LIST OF TOPICS COVERED DURING THIS COURSE
The following should serve as a checklist for your notebook. The topics below
include all topics that have been covered this semester and are testable on your
final exam. These topics should be studied from a variety of source including inclass notes, homework questions, lab questions, assignments, and in-class
discussions. If you missed any notes, please get the information from a classmate,
or from myself.
UNIT 1
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Atomic mass
Atomic number
Particles of an atom (electrons, protons, neutrons)
Ions (cations, anions)
Multivalent ions
Polyatomic ions
Ions in the body
Isotopes
Isotopic abundance
Average atomic mass
Radiation and radioisotopes
Periodic table
4 main groups of the periodic table (and
characteristics)
periodic trends (atomic radius, ionic radius,
ionization energy, electron affinity,
electronegativity)
review of Bohr-Rutherford diagram
ionic compounds (properties, formation, structure, naming, and bonding)
molecular element
molecular compound (properties, drawing, bonding, naming)
nomenclature (ionic, molecular, acids and bases)
hydrogen bonding (and how it relates to special properties of water)
UNIT 2
 Evidence of a chemical reaction
 Catalysts
 4 main kinds of reactions (synthesis, decomposition, single displacement,
double displacement)
 neutralization (with hydroxide and carbonate)
 combustion (complete and incomplete)
 elements and their oxides (basic and acidic)
 balancing equations
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UNIT 3
the mole (Avogadro’s number, mole equation)
significant digits
calculating molar mass of
compounds
calculating number of
particles/atoms
mole ratios
percentage composition
law of definite proportions
empirical formulas
molecular formulas
stoichiometry
limiting reactants
actual yield
theoretical yield
percent yield
UNIT 4
importance of water
hard water vs. soft water
types of contaminants
solution components (solute and solvent)
Dilute vs. concentrated solutions
Heterogeneous mixture
Hydration
Dissociation
Miscible and immiscible
Surfactants
Degrees of saturation
Solubility curves
Pressure
Total ionic equations
Net ionic equations (spectator
ions)
Stoichiometry of solutions
Acids (definition,
characteristics, naming)
Bases (definition,
characteristics, naming)
Titration
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UNIT 5
KMT
Atmosphere
STP and SATP
Absolute zero
Converting from absolute temp to
Celsius
Charles’ law
Boyle’s law
Gay-Lussac’s law
Combined gas law
Avogadro’s law
Molar volume
Ideal gas law
Law of partial pressures
Gas stoichiometry