Final Exam Review


This list does not include all topics covered in the text book, but focuses on topics that may, in some form, be included on the final exam.


    Atomic Structure -                  Chapters 2, 6, 24        Answers

    Molecular Structure -              Chapters 2, 8, 9          Answers

    Stoichiometry -                       Chapters 3, 4             Answers

    Energetics -                             Chapters 6, 19           Answers

    Dynamics -                              Chapter 14                Answers

    States of Matter/Solutions        Chapters 10, 11, 13    Answers

    Equilibrium -                            Chapters 15, 16, 17    Answers

    Electrochemistry -                    Chapter 4, 21             Answers

    Periodic Table -                       Chapter 12

    Experimental -                          Lab

 

 

 Chemical Foundations 

    physical & chemical properties 
    density 
    precision & accuracy 


Atoms, Molecules, and Ions 

    atomic structure 
    isotopes 
    allotropes 
    periodic table (regions, general properties, elements uses and sources) 
    molecular & ionic compounds: nomenclature, formulas

       

Stoichiometry 

    atoms/molecules <==> moles <==> mass 
    empirical & molecular formulas
    balancing equations 
    molar ratio <==> theoretical yield <==> percent yield 

      

Types of Chemical Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry 

    molarity 
    making solutions 
    solubility rules 
    complete --> net ionic equations 
    redox: ox. states, balancing, ox./red. agents 

      

Thermochemistry

     energy 
    enthalpy 

       

Electronic Structures of Atoms - Periodic Properties

   quantum numbers 
    atomic orbitals 
    electron configuration 
    trends: atomic & ionic radii, ionization energy

  
Bonding: General Concepts 

    Lewis dot structures 
    electronegativity 
    polarity 
    VSEPR geometries 
    resonance 


Covalent Bonding: Orbitals 

    hybridization

 
 Gases Properties of Solutions 

    gas laws (PV = nRT), Boyles, Charles
    real vs. ideal gas 
    partial pressure


Intermolecular Forces, Liquids, Solids

 crystal lattice (NaCl, CsCl) 
    types of solids 
    phase diagrams


Properties of Solutions

concentration: molarity, molality 
    colligative properties 


Chemical Kinetics 

rate laws (interpreting) 
relative rates 
initial rates --> rate law 
reaction energy profile diagram 
activation energy 

Chemical Equilibria 

KC, KP 
LeChatelier's Principle 


Acids and Bases 

Kw 
Ka, Kb <==> pH 
Lewis acid/base definition 
Oxides 


Applications of Aqueous Equilibria 

titration curves 
Ksp 


Spontaneity, Entropy and Free Energy 

entropy 
Gibbs free energy 


Electrochemistry 

reduction potentials --> Eš 
element production (electrolysis) 


The Nucleus: A Chemists' View 

equations: atomic and mass numbers must add up


Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry 

coordination compounds 
geometry