Sunday, June 5, 2011

June 3 2011 - Functional Groups

Functional groups
  • are organic compounds contain elements other than carbon and hydrogen.
  • may be a single atom (F,Cl,Br,I) or groups of atoms ( NO2,NH2)
  • generally the most reactive part of the molecule
Examples of Functional Groups
Alcohol,Halides(Halogen) or NOtro,Aldehydes,Ketones,Carboxylic Acids,Ethers,Amine,Amides,Esters

Halides and Nitro Compounds
Those compounds are named similar to that of simple hydrocarbons and can be attached to alkanes,alkenes and alkynes

The main chain name will receive one of the following prefixes if the appropriate group is attached.
*Use di-,tri-,tetra- in front for multiple groups
Halogens Nitro
F=fluoro NO2=nitro
Cl=chloro
Br=bromo
I=iodo

Properties of Halogenated Compounds
  1. compounds containing F,Cl,Br and I are generally insoluble in water
  2. Fluorinated hydrocarbons are unreactive.
  3. Compounds containing Cl or Br are more reactive but only under drastic conditions.
  4. Compounds containing I are very reactive.
Properties of Nitro Compounds (NO2)
  1. Normally insoluble in water
  2. Unreactive to chemical attack, except under drastic conditions
  3. Tend to be explosive
  4. Generally have pleasant odour
Alcohols
Alcohol contains an -OH functional group
Alcohols are named by
- using the longest carbon chain containing the OH group
- Replacing the "E" ending in the parent hydrocarbon chain with the ending "OL"

Properties of Alcohols
  1. OH group in an alcohol tends to make compounds soluble in water, however, the hydrocarbon chain tends to be insoluble in water.
  2. All alcohols are poisonous to some degree.
Multiple OH
- If a compound has more than one -OH group number both and add -diol(2),-triol(3) endings

Aldehydes & Ketones
Both are organic compounds that contain a carbonyl functional group.

Aldehydes
-a compound that has a double bonded oxygen at the end of a chain
-Change the parent chain ending to -al

Ketones
-a hydrocarbon chain with a double bonded oxygen that is not on either end
-add -one to the parent chain

Properties of Aldehydes & Ketones
-Both are partially soluble in water
-very reactive and easily converted or oxidized to carboxylic acids




Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Alkynes and Alkenes

Monday May 30, 2011

Alkynes and Alkenes

-They are the terms used relating to carbon bonds, double and triple bond
-similar naming rule to alkanes, but the ending differs depending on double/triple bond

Double Bonding (Alkenes)
-Double bonds would end in -ene rather than -ane
ex. pentane --> pentene

Triple Bonding (Alkynes)
-Triple bonds would in in -yne rather than -ane
ex. pentane --> pentyne

EXAMPLE:

1-methyl-pentane

ch2-ch2-ch2-ch2-ch3
|
ch3

2,2-dimethyl-3-hexene

CH3 H
| |
CH3-C- C = C-CH2-CH3
| | |
CH3 H H

VIDEO:

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Periodic Trends

Periodic Trends

-The trend of elements in the periodic table regarding different characteristics
-A total of 6:
-metallic properties
-atomic radius
-ionization energy
-electronegativity
-reactivity
-ion charge
-metling and boiling point
-density


Metallic Properties
-The elements change from left to right arosss the table and elelements that are more metallic moves down the table
-The atom decreases aross a row from left to right and increases going down a family. When the atom is going from left to right the atomic number increases along with the nucleus
-When the atoms are going down a family the orbits are more compact and therefore the inner electons attract each other whereas the elctrons on th outer end repel each other

Reactivity
-Metals and Non-metals have and show different trends. When the metal moves down a family and right a row it is more reactive and when going up and left it is less reactive
-Non-metals are the opposite or metals, it increases or it's more reactive as an atom goes up a family

Melting/Boiling Points
-The elements from the center has the highest melting point and the Noble Gases has the lowest melting point

Ionization Energy
-Ionization Energy are energies needed to remove one elctron from an atom
-They increase as it does up and right in t he periodic table and all the noble gases have high ionization energy
-the electrons have these atoms remove eaily. When going left to right it has a higher attraction between the nucleus and the electrons whereas the outer electrons decreases as it goes down a group

Electronegativity
-how much atom wants to gain electrons
-atoms goes left to right and up they increase and decreases going down a group
-atoms with high electornegativity are strognly attracts other elctrons from another atom or it may remove an electron from a neighbor

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

April 26 2011 - Periodic Table


The original sketch of the periodic table by Mendeleev.

