Understanding Matter: Elements, Compounds, Mixtures
Understanding Matter: Elements, Compounds, Mixtures
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Chemistry
The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change
3rd Canadian Edition
Silberberg, Amateis, Venkateswaran, Chen
Chapter 2:
The Components of Matter
Chapter 2:
The Components of Matter
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• Relate the three types of matter—elements, compounds, and mixtures—to the simple chemical
entities that comprise them—atoms, ions, and molecules. More complex entities, such as network
covalent solids and macromolecules, will be discussed later.
• Explain how the elements are organized in the periodic table and introduce the two major ways in
which elements combine.
• Derive the name and formula of a compound and calculate its mass.
Chapter Overview
2.1 - Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures: An Atomic Overview
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Mass conservation
means that, matter
cannot be created
or destroyed.
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Mass Fraction:
The fraction by mass (mass fraction) is the part of the compound’s mass that each element
contributes. It is obtained by dividing the mass of each element by the mass of the compound.
Mass Percent:
The percent by mass (mass percent, mass %) is the fraction by mass expressed as a
percentage (multiplied by 100).
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In 1910, New Zealand-born physicist Ernest Rutherford tested the J. J. Thomson “plum
pudding” model of an atom—a spherical atom composed of diffuse, positively charged
matter with electrons embedded like “raisins in a plum pudding” using α-particles and
obtained an unexpected result.
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Calculations based on the mass, charge, and velocity of the α particles and the proportion
of these large-angle deflections showed that:
• in the centre is a tiny region, which Rutherford called the nucleus, that contains all the
positive charge and essentially all the mass of the atom
Rutherford proposed that positive particles lay within the nucleus and called them protons.
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All elemental atoms are neutral because the number of protons in the nucleus equals
the number of electrons surrounding the nucleus.
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• The atomic number (Z) of an element equals the number of protons in the nucleus of each of
its atoms. All atoms of an element have the same atomic number, and the atomic number of
each element is different from that of any other element.
• The mass number (A) is the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.
Each proton and each neutron contributes one unit to the mass number.
• The atomic symbol (or element symbol) of an element is based on its English, Latin, or Greek
name, such as C for carbon, S for sulfur, and Na for sodium (from the Latin natrium).
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• All atoms of an element have the same atomic number but not necessarily the same
mass number. Isotopes of an element are atoms that have different numbers of
neutrons and therefore different mass numbers.
• The mass number is usually used to denote isotopes of an element (eg. 12C, 13C, and 14C
are all isotopes of Carbon)
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• The mass of an atom is measured relative to the mass of an atomic standard. The
modern standard is the carbon-12 atom, whose mass is defined as exactly 12 atomic
mass units.
• The unified atomic mass unit (u) is 1/12 the mass of a carbon-12 atom.
• The atomic mass of an element, is the average of the masses of its naturally occurring
isotopes weighted according to their abundances.
• The dalton (Da) is another unit which is sometimes used and is equivalent to 1u.
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The relative abundance of 28Si is 92.23% (or 0.9223), 29Si is 4.67% and 30Si is 3.10%.
Multiplying the isotopic mass of 28Si by its fractional abundance gives the portion of the atomic
mass of Si that is contributed by 28Si:
We do the same to the portions contributed by 29Si (28.976 495 u × 0.0467 = 1.3532 u) and by
30Si (29.973 770 u × 0.0310 = 0.9292 u).
Adding the three portions together gives the atomic mass of silicon:
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1. Each element has a box that contains its atomic number, atomic symbol, and atomic mass. The
boxes lie, from left to right, in order of increasing atomic number (number of protons in the
nucleus).
2. The boxes are arranged into a grid of periods (horizontal rows) and groups (vertical columns).
Each period has a number from 1 to 7. Each group has a number from 1 to 18.
3. Groups 1, 2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 contain the main-group elements. Groups 3 to 12 contain
the transition elements. Two horizontal series of inner transition elements, the lanthanides and
the actinides, fit between the elements in Group 3 and Group 4 and are placed below the main
body of the table.
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• The metals lie in the large lower-left portion of the table. About three-quarters of the
elements are metals. They are generally shiny solids at room temperature and conduct
heat and electricity well. They can be tooled into sheets (are malleable) and wires (are
ductile).
• The nonmetals (yellow) lie in the small upper-right portion of the table. They are
generally gases or dull, brittle solids at room temperature and conduct heat and electricity
poorly.
• The metalloids (green; also called semimetals), which lie along the staircase line, have
properties between those of metals and nonmetals.
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Elements combine in two general ways, and both ways involve the electrons of
the atoms of interacting elements:
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Ionic compounds are composed of ions, charged particles that form when an atom
(or small group of atoms) gains or loses one or more electrons. The simplest type of
ionic compound is a binary ionic compound, a compound composed of two
elements. It typically forms when a metal reacts with a non-metal:
• Each metal atom loses one or more electrons and becomes a cation, a positively
charged ion.
• Each non-metal atom gains one or more electrons and becomes an anion, a
negatively charged ion.
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All binary ionic compounds are solid arrays of oppositely charged ions.
In the formation of sodium chloride from sodium metal and chlorine gas:
• A sodium atom loses one electron and forms a sodium cation, Na+.
