Conceptual Chemistry Midterm Review
100 Multiple choice problems
1 problem sheet (e configuration, lewis dot structures etc.)
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Major topics covered
Unit 1 Chemistry an Introduction
Theory
Law
Scientific Method
Lab safety
Sig figs
Metric system
Density
Unit 2 Atomic Theory
Subatomic particles
Proton
Neutrons
Electrons
Nucleus
Bohr
Heisenberg
Orbitals
Energy levels
Electron configuration
Quantum numbers
Unit 3 Periodic Table
Periodic trends
Metals
Nonmetals
Metalloids
Alkali metals
Alkaline Earth Metals
Transition metals
Halogens
Noble gases
Unit 4 Bonding
Ions
Cations
Anions
Ionic bonding
Polyatomic ions
Naming ionic compounds
Determining ionic formulas
Ionic dissociation
Covalent bonding
Electronegativity
Polar Covalent Bond
Nonpolar covalent bond
Determining the type of bond
Lewis dot structures
VSEPR
Shapes of Molecules
Covalent Naming
Covalent Prefixes
Products
Reactants
Energy
Exothermic
Endothermic
Balancing Equations
Unit 5 Intermolecular Forces
Dipole-Dipole attractions
London dispersion forces
Hydrogen bonding
Kinetic Molecular Theory
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Evaporation
Volatility
Phase Changes
Soap
Solubility
Polar
nonpolar
Unit 6 Acids and Bases
Acids
Bases
Hydronium
Hydroxide
pH
Dilution
Neutralization
Strong Acids/Bases
Weak Acids/Bases
Salts
Acid Rain
Equilibrium
Le Châtelier’s Principle
Indicators
Buffers
Practice problems
Draw the orbital diagram, electron configuration for the following elements, draw the
electron configuration and condensed electron configuration (circle electron w/ given
quantum numbers, and circle your own)
W- 3, 2,1,+½
S- 2, 1, 0, –½
Cu 2,1,-1 –½
Rb- 3, 2, 2, +½
Element
Symbol
Zirconium
Bromine
Magnesium
Silicon
Atomic number
Ion
Iron (II)
Chloride
Calcium
Atomic number
Symbol
Fe2+
ClCa2+
Mass Number protons
40
12
14
26
17
20
80
24
neutrons
51
electrons
35
14
Mass Number protons
56
36
41
neutrons
electrons
Determine the formula of the following compound
Potassium sulfide
Magnesium chlorate
Ammonium iodide
Balancing Equations
balance the following equations
CaCl2 +
NaOH 
Ca(OH)2 + NaCl
Na3PO4 + Sr(NO3)2 
Li3PO4 +
NaNO3 +
NH4F  LiF +
Sr3(PO4)2
(NH4)3PO4
Name the compound, draw the Lewis dot structures for the following compounds and
name the shape.
NH3
H2O
SiCl4
C2F4
SiO2
CH2O
pH
Determine the pH of a solution that has a hydronium concentration of 6.33x10-8 M. Is
this an acid or a base?
Determine the pH of a solution that has a hydronium concentration of 2.73x10-5 M. Is
this an acid or a base?
Determine the pH of a solution that has a hydronium concentration of 9.21x10-12 M. Is
this an acid or a base?