Inorganic Chemistry: Study Guide Exam 1 Fall 2010

Study Guide Suggested Topics A periodic table will be given. Bring a calculator.
General Chemistry 1 & 2 Chapter 1 Fundamental particles of an atom Atomic number, mass number, notation Relative atomic mass and isotopes, weighted average mass spectroscopy and isotopes isotope and allotrope quantum theory/wave mechanics Relationships between energy, speed of light, wavelength, frequency Emission spectra of H (Lyman, Balmer, Paschen) Bohrs theory of the atom Wavemechanics and wave-particle duality Uncertainty principle Wavefunction, probability, Schrodinger eq. o radial, angular parts of wavefunction o normalization Atomic orbitals and quantum numbers o allowed values of quantum numbers, sets of quantum numbers o degenerate o labels o number of orbitals o shapes, sizes of orbitals o angular momentum, spin-orbit coupling o ground state, excited state electron configurations Interactions in multi-electron atoms Relative energies of orbitals in neutral atoms Shielding, screening, effective nuclear charge o Slaters rules Periodic Tables, group names aufbau principle Pauli exclusion principle Valence and core electrons o Representations of electronic configurations, E diagrams Ionization energies and electron affinities o Trends, exceptions Chapter 2 Valence Bond theory and Molecular Orbital Theory Lewis Structures VB - homonuclear, heteronuclear molecules o shortcomings diamagnetic, paramagnetic Covalent bond distance, covalent radius, van der Waals radius Molecular Orbital Theory o Linear combinations of atomic orbitals (LCAOs) o bonding, antibonding, nonbonding molecular orbitals o overlap integral

o symmetry labels, parity o centrosymmetric, noncentrosymmetric o bond order o schematic representations of atomic orbitals, molecular orbitals o basis set o orbital overlap o orbital mixing o sigma-pi crossover, photoelectron spectroscopy o symmetry allowed interactions o MO diagram, E levels, effective nuclear charge o HOMO, LUMO Octet rules, exceptions to octet rule Isoelectronic species Electronegativity o definition, trends Dipole moments VSEPR o stereochemistry o ranking of repulsions, 1X, 2X, 3X bond o valence electrons, core electrons o structures o electron domain, molecular geometry, bond angles o coordination numbers o limitations o stereochemically active, inactive Isomerism o Stereo: optical, geometric cis-, transfac-,mer-, axial, equatorial o Structural: coordination, ionization, linkage

Chapter 3 Mass defect binding energy (per nucleon) Radioactivity o types of emission, alpha, beta, gamma, etc. o penetrating power o energies o decay series o kinetic of radioactive decay o half-life o artificial isotopes o notation o fast, slow neutrons o fission, fusion o balancing reactions o nuclear reprocessing o separation of isotopes Application of isotopes o Infrared spectroscopy, kinetic isotope effects, radiocarbon dating, solubility Separation/enrichment of isotopes

Note: The list of topics is not exhaustive and there may be questions on a topic covered in class or the textbook that is not listed above.