Matter, Atomic Structure, and Chemical Bonds: Key Concepts

homogeneous matter fisiccos: No ls diferents parts are distinguished, their prodiedads-ended and are in all their punts = homogeneous mixture:

Subject homogeneous composition variable d Pure substance:

Subject homogeneous d fixed composition written:

Pure substance k se pode simple descomponr on OTRS + x metods kimics Item:

Pure substance q pode descomponr s not in OTRS + simpls Separation:

mixtures homogens: Distilling and crystallization heterogns: filtration decantationSolute:

A substance dissolves

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Lead-Acid Batteries: Function, Verification, and Failures

If a container has two electrodes immersed in distilled water and a battery connected, you will observe that distilled water is not conductive. However, if we sprinkle salt and dissolve it, it becomes conductive.

By passing an electric current for a few minutes, we see that the water picks up a greenish color. This effect is called electrolysis, and the liquid is an electrolyte.

Accumulators are used to provide electricity to the motor. They consist of two plates or bars of lead (Pb) immersed in dilute

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Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Alkyl Halides, and Alcohols: Properties and Nomenclature

Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Aromatic hydrocarbons are benzene derivatives. Benzene is characterized by unusual stability, which is given by the particular arrangement of conjugated double bonds. They are named because of their strong, usually pleasant, odors. The generic name of the mono- and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is “arene,” and radicals derived from them are called “aryl” radicals. All of them can be considered derivatives of benzene, which is a cyclic molecule, hexagonal-shaped, with a bond

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Understanding Salts, Carbohydrates, and Their Functions

Salts and Their Functions

SALTS: There are many varieties of salt ions such as ion. Essential: fluid balance and acid-base balance. Sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium (cations) and chloride, bicarbonate, phosphate, and sulfate are anions.

Dispersion is defined as the mechanical interposition of particles of a substance within another. Depending on the size, there are:

  1. Coarse dispersion (1000 Å): Visible under a microscope, does not pass through permeable or semi-permeable membranes (dialysis)
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Chemical Reactions: Rates, Equilibrium, and Entropy

Chemistry

Vocabulary

Rate

A ratio between two related quantities expressed in different units.

Reaction Rate

The rate at which the reactants of a chemical reaction form the products.

The calculated average rate can be negative for a reactant or positive for a product.

Collision Theory

States that in order for a collision to be effective, reactant particles must possess a sufficient amount of kinetic energy to break the necessary bonds in the reactants.

There are two things needed for a reaction to occur:

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Understanding Moles and Balancing Chemical Equations

Understanding the Mole Concept in Chemistry

Given the equation above, we can determine the number of moles of reactants and products. A mole represents Avogadro’s number (6.022 x 1023) of molecules. It is similar to a term like “dozen.” If you have a dozen carrots, you have twelve of them. Similarly, if you have a mole of carrots, you have 6.022 x 1023 carrots. In the equation above, there are no numbers in front of the terms, so each coefficient is assumed to be one (1). Thus, you have the same

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