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 o C 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