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American Chemical Society (A.C.S.) General Chemistry Exam

The document provides an outline of topics covered on the American Chemical Society (A.C.S.) General Chemistry Exam. It lists 12 major sections that will be assessed, including states of matter, stoichiometry, atomic structure, molecular structure, solutions, acids and bases, chemical equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, descriptive chemistry, and laboratory techniques. Test takers will have 110 minutes to complete 75 multiple choice questions and should bring a scantron, calculator, and pencils.

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American Chemical Society (A.C.S.) General Chemistry Exam

The document provides an outline of topics covered on the American Chemical Society (A.C.S.) General Chemistry Exam. It lists 12 major sections that will be assessed, including states of matter, stoichiometry, atomic structure, molecular structure, solutions, acids and bases, chemical equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, descriptive chemistry, and laboratory techniques. Test takers will have 110 minutes to complete 75 multiple choice questions and should bring a scantron, calculator, and pencils.

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American Chemical Society (A.C.S.

) General Chemistry Exam


75 multiple choice questions, 110 minutes
Bring a scantron, calculator and pencil(s)

I. States of Matter
Ideal Gas Law: PV = nRT, PM = dRT, deviations from ideal (high P, low T)

Ionic Solids: sc, fcc, bcc

Phase Diagrams: Pressure versus Temperature

Intermolecular Forces: ion-dipole, hydrogen bonding, etc.

II. Stoichiometry and Thermochemistry


Hess Law & Enthalpy: standard states have H = 0

Percent Composition: %C, %H, etc.

Limiting Reactant(s)

Stoichiometry

III. Atomic Structure and Periodicity


Oxidation States of Main group elements (Li, Be, B, etc.)
Oxidation Numbers
Atomic orbital configurations & relation to groups on periodic table (ns2np5 = halogens)
Periodic Trends: Electronegativity, atomic radii
Nuclear chemistry: mass number, atomic number
IV. Molecular Structure
Modes of bonding: ionic, covalent (both polar and nonpolar)

Lewis Dot, VSEPR, polarity, bond angles, resonance structures

V. Solutions
Molarity: mol solute / L solution; also calculating molarity, C1V1 = C2V2
Net ionic equations
Percent dissociation in water (electrolyte strength)
Molality: mol solute / kg solvent
Freezing Point Depression T = kfm
VI. Acids, Bases and Ionic Equilibria
Know the inert acid/base ions: Cl-1, NO3-1, Na+1, etc.

Know general reactions for WA + SB, WB + SA, SB + SA

Equivalence point, finding unknown concentrations

Buffer: what makes a buffer, what a buffer is, etc.

pH: calculate pH of WB + SA, SB + WA, pure WB, pure WA

VII. Chemical Equilibrium - Molecular


General equilibrium expressions: know how to find K

Precipitation reactions

Effect of heat upon endothermic / exothermic reactions

VIII. Kinetics
Rate of disappearance, rate of formation; Catalysis in mechanisms
Rate law and half life from experimental data; Energy of activation
IX. Thermodynamics
Enthalpy, entropy, free energy

Relation of free energy to equilibrium constants

X. Electrochemistry and Redox


E values for electrochemical cells; E values for electrolysis cells
Balancing acidic redox reactions
Best reducing agents, oxidizing agents; definitions of oxidized and reduced
XI. Descriptive Chemistry
Nuclear chemistry: particle(s) emitted which result in increase of atomic number
Elemental reactivity: with water, oxygen, bases, acid, etc.
Organic chemistry: know alkenes, alkanes, etc.; also isomers
Coordination chemistry: coordination numbers around central metal
Ionization energy periodic trends
General nomenclature
XII. Laboratory
Effect of improper drying on mass measurements

Methods for finding [Cl-1]

Page I-52 / CH 223 A.C.S. Final Exam Study Guide

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