Review Sheet for Exam 1 in Chem 3610
Only topics that we have covered in class and I have assigned homework over will be covered on the
exam. Although certainly not an all inclusive list, among the things you should be able to do are:
Mechanics units
Know equations covered in class and special names for each unit (if they exist)
Be able to derive fundamental units for each quantity
Be able to identify scalar vs. vector quantities, intensive vs. extensive
Physical Chemistry
Define, give types of views, and list areas
Define the word state
List the basic ideas of Kinetic Theory
Define temperature and convert temperature units of Celsius, Kelvin, Fahrenheit, Rankine
Have memorized and be able to use the conversion factors on the “Toothbrush Number” sheet
Ideal gases
Describe an ideal gas
List variables, determine the equation of state, and give units for these variables
Have memorized and use conversion factors for gas pressure
Give the equation of state for an ideal gas
Be able to solve problems using PV = nRT and its extensions for Density and changes of state
Know and use expressions for Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures
Real gases
Explain the characteristics of real gases including sketching the graph of PE vs separation distance
Know and use the compressibility equation including sketching the graph of Z vs Pressure for gases
Know, explain, and problem solve using the Van der Waals Equation
Explain the Virial Equation
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1 Law of Thermodynamics
Define terms such as energy, system, work and heat, state function, internal energy
State the 1st Law
Work problems involving work under free expansion, constant pressure, constant temperature,
and constant volume conditions for ideal gases
Explain how the concept of reversibility affects work done by an ideal gas
State the definition of heat capacity and specific heat capacity and work problems using it to solve
for heat
Work problems involving the calculation of internal energy changes
Define Enthalpy and work problems involving ΔH, ΔU, q, and w
Work problems involving adiabatic processes
Calculate Enthalpy changes for physical changes as in general chemistry
Work problems involving substances that are at different temperatures mixed together
Equation Derivation
Be able to derive all equations that I derived in class
Be able to set up alternative pathways for the calculation of state functions and solve for them as
explained in class
Mathematics
Be able to differentiate and integrate polynomials including exponential/logarithmic functions
Be able to take partial derivatives
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