Chemistry Year In Review
Darren Dressen
LAHS
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 3
Scientific 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