• A chlorine atom gains the electron and becomes a chloride anion, Cl-.
• The oppositely charged ions (Na+ and Cl-) attract each other. The resulting solid
aggregation is a regular array of alternating Na+ and Cl- ions that extends in all
three dimensions.
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• Metals lose electrons: Elements in Group 1 lose one electron, elements in Group 2 lose two electrons, and
aluminum in Group 13 loses three electrons.
• Nonmetals gain electrons: Elements in Group 17 gain one electron, oxygen and sulfur in Group 16 gain two
electrons, and nitrogen in Group 15 gains three electrons.
• The Elements gain or lose electrons to attain the closest noble gas electron configuration (Group 18)
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• In a covalent bond, a pair of electrons is mutually attracted by two nuclei. The result
is a molecule, in which each electron no longer “belongs” to a particular atom.
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• Many ionic compounds contain polyatomic ions, which consist of two or more atoms
bonded covalently and have a net positive or negative charge.
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• For all ionic compounds, the name and formula give the
cation first and the anion second.
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• Because an ionic compound consists of an array of ions rather than separate molecules,
its formula represents the formula unit, the relative numbers of cations and anions in
the compound.
• For example, in the case of calcium bromide the +2 charge of the calcium needs to be
balanced by two -1 charges from the bromine in order to make a neutral compound.
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• Using the charges we are able to determine that the formula unit should be:
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• Many metals, particularly the transition elements (Groups 3 to 12), can form more than
one ion.
• For example, iron can form Fe2+ and Fe3+ ions. The two compounds that iron forms with
chlorine are FeCl2, named iron(II) chloride, and FeCl3, named iron(III) chloride
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Most polyatomic ions are oxoanions (or oxyanions), ions in which an element, usually a
nonmetal, is bonded to one or more oxygen atoms
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Most polyatomic ions are oxoanions (or oxyanions), ions in which an element, usually a
nonmetal, is bonded to one or more oxygen atoms
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1. Binary acid solutions form when certain gaseous compounds dissolve in water. For
example, hydrogen chloride (HCl) dissolves in water, it forms hydrochloric acid
• This naming pattern holds for many compounds in which hydrogen combines with an
anion that has an -ide suffix.
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2. Oxoacid names are similar to the names of the oxoanions, except for two suffix changes:
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• The element with the lower group number in the periodic table comes first in the name. The element with
the higher group number comes second and is named with its root and the suffix -ide. (Exception: When the
compound contains oxygen and any of the halogens chlorine, bromine, and iodine, the halogen is named
first.)
• If both elements are in the same group, the element with the higher period number is named first.
• Covalent compounds use Greek numerical prefixes to indicate the number of atoms of each element. The
first element in the name has a prefix only when more than one atom of it is present; the second element
usually has a prefix.
• When the second element name begins with a vowel, we usually drop the vowel attached to the prefix. For
example, we say dinitrogen tetroxide, not dinitrogen tetraoxide.
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• A molecular formula uses element symbols and numerical subscripts to give the
actual number of atoms of each element in a molecule of the compound:
H2O
• A structural formula shows the relative placement and connections of the atoms in a
molecule. It uses symbols for the atoms and either a pair of dots (electron-dot formula)
or a line (bond-line formula) to show the bonds between the atoms:
H:O:H H-O-H
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• In models, coloured balls represent atoms. A ball-and-stick model shows atoms as balls
and bonds as sticks. The angles between the bonds are accurate. This type of model
exaggerates the distance between atoms:
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• A heterogeneous mixture has one or more visible boundaries between the components.
Its composition is not uniform, and varies from one region to another.
• A homogeneous mixture (or solution) has no visible boundaries because the components
are individual atoms, ions, or molecules. Its composition is uniform. There is no way to tell
visually whether a sample of matter is a substance (element or compound) or a
homogeneous mixture.
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Chapter Summary:
• The Law of Mass Conservation, Law of Definite Proportions and the Law of
Multiple Proportions govern the formation of chemical entities.
• All atoms are composed of electrons, protons and neutrons and the number of
protons defines each type of atom.
• The elements are organized into periods and groups in the periodic table.
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Chapter Summary:
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Key Equations:
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Key Concepts:
3. Summarize the postulates of Dalton’s atomic theory and how it explains the
mass laws. (§2.3)
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Key Concepts:
5. Characterize the structure of the atom, the main features of the subatomic
particles, and the importance of isotopes. (§2.5)
6. Explain the format of the periodic table, and identify the general location
and characteristics of metals, metalloids, and non-metals. (§2.6)
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Key Skills:
1. Distinguish between elements, compounds, and mixtures on the atomic scale. (SP
2.1)
2. Apply the idea of the mass ratio of element to compound to find the mass of an
element in a compound. (SP 2.2)
4. Express the subatomic makeup of an isotope using atomic notation. (SP 2.4)
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Key Skills:
6. Predict the monatomic ion formed from a main-group element. (SP 2.6)
7. Name and write the formula for an ionic compound formed from the ions in
Tables 2.3 to 2.5. (SPs 2.7–2.12, 2.16)
8. Name and write the formula for a binary covalent compound. (SPs 2.13, 2.14,
2.16)
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