Unit 1 and 2 Chemistry 2017

STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET- UNITS 1 AND 2 DIAGNOSTIC TEST

The Units 1 and 2 Diagnostic Test is aimed at helping you identify areas to revise, in preparation for Units 3
and 4 Chemistry in 2018.

The diagnostic test will be completed in week 6 over two lessons.

Part 1: Multiple-choice Questions (25 minutes)

Part 2: Short-Answer Questions (55 minutes)

You are required to bring in writing materials and scientific calculator.

In preparation of the diagnostic test, you should:

Revise chemical formula and basic solubility rules

Practise writing full, balanced chemical and ionic equations
Practise use of formulae in calculation-based questions
Revise the concepts from key knowledge points listed below

The following key knowledge points will be covered:

Unit Key Knowledge Dot Points

Unit 1 Chapter 3: Metals
Common properties of metals (lustre, malleability, ductility, heat and electrical
conductivity) with reference to the nature of metallic bonding

Chapter 4: Ionic Bonding

Common properties of ionic compounds (brittleness, hardness, high melting point,
difference in electrical conductivity in solid and liquid states) with reference to their
formation, nature of ionic bonding and crystal structure.

Chapter 5: Quantifying atoms and molecules

The mole concept; Avogadro constant; determination of the number of moles of atoms in
a sample of known mass; calculation of the molar mass of ionic compounds
Experimental determination of the empirical formula of an ionic compound
Determination of empirical and molecular formulas of organic compounds from
percentage composition by mass and molar mass.

Chapter 6: Materials made of molecules

Explanations of properties of molecular substances (including low melting point and
boiling point, softness and non-conduction of electricity) with reference to their structure,
intramolecular bonding and intermolecular forces
Representations of molecular substances (electron dot formulas, structural formulas,
valence structures, ball-and-stick models, space-filling models)

Chapter 7: Intermolecular forces

Shapes of molecules and an explanation of their polar or non-polar character with
reference to electronegativities of their atoms and electron-pair repulsion theory
Explanation of properties of molecular substances (including low melting point and boiling
point, softness and non-conduction of electricity) with reference to their structure,
intramolecular bonding and intermolecular forces.
The relative strengths of bonds (covalent bonding, dispersion forces, dipole-dipole
attraction and hydrogen bonding) and evidence and factors that determine bond strength,
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including explanations for the floating of ice and expansion of water at higher
temperatures

Chapter 9: Organic Compounds

Grouping of hydrocarbons compounds into families (alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alcohols,
carboxylic acids and non-branched esters)
Naming according to IUPAC systematic nomenclature
Determination of empirical and molecular formulas of organic compounds from
percentage composition by mass and molar mass

Unit 2 Chapter 12: Properties of Water

Specific heat capacity and latent heat, including units and symbols

Chapter 13: Water, the universal solvent

Comparison of solution processes in water for molecular substances and ionic compounds
Precipitation reactions represented by balanced full and ionic equations, including states

Chapter 14: Aqueous Solutions

Use of solubility tables and experimental measurement of solubility in gram per 100g of
water
Quantitative relationship between temperature and solubility of a given solid, liquid or gas
in water
Use and interpretation of data in solubility curves

Chapter 15: Acid-Base Reactions in Water

Bronsted-Lowry theory of acids and bases including polyprotic acids and amphiprotic
species, and writing balanced ionic equations for their reactions with water including
states
Ionic product of water, the pH scale and the use of pH in measurement and calculations of
strengths of acids and bases and dilutions of solutions
Reactions of acids with metals, carbonates and hydroxides, including balanced full and
ionic equations, with states indicated
Distinction between strong and weak acids and bases, and between concentrated and
dilute acids and bases

Chapter 18: Analysis for salts in water

Application of mass-mass stoichiometry to gravimetric analysis to determine mass of a salt
in a water sample

Chapter 20: Volumetric analysis

Volume-volume stoichiometry and application of volumetric analysis, including the use of
indicators, calculations related to preparation of standard solutions, dilution of solutions
and use of acid-base titrations to determine the concentration of an acid or a base in a
water sample