- intial copy was published in 1896 by Dmitri Mendeleev
1. The elements, if arranged according to their atomic weights, exhibit an apparent periodicity of properties.
2. Elements which are similar as regards to their chemical properties have atomic weights which are either of nearly the same value (e.g., Pt, Ir, Os) or which increase regularly (e.g., K, Rb, Cs).
3. The arrangement of the elements, or of groups of elements in the order of their atomic weights, corresponds to their so-called valencies, as well as, to some extent, to their distinctive chemical properties; as is apparent among other series in that of Li, Be, Ba, C, N, O, and Sn.
4. The elements which are the most widely diffused have small atomic weights.
5. The magnitude of the atomic weight determines the character of the element, just as the magnitude of the molecule determines the character of a compound body.
6. We must expect the discovery of many yet unknown elements–for example, elements analogous to aluminium and silicon–whose atomic weight would be between 65 and 75.
7. The atomic weight of an element may sometimes be amended by a knowledge of those of its contiguous elements. Thus the atomic weight of tellurium must lie between 123 and 126, and cannot be 128. (This was based on the position of tellurium between antimony and iodine whose atomic weight is 127. However Moseley later explained the position of these elements without revising the atomic weight values — see below.)
8. Certain characteristic properties of elements can be foretold from their atomic weights.


Modern periodic table

Thursday, April 21, 2011

April 20 2011 - Electron Configuration

The electron configuration of an atom is a form of notation which shows how the electrons are distributed among the various atomic orbital and energy levels.

Energy level is an amount of energy which electrons in atoms can possess ( "n"= number of energy levels)

Quantum of energy is an energy difference between 2 particular energy levels

Ground state is when electrons of atoms are in their lowest possible energy level

Excited state is when 1 or more of an atom's electrons are in energy levels other than the lowest available level

Orbital is an actual region of space occupied by an electron in particular energy level

Shell is a set of all orbitals having the same "n" value

Subshell is set of orbitals of the same type

The letters s, p, d, f refer to the four different types of orbitals
Each subshell consists of:
1: s-orbital
3: p-orbital
5: d-orbital
7: f-orbital
Due to Pauli Exclusion Principle, maximum of 2 electrons can be placed in each orbit.

For a given value of "n", different types of orbitals are possible for:
n=1 only the s- type
n=2 s- and p- types
n=3 s- , p- and d- types
n=4 s- , p- , d- and f- types.

Electron Configuration for Neutral Atoms
1. Always start with the lowest energy level.
2. Figure out how many electrons you have
3. Start at the lowest (1s) and keeping adding.
-each electron has an
opposite spin designated by upward and downward arrows.

config_1.gif


Electronic Configuration for Ions
For negative ion:
Add electrons to the unfilled subshell starting where the neutral atom left off.

For positive ion:
1. Start with neutral atom and remove electrons from outermost shell depending on the charge.
2. If there are electrons in both s and p orbital of the outermost shell, elextrons in the p-orbital are removed first.

Core Notation
the set of electrons for an atom can be divided into two subsets
-the core electrons and the outer electron.
-the core is the set of electron with the
configuration of the nearest noble gas that comes before it.
-the outer electron consist of all electron outside the core electron normally
take part in chemcal reactions.




Friday, April 15, 2011

Atomic Theory - April 14th

Greek philosophers believed that atomos were the smallest pieces of matter...
- Aristotle believed there were 4 elements : earth, air, fire and water
From this theory marked the beginning towards a greater understanding of matter.

There were many theories regarding this matter:

-Democritus, 300 B.C was a greek philosopher who believed that atoms were invisible particles


-Lavoisier in 1700's, he stated the first version of the law of conservation of mass and law of definite proportions


-Proust in 1799, proved that Lavoisier's law by experiments

-Dalton in 1800's defined atoms as solid and indestructible spheres based on the Law of Conservation of Mass


-J.J. Thomson in 1850's came up with the first theory atoms have either positive or negative charges which proved the existence of electrons using using a cathrode ray tube


-Rutherford in 1905, proved atoms having a positive charge, dense center with electrons outstide it and explains why electrons spun around nucleus and suggested atoms are mostly empty space


-Neils Bohr in 1885-1962, studied gaseous samples of atoms, which were made to glow by passing an electonic current through them

Bohr Diagram
Remember! Project on History of Atomic Theory
DUE: Next Tuesday

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Alkanes, Branched Hydrocarbons, and Alkyl groups.

3 types of bonds :
- Single
- Double
- Triple

2 types of chain patterns :
- straight line
- circular pattern
- branched pattern

Alkanes :
- end in '-ane'
- straight/unbranched chains
- formula : CnH2n+2

Branched Hydrocarbons :
- has side branches of hydrocarbon chains

Alkyl group :
- ends in '-yl'
- alkanes which have lost one hydrogen atom


Naming Simple Alkanes.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Apr 04 2011 Percent Yield & Percent Purity

Percent Yield

The ratio of amount of product obtained to amount of product expected by calculation, expressed as a percent.


