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CHEMISTRY MIDTERM REVIEW

Lab Safety
- Equipment
- General rules & Guidelines

Chapter 1: Introduction/Scientific Method


- What is chemistry?
- Branches of chemistry
- Scientific Method
- Scientific Theory vs. Law
- Qualitative vs. Quantitative Data
- Dependent vs. independent variables
- Pure vs. Applied Research

Chapter 3: Scientific Measurement


- SI Base Units
- Metric Prefixes
- Determining Density
- Temperature conversions (C, F, & K)
- Common Conversions
- Dimensional Analysis
- Scientific Notation
- Accuracy vs. Precision
- Determining Significant Figures
- Rounding Significant Figures (Add/Sub & Multiply/Divide)
- Percent Error Formula
- Graphs (types, slopes, inter/extrapolation)

Chapter 2: Matter & Change


- What is Matter & mass
- Physical vs. Chemical properties
- Extensive vs. Intensive Properties
- Solids vs. Liquids vs. Gases
- Physical & Chemical Changes
- Evidence of a chemical reaction
- Substances vs. Mixtures
- Heterogeneous vs. Homogeneous Mixtures
- Alloy
- Separating Mixtures (Filtration/Distillation/Crystallization/Chromatography)
- Elements vs. Compounds
- Law of Conservation of Mass
- Law of Definite Proportions
- Law of Multiple Proportions
- 40 Elements & Symbols
Chapter 4: Atomic Structure
- Theorists (Democritus, Aristotle, Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford)
o Summary of idea, model drawings, model names, experiments
- Protons vs. Neutrons vs. Electrons
- Nucleus
- Determining Atomic Number
- Determining Mass Number
- Determine # of n0
- Isotopes
- 2 Isotope Notations
- Atomic Mass Unit
- Calculating Atomic Mass

Chapter 5: Electrons in the Atom


- Bohr’s Model
- Quantum Mechanical Model (Schrondinger)
- Energy Levels (Principle Quantum Number (n))
- Sublevels (s, p, d, f)
o Number of orbitals in each sublevel
- Atomic Orbitals
- Determining number of sublevels in level
- Determining number of orbitals in level
- Determining number of electrons in level
- Atomic Spins
- 3 rules for electron configuration (Hund’s, Aufbau, Pauli)
- Diagonal Rule
- Orbital Notation
- Electron Configuration
- Electron Dot Notation
- Valence Electrons

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