Chemistry Year In Review

Darren DressenLAHS

College Placement Chemistry

Don’t Be This Cat!About one week ago I thought ……

Rather Be This Kid!Take the alternate laboratory final exam

Chapter 3Scientific Measurement

• Be able to convert back and forth between regular and scientific notation

• Be able to convert back and forth between oC and Kelvin

Chapter 4: Atomic Theory• Know the numbers of protons, electrons,

and neutrons in a given atom

• Understand the model of the atom in terms of its geography of particles and charge

• Understand concept of atomic number

• Know what an isotope is

Chapter 25: Nuclear Chemistry• Explain the difference between fission

and fusion

• Be able to identify alpha, beta, or gamma particles

• Be able to complete a nuclear reaction

Chapter 25: Nuclear Chemistry• Explain the difference between fission

and fusion

• Be able to identify alpha, beta, or gamma particles

• Be able to complete a nuclear reaction

Chapter 5: Electrons in Atoms• Be able to determine number of valance electrons

• Identify electron configurations of atoms

• Know everything there is to know about electrons

• Understand Einstein’s and Planck’s concept of quanta

Cathode Ray Tube

Chapter 6: Periodic Law• Understand properties

of various families and groups from the periodic table

• Be able to identify correct ions when looking at the periodic table

• Know your periodic trends

Chapter 7: Ionic Bonding• Be able to identify electron configurations

of ions

• Understand the concept of the ionic bond

• Be able to identify atoms likely to form ionic bonds with each other

Chapter 8: Covalent Bonding• Look at a chemical formula and be able to

count the number of individual atoms

• Identify lone pairs on Lewis structures

• Be able to look at a molecular formula and determine its Lewis dot structure

• Understand VSEPR theory

Chapter 9: Nomenclature of Chemicals

• When looking at a chemical formula, be able to determine charge on an individual atom

• Be able to identify incorrect chemical formulas

• Be able to match a written chemical name with a chemical formula

Chapter 10: The Mole• Be able to convert back and forth

between moles and number of atoms

• Be able to calculate molar masses

• Be able to identify standard pressure and temperature

Chapter 11: Chemical Reactions

• Know the different reaction types and be able to identify them

• Be able to balance chemical equations

Second Semester Material

Chapter 12: Stoichiometry• Understand what the coefficients in front of

chemicals in a reaction mean

• What can I say … be able to use calculations to travel around mole city! For example, go from grams to liters, grams to molecules or vice versa.

Chapter 13: States of Matter• Know the assumptions of kinetic

molecular theory

• Know physical property differences between ionic and molecular solids

• Be able to identify various phase changes between states of matter

Chapter 14: Behavior of Gases• Understand relationship between

pressure, temperature, and volume in a closed system

• Be able to use the gas laws in calculations

• Understand the ideal gas law

Chapter 15: Water and Aqueous Systems• Understand in detail the

geometry and Lewis dot structure of water

• Need I say … hydrogen bonding

• Understand the different types of covalent bonds … (back to chapter 8)

• Understand the concept of “like dissolves like”

Chapter 16: Solutions• Colloids, suspensions, and solutions and the

Tyndall effect

• Be able to calculate molarity of solutions

• Be able to do dilution calculations

• Be able to identify colligative properties and understand how they operate

Chapter 17: Thermochemistry• Understand and describe the

movement of heat

• Be able to do heat calculations

• Understand calorimetry and how to use the concept in calculations

• Understand what happens to temperature of a substance as it is heated up and goes through phase changes

• Conceptually understand what specific heat is and how it varies in different substances

Chapter 18: Kinetics and Equilibrium• Explain what activation energy is and how

it is related to reactants and products

• Understand how Le Chatelier’s Principle affects a reaction equilibrim.

• Understand how a catalyst affects the progression of a reaction

Chapter 19: Acids and Bases• Be able to identify properties of acids and

bases

• Calculate pH or pOH from concentration

• Perform titration calculations

• Make comparisons between strong and weak acids or bases

Chapter 22: Hydrocarbons• Be able to associate the number of

carbons with the name of a hydrocarbon

• Know what the suffixes –ane, -ene, and –yne imply about a compound

Esters rock dude!!!

Don’t Be Unprofessional: Come Prepared

• Bring several sharpened pencils and eraser

• Don’t forget your notecard(s)

• Bring your periodic table with reference sheet (ref. sheet on back)

• Bring your own scientific calculator, you cant use your phone!!!

• Arrive early