INORGANIC CHEMISTRY GUIDED NOTES

______smallest particle of an element that retains the characteristics of that element.


______the most simple chemical substance.

Arranged in the ______


______(vertical) and ______(horizontal)


Each element is identified via ______abbreviation

Structure of an Atom


Composed of a ______which contains ______(p+)
and ______(n0) Protons + Neutrons = ______


# protons = ______


Surrounded by ______(smaller particles) w ______(e-) charges.


Travel in regions called ______

_____in 1st shell; _____in 2nd shell; _____in 3rd shell

Crash course on the Periodic Table


Columns go ______Rows go ______


______are left of the zigzag, ______

to the right (except ______)

Elements are ______, which means the number of

______MUST EQUAL the number of ______


Column # tell you valence shell electron # (i.e. their ______)


Valence shell electrons are the ______electrons on an atom.

HYDROGEN / 1 / 1 - 0 / SODIUM
HELIUM / 2 - 0 / MAGNESIUM / 12
LITHIUM / ALUMINUM / 2 – 8 - 3
CARBON / 6 / SILICON
NITROGEN / 2 - 5 / PHOSPHORUS / 15
OXYGEN / SULFUR
FLUORINE / CHLORINE / 2 – 8 - 7
NEON / 10 / ARGON

IONIC BONDING

Elements become ______when they have a ______valence

electron shell; 2, 8, 18, etc


With elements only 1 or 2 electrons away from a ______


will ______or ______electrons.

Bonds between ______and ______


The ______between elements keeps them ______(ions)

Compound – atoms held together by ______

Common Bonds in Biology
______are the most common in Biology.

Organic in biology means ______

______atoms of the same element that contain


different numbers of ______


Bonding - Covalent


When elements have ______electrons to gain or lose, they elect


to ______electrons! Saves energy, easier to do than to steal!


Occurs between ______Water uses covalent bonds.


______atoms held together by covalent bonds.

Properties of Water

Consists of 1 Oxygen atom and 2 Hydrogen atoms per 1 water ______


Water resists ______change (______)


Has three ______: Solid (ice), liquid, gas (vapor)

Carries substances via ______


Serves as material transportation; ______, ______


Water makes up ______% of organisms.


Cycles through the ______and eliminated out of the body

Hydrogen Bonds

Water – a ______ ______

Means it has a slightly positive (+) end and a slightly negative (-) end.

Because of its polarity…

Bonds to other water molecules through ______

- Holds large molecules like ______together


Sticks together (+ and – attract) to create a ______

via ______

Water is a good ______

Water can ______creep up tubes via ______

- From ground to tops of trees.

- The meniscus in a graduated cylinder

Organisms need to maintain a certain concentration for life processes, called
______

Mixtures

A mixture is a combination of substances where both substances keep their

______


______mixed, not chemically mixed.

Solution – one or more substances (______) are distributed
evenly in another substance (______) (water)


The more solute in a solvent, the ______the ______


Organisms need to maintain a certain concentration for ______, called homeostasis.

______– mixtures of water and non-dissolved particles

Example: Blood

pH Scale

pH – a measure of how ______or ______something is.

Use pH paper to test


Acidic range is ______Acids form H+ ions in water

Example: Lemon (2)

______is 7

Example: Pure water and blood (7)


Basic range ______

Bases form OH- ions in water

Example: Ammonia (12)

______ – weak acids and weak bases that react with strong acids or bases to prevent sudden changes in pH.

______HCl + NaOH → HOH + NaCl