Ex.





Percent Purity

Percent purity is the ratio of the mass of pure substance to mass of impure sample.

Percent Purity = mass of pure substance/mass of impure sample x 100%

Before we calculate how much product will form, we need to use percent purity to calculate how much reactant that actually is available to react.

Ex . If a 1.00g sample of Iron ore (the rock that the metal is found in) contains 0.60g of Iron metal, what's percent purity?

% purity = 0.60g Fe/1.00g Fe ore x 100% = 60 %

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

March 7, 2011


--Molarity and Stoichiometry Relations--

-Using our knowledge of mole conversions
-Molarity (M)
-moles
-mass
-volume

-You can use mole to convert from grams, litres, moles, etc.

- example.
Find the number of grams of Cu, from 120mL of 0.300M of CuSo4 react with Zn?

Solution:
-Write a balanced equation

(1)CuSo4 + (1)Zn => (1)ZnSO4 + (1)Cu

-Conversion from M to moles to grams

(0.300M / 0.120L) = 0.036 mol CuSO4

0.036 mol CuSO4 x ( 1 mol Cu / 1 mol CuSO4 ) x ( 63.5g / 1 mol Cu )
= 2.30g Cu

-REMINDER-

-important things to remember
-22.4 L/mole
-M = Mole / L
-Mole = M x L
-L = Mole / M

-Remembering these important information, you can convert using even the smallest amount of information given.


- example 2.
Calcium Carbonate decomposes into Carbon Dioxide and Calcium Oxide. Find the number of grams of CaCO3 for 9.0L of CO2 at STP?

-Solution
Write a balanced equation

(1)CaCO3 => (1)CO2 + (1)CaO

9.0L CO2 x (mol/22.4L) x (1 mol CaCO3/1 mol CO2) x (100.1g/1 mol CaCO3)
=40. g CaCO3

A good video tutorial:


Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Mar 1 2011 - Stoichiometry

Stoichiometry is a greek word which are stoichio (element) and metry (measurement).

Stoichiometry is study of quantitative relationship between the amount of reactants used in a chemical reaction and the amount of products produced by the reaction.

Here's an example!





* You need to balance the equation before do this.



Thursday, February 24, 2011

February 23, 2011- Review

AWW YEAH I CAN BLOG AGAIN.

Thanks to Edmond taking everything I needed to blog about, I'm going to talk about our test next class.

The test next class will be on all of chapter 5, which includes chemical reactions (Single Replacement, Double Replacement, Synthesis, Decomposition, Combustion and Neutralization), balancing chemical equations, and endothermic or exothermic equations.



Wednesday, February 16, 2011

February 16, 2011- Endothermic and Exothermic

Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions

-chemical reaction involves change in energy (Delta H)
-exothermic (release of energy)
-endothermic (absorb energy)
-eg. instant ice pack (endothermic)
explosion (exothermic)

Molecules held together by chemical bonds
-add energy to break bonds
-release energy to form bonds

Exothermic
-reactant's energy > product's energy
-energy is released during the chemical reaction

Endothermic
-reactant's energy <>-energy is absorbed during the chemical reaction

Enthalpy(the heat within a contained system)
- (product's energy) - (reactant's energy) = Delta H
+ Delta H ==> Endothermic
- Delta H ==> Exothermic


Energy Diagram
-allows to chart potential energy and the product's energy
-the Energy is based on Delta H

Important Terms
-Potential Energy (kJ) y intercept
-Reaction Progress x intercept
-Activated complex = the peak of every energy diagram
-Activation Energy = the energy required from reactant to activated complex

Some helpful videos



Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions



Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Feb 08 2011 - Types of Reaction

We reviewed the note which is about double replacement, combustion, neutralization and net ionic equations.

Double replacement

AB + CD -> CB+ AD

Eg. Na2CO3 +2KBr -> K2CO3 +2NaBr

Combustion

AB + O2 -> AO + BO

Eg. C4H8 + 6O2 -> 4CO2 + 4H2O

Neutralization

HA + BOH -> H2O + BA

Eg. HBr + Sr(OH)2 -> SrBr2 + 2H2O

Net Ionic Equations

Eg. KCl + AgNO3 -> KNO3 + AgCl
Total ionic equation : K+ (aq) + Cl-(aq) + Ag+(aq) + NO3-(aq) -> K+(aq) + NO3-(aq) + AgCl(s)

Net ionic equation : Ag+(aq) + Cl-(aq) -> AgCl(s)

Friday, February 4, 2011

February 4, 2011- Lab 5B

Today we did the Lab 5B,

Where we experimented with various solutions and solvents to produce various chemical reactions.

