
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substitutional alloy
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host metal atoms are replaced by other metal atoms of similar size
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interstitial alloy
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interstices in the ccp metal structure are occupied by small atoms
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network solid
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atomic solid containing strong directional covalent bonds that form a giant molecules
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silica
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fundamental silicon-oxygen compound; has the empirical formula of SiO2
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silicate
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O/Si ratios higher than 2:1 and contain Si-O anions
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glass
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amorphous solid formed when silica is heated above its melting point
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aluminosilicate
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aluminum as well as silicon atoms are part of the polyanion
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semiconductor
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substance conducting only slight electrical current at room rmperature but showing increased conductivity at higher T's
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doping
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replacing atoms of one element with the atoms of another element to increase conductivity
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n-type semiconductor
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substance whose conductivity is increased by doping it with atoms with one more v e- than the host atom
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p-type semiconductor
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semiconductor whose conductivity is increased by doping it with atoms having one fewer valence e- than the host atoms
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p-n junction
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connection of a p-type and an n-type semiconductor; e- travel from n-type to p-type, giving the p-type a (-) charge and the n-type a (+) charge
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contact/junction potential
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charge buildup in a p-n junction as e- migrate from the n-type to the p-type
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reverse bias
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when a (+) and (-) terminal of a battery are applied to the wrong ends of a p-n junction and the junction resists the imposed current flow because it is opposite to its natural flow
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forward bias
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low resistance to the current; flows easily
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rectifier
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device that produces a pulsating direct (one direction) current from an alternating (both directions) current
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vaporization
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change of a substance from liquid to gas state
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heat of vaporization
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E required to vaporize 1 mol of a liquid at 1 atm
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condensation
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change of a substance from gas to liquid
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vapor pressure
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pressure of the vapor present at equilibrium
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equilibrium
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pt at which no further net change occurs in the amount of liquid or vapor because the rate of vaporization and condensation balance each other
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volatile
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evaporate rapidly; has a high VP
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sublimation
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going directly from the solid to the gaseous state without passing through the liquid state
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heating curve
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polt of temperature vs. time, where E is added at a constant rate
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heat of fusion
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enthalpy change that occurs when a solid melts
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normal melting point
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temperature at which the solid and liquid have the same VP; total p=1
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normal boiling point
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temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is exactly 1 atm (if the outside p= 1 atm)
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boiling
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VP liquid = P environment
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supercooled
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a liquid can be cooled below its freezing point at 1 atm and remain in the liquid state if the liquid does not have enough organization to form a solid at that point
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superheated
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a liquid can be raised to temperature above its boiling point without boiling because there are not enough high E molecules in the same vicinity
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phase diagram
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convenient way of representing the phases of a substance as a function of temperature and P
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triple point
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point on a phase diagram where all 3 states of a substance are present
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critical temperature
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T above which vapor cannot be liquefied, no matter what P
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critical pressure
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P required to produce liquefaction at the critical temperature
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critical point
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critical T + critical P; beyond this point the substance exist in an intermediate "fluid-gas" state
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molarity (M)
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moles of solute/L solution
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molality (m)
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moles of solute/kg of solvent
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mass percent
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mass of solute/mass of solution x 100
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mole fraction
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# mol A/(# mol A + # mol B)
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normality
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# of equivalents per L of solution
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hydrophobic
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water-fearing
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hydrophilic
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water-loving
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Henry's Law
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deals with gas dissolving into a liquid; P = kC (P is the pressure of the gaseous solute, k is particular to the solution and C is the concentration of dissolved gas)
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thermal pollution
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water being used for industrial cooling then returned to its natural source at a higher than ambient temperature
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Raoult's Law
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deals with solid-liquid solutions; Psoln = XsolventPsolvent
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Raoult's Law (modified)
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deals with liquid-liquid solutions; Ptotal = XaPa + XbPb
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ideal solution
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liquid-liquid solution that obeys Raoult's law
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colligative properties
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frz. pt depression, bpt elevation, osmotic P; depend on the number of solute particles in a solution
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semipermeable membrane
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allows solvent but not solute molecules to pass through
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osmosis
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flow of solvent into the solution through the semipermeable membrane
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osmotic pressure
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P required to stop osmosis
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dialysis
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cell version of osmosis (allows small solute molecules and ions through)
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hypertonic
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higher osmotic P
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hypotonic
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lower osmotic P
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isotonic solutions
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solutions with identical osmotic P
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crenation
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cells bathed in a hypertonic solution, shrivel because water flows out
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hemolysis
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cells bathed in a hypotonic solution, bloat and explode because water flows in
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desalination
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removal of dissolved salts
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ion pairing
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oppositely charged particles aggregate and behave as a single particle; the i value is lowered because of this; happens less when particles are further away (more dilute)
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Tyndall effect
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scattering of light by particles
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colloid
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suspension of tiny particles in some medium
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coagulation
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destruction of a colloid (adding an electrolyte or heating)
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