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Chemistry Final Exam Topics

-The majority of the exam will cover second semester topics (Ch. 10, 11, 12), but
understanding of the following first semester topics will be necessary (Ch. 8, 9).

Ionic Compounds (Ch. 8)

Define a chemical bond

Explain how and why chemical bonds are formed
Describe the formation of anions and cations
Describe the formation of ionic bonds
Account for the physical properties of ionic compounds (ex: lattice structure, melting
point, boiling point, electrical conductivity, brittleness, etc.)
Write the chemical formulae for ionic compounds given the IUPAC name
Write the IUPAC name for chemicals given the chemical formulae
Describe metallic bonds
Explain the physical properties of metals in terms of metallic bonds (ex: structure,
melting point, boiling point, electrical conductivity, brittleness, etc.)

Covalent Compounds (Ch. 9 )

Covalent Bonds
Identifying molecules containing covalent bonds

Chemical Reactions (Ch. 10)

Vocabulary:
Here is a list of some of the vocabulary words covered this unit.
o Chemical reaction
o Reactant
o Word equation
o Skeleton equation
o Coefficient
o Subscript
o Synthesis reaction
o Combustion reaction
o Single replacement
o Double replacement
reaction
reaction
o Neutralization
o Solute
o Aqueous solution
o Complete ionic equation
o Spectator ion
o Soluble
o Dissolve
o Dissociate
o Irreversible

o Product
o Chemical equation
o Balancing
o Decomposition reaction
o Precipitate
o Solvent
o Net ionic equation
o Insoluble
o Hydrocarbon

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Concepts:
Reactions and Equations
Recognize evidence of chemical change
Represent chemical reactions with equations
Word
Skeleton
Balanced/Chemical
Complete ionic
Net ionic
Overall (with double displacement reactions that produce gas)
Outline the characteristics of each type of equation
Predict the products of chemical reactions given the reactants
Identify the state of matter for each species in a reaction
Write chemical formulas from IUPAC names and vice versa
Classifying Chemical Reactions
Classify chemical reactions
Synthesis
Decomposition
Single Replacement (use activity series)
Double Replacement (use solubility table)
Precipitate reaction (solid is produced from two aqueous solutions)
Neutralization reaction (acid + base water + salt)
Gas-forming reaction (common gases: HCN, H2S, and CO2 [look for an
acid reacting with a carbonate which will give two reactions a double
displacement followed by a decomposition])
Combustion (O2 is a reactant and energy is a product)
Identify the characteristics of different classes of chemical reactions
Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
Describe aqueous solutions
Use terms like dissolve and dissociate
Write complete ionic and net ionic equations for chemical reactions in aqueous
solutions
Predict whether a reaction in aqueous solutions will produce a precipitate, water, or a
gas

Extra Practice:
Nomenclature (names to formulas and formulas to names)
Chemical Equations and Reaction Types

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The Mole (Ch. 11)

Vocabulary:
Here is a list of some of the vocabulary words covered this unit.
o Mole
o Avogadros number
o Atoms
o Formula units
o Gram atomic mass

o Ions
o Conversion factor
o Gram formula mass

o Particles / Representative
particles
o Molecules
o Molar mass
o Gram molecular mass

o Percent Composition

o Empirical Formula

o Molecular Formula

Concepts:
Measuring Matter
Describe how a mole is used in chemistry
Relate a mole to common counting units (ex: pair, dozen)
Convert moles to number of representative particles and number of representative
particles to moles
Recall: representative particles = atoms/ions/molecules/formula units

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Particles
molecules
formula units

atoms
ions

Mass and the Mole

Relate the mass of an atom to the mass of a mole of atoms
Calculate the number of moles in a given mass of an element and the mass of a given
number of moles of an element
Calculate the number of moles of an element when given the number of atoms of the
element
Calculate the number of atoms of an element when given the number of moles of the
element

Moles of Compounds
Recognize the mole relationships shown by a chemical formula
Calculate the molar mass of a compound
Recall: molar mass = gram atomic mass/gram molecular mass/gram formula
mass

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Molar Mass

Gram molecular
mass
Gram atomic

Gram formula
mass

mass

Calculate the number of moles of a compound from a given mass of the compound,
and the mass of a compound from a given number of moles of the compound
Determine the number of atoms or ions in a mass of a compound

Empirical and Molecular Formulas

Explain what is meant by the precent composition of a compound
Determine the empirical and molecular formulas for a compound from mass percent
and actual mass data

Stoichiometry (Ch. 12)

Vocabulary:
Here is a list of some of the vocabulary words covered this unit.
o Stoichiometry
o Mole Ratio
o Excess Reactant
o Theoretical Yield
o Percent Yield

o Limiting Reactant
o Actual or Experimental Yield

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Concepts:
Stoichiometry
Identify the quantitative relationships in a balanced chemical equation.
Determine the mole ratios from a balanced chemical equation.

Stoichiometric Calculations
Explain the sequence of steps used in solving stoichiometric problems.
Use the steps to solve stoichiometric problems

Limiting Reactants
Identify the limiting reactant in a chemical equation.
Identify the excess reactant and calculate the amount remaining after the reaction is
complete.
Calculate the mass of a product when the amounts of more than one reactant are
given.

Percent Yield
Calculate the theoretical yield of a chemical reaction from given data.
Determine the percent yield for a chemical reaction.