For example, double replacement, single replacement, combustion, neutralization, decomposition and synthesis.

There were at total of 7 Reactions in total that was in the Lab 5B.

A lab report was also mandatory to be completed, we were able to have a total of 2 classes to finish the lab report.

Having to do the conclusion which involved a chemical formula for each of the 7 reaction, and the following up questions with analyze questions.

Testing with various substances with solvents to create reactions and even a precipitate.

Example of one type of reaction we done :



a youtube channel that has various videos on chemical reactions:

Monday, January 31, 2011

January 31 2011 -- Computer Lab to do Virtual Lab

Today, we had a sub. Her name was Ms. Wallace. We went to the computer lab to do our virtual lab. The website we were given is

http://chem.iastate.edu/group/Greenbowe/sections/projectfolder/flashfiles/redox/home.html

The point of this lab was to see the virtual simulation of putting strips of metals into different compounds to observe the different chemical reactions.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Jan 27 2011 - Types of Reactions

Today we went over types of reactions.

We learned about three types of reactions that are synthesis, decomposition and single replacement.

1. Synthesis

This reaction is combination of two or more reactants to form one product.

A + B -> C

Ex. 2H2 + O2 => 2H2O


2. Decomposition

In this reaction, a compound is broken down into two or more products.

A -> B + C

Ex. 2H2O => 2H2 + O2


3. Single Replacement

Single replacement is when an element replaces another in a compound. (metal elements replace positive ions and non-metal elements replace negative ion)

A + BC -> AC + B (A=metal)

A + BC -> BA + C (A=non-metal)

Ex.
Metal - Zn + CuCl2 => ZnCl2 + Cu
Non-Metal - Cl2 + NaBr => NaCl + Br2



Predicting Single Replacement Reactions

An element highes up on the series replaces the ion below it on the table.

Ex. 2Li + MgCl2 => 2LiCl + Mg
Zn + CuCl2 => ZnCl2 + Cu

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

January 25, 2011 -- Balancing Equations

Today we reviewed something we learned many times before: how to balance equations.

To balance an equation, all you have to do it multiply each side of the equation until both sides of the equation, the reactant and the product, have the same number of atoms.

For example, Al + O2 -> Al2O3 would become 4Al + 3O2 -> 2Al2O3.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

January 11 - Molar Volume of a Gas at STP (Standard Pressure & Temperature)

We learned about STP, which is Standard Pressure and Temperature. We have STP because with it, we can compare the volume of gases.

STP is 1 atmosphere of pressure and a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius or 273.15 Kelvin.

At STP, 1 mole of gas occupies 22.4L.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

January 13, 2010

Today, we did some reviewing for the up coming test! on Monday!

SO START STUDYING!

-the test would be on ch.4 materials
-Mole conversion
-Molar Volume
-Molar Mass
-Avogardro's Number
-Molarity
-Finding out Mass
-Finding out Molarity
-Finding the # of moles
-Finding the Total Number of Atoms (or specific element)
-Empirical Formula
-% Composition of Elements in Compound

Be sure to do Ms.Chen's review sheets because PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!

a good site to check out:
a very popular Youtube Video Channel with Many helpful Vidoes:

Monday, January 10, 2011

Jan 07 2011 - Diluting Solutions to Prepare Workable Solutions

We learned how to calculate diluting solutions.



Key idea - the moles of solute is constant (i.e. the only difference is that there is more water in the less concentrated solution)
moles before = moles after
Equation : M1L1=M2L2 (1 denotes "before")


For example, 20.0 mL of 0.200 M NaOH solution is diluted to a final volume of 100.0 mL, calculate the new concentration.

M1 = 0.200 M NaOH
L1 = 20.0mL
M2 = ?
L2 = 100.0 mL
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaM1L1=M2L2

aaaaaaaaaaaaa 0.200 M NaOH x 20.0 mL = M2 x 100.0 mL
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa0.200 x 20.0
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaM2 =__________________
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa100.0
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaM2 = 0.200 M

The video for practice problems on dilution calculations

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

January 5th 2011 - Molarity

Today we learned how to find the molarity of a substance when given the component of it.
The formula for finding molarity is moles of solute / liters of solution.

For example, let's do this question.
What is the molarity of a solution containing 0.32 moles of NaCl in 3.4 L?



molarity = 0.32 moles NaCl
3.4 L


= 0.094 M NaCl


When given different pieces of information, just find the number of moles and the number of liters to solve for molarity again.

What is the molarity of a solution made by dissolving 2.5 g of NaCl in enough water to make 125 ml of solution?

2.5 g NaCl x

1 mole NaCl
58.5 g NaCl

= 0.0427 mole

molarity =

0.0427 mole NaCl
0.125 L

=

0.34 M NaCl

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