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States of Matter & Gas Laws

Effusion

The escape of gas molecules one at a time through a hole much smaller than the mean free path.

rate ∝ 1 / √M mol/s
Atomic Structure & Periodicity

Electron Affinity

The energy change when one mole of gaseous atoms each gains an electron to form gaseous negative ions.

X(g) + e⁻ → X⁻(g) kJ/mol
Thermochemistry & Thermodynamics

Enthalpy of Atomisation

The enthalpy change when one mole of gaseous atoms is produced from an element in its standard state.

ΔH_at° kJ/mol
Thermochemistry & Thermodynamics

Enthalpy of Fusion

The enthalpy change when one mole of a solid melts to a liquid at its melting point.

ΔH_fus kJ/mol
Thermochemistry & Thermodynamics

Enthalpy of Neutralisation

The enthalpy change when an acid and a base react to form one mole of water under standard conditions.

H⁺ + OH⁻ → H₂O, ΔH = −57.1 kJ kJ/mol
Solutions & Colligative Properties

Enthalpy of Solution

The heat absorbed or released when one mole of a substance dissolves completely in a large excess of solvent.

ΔH_sol = ΔH_lattice + ΔH_hyd kJ/mol
Thermochemistry & Thermodynamics

Enthalpy of Sublimation

The enthalpy change when one mole of a solid converts directly into vapour.

ΔH_sub = ΔH_fus + ΔH_vap kJ/mol
Thermochemistry & Thermodynamics

Enthalpy of Vaporisation

The enthalpy change when one mole of a liquid becomes vapour at its boiling point.

ΔH_vap kJ/mol
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis

Enzyme Catalysis

Catalysis by protein molecules that bind substrates at a specific active site and lower the activation energy dramatically.

Dimensionless
Stoichiometry & Chemical Reactions

Equivalent Weight

The mass of a substance that combines with or displaces 1.008 g of hydrogen, 8 g of oxygen or one mole of electrons.

E = M / n-factor g/equiv
States of Matter & Gas Laws

Evaporation

The escape of molecules from the surface of a liquid into the vapour phase below the boiling point.

kJ/mol
Chemical Equilibrium

Effect of an Inert Gas

The influence of adding a non-reacting gas on the position of a gaseous equilibrium.

Pa
Chemical Equilibrium

Effect of Pressure Change

The shift in a gaseous equilibrium caused by changing the total pressure through a volume change.

shift towards fewer gas moles when p rises Pa
Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure

Electron Domain Geometry

The spatial arrangement of all electron domains — bonding and lone pairs alike — around a central atom.

degrees
Organic Chemistry

Electrophile

An electron-deficient species that seeks and accepts a pair of electrons from an electron-rich centre.

E⁺ Dimensionless
Analytical Chemistry & Spectroscopy

Electrophoresis

A separation technique in which charged species migrate through a medium under an applied electric field.

v = μE cm/s
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis

Elementary Reaction

A reaction that occurs in a single step exactly as written, with no detectable intermediate.

order = molecularity Dimensionless
Foundations of Chemistry

Empirical Formula

The chemical formula giving the simplest whole-number ratio of atoms of each element in a compound.

ratio = (mass % ÷ A_r), normalised Dimensionless
Thermochemistry & Thermodynamics

Entropy

A measure of the dispersal of energy and the number of microscopic arrangements available to a system.

S = k ln W J/(mol·K)
Thermochemistry & Thermodynamics

Enthalpy of Reaction

The heat absorbed or released when a reaction occurs at constant pressure in the molar amounts of the balanced equation.

ΔH_rxn = ΣΔH_f(products) − ΣΔH_f(reactants) kJ/mol
Foundations of Chemistry

Extensive Property

A property whose value is directly proportional to the quantity of matter in the sample.

Various