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Chemistry Semester Exam Study Guide
Spring 2014
The exam for Chemistry is scheduled for Thursday, May 29th at 11am in the Theater. This exam
for will be a comprehensive exam encompassing all material we have covered since August. This study
guide is intended to be an outline of the major topics presented in this class. It is not worth any points
and will not be collected. It is also not an extensive list of material, but a guide to prompt your studying.
You are responsible for all of the material we have covered in chapters 1-10 in addition to any special
topics presented and/or discussed. If you have questions about a particular topic, don’t be afraid to ask
in class or see me for help. Teaching and quizzing one another will serve very useful in demonstrating
your mastery of the material, so study together and ask questions.
I. Written Exam Details
A) 100 multiple choice questions, scantron (1 point each)
B) 8 Short Answer Questions (10 points each; 80 points)
C) 1 Critical Thinking (20 points)
II. Chapter 6: Covalent Compounds
A) Vocabulary:
Covalent bond
Orbital
Bond length
Bond energy
Polar and nonpolar covalent bonds
Dipole
Valence electron
Lewis dot structure
Unshared pairs of electrons
Single/double/triple bonds
Polyatomic ions
Resonance structures
VSEPR theory
B) Key concepts:
VSEPR theory* (Molecular geometry)
Identifying from the periodic table how many valence electrons an
element has and drawing Lewis dot structures of molecules.
Determining if a bond is polar based on the electronegativity of an
atom.
Naming compounds, -ide suffix for anions.
C) Sample problems:
#33 and #34 on page 217
III. Chapter 7: The Mole and Chemical Composition
A) Vocabulary:
Mole
Avogadro’s number
Molar mass
Average atomic mass (a weighted avergage, like grade point average)
Percent composition
Empirical formula
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Molecular formula
B) Key concepts:
Molar conversions
Calculating an average atomic mass
Differences between coefficients and subscripts
Finding a percent composition
C) Sample Problems:
#24 on page 252
#29 on page 252
# 42 on page 253
#50 on page 253
#556 on page 253
IV. Chapter 8: Chemical Equations and Reactions
A) Vocabulary:
Chemical reaction
Chemical equation
Polyatomic ion
Reaction types:
Combustion
Synthesis
Decomposition
Single displacement
Double displacement
Activity series
Net ionic equations
Spectator ions
B) Key concepts:
Key symbols associated with chemical equations
Using the activity series
Using the solubility rules table
Recognizing a reaction type from its chemical equation
C) Sample Problems:
#16 on page 293
#29, 30 on page 293
#35 on page 294
V. Chapter 9: Stoichiometry  (Sections 1 and 2 only)
A) Vocabulary:
Stoichiometry
Limiting reactant
Excess reactant
Actual yield
Theoretical yield
Percentage yield
B) Key concepts:
CONVERSIONS!
Mole-to-mole ratios
Determining which reactant is limiting or in excess.
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C) Sample problems:
#21 on 329
#32 and 36 on 331
VI. Chapter 10: Causes of Change (Thermodynamics)
A) Vocabulary:
Heat
Enthalpy
Temperature
Thermodynamics
Calorimeter/Calorimetry
Hess’ Law
Entropy
Gibbs’ Energy