Chemistry Checklist Chapter 1: Matter

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1.2 Know the definition of proton number and nucleon number
Know the definition of isotope
Know the definition of relative atomic mass, Ar and relative molecular mass, Mr based
on C-12 scale.
Know how to read and write isotopic notation
Know how to use the formula i) Z = number of proton + number of neutrons
ii) Mr = ∑
1.3 Know the definition of mol in term of mass of carbon-12 and Avogadro constant, NA
Know the definition of empirical and molecular formula
Know how to determine empirical formula from i) combustion data
ii) mass composition
iii) hydrated compound
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 (𝑔)
Know how to use the formula i) mol =
𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 (𝑔/𝑚𝑜𝑙)
ii) no of particles = no of mol x NA
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒(𝑑𝑚3 )
iii) mol =
𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 (𝑑𝑚3 )
𝑀𝑉 3
iv) mol = , v in ml/cm
1000
Know how to interconvert between all formulas

1.4 Know the definition of i) concentration/molarity

ii) molality
iii) mole fraction
iv) percentage by mass
v) percentage by volume
𝑛𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠
Know how to use the formula i) c =
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛(𝐿)
𝑛𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠
ii) m =
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛(𝑘𝑔)
𝑛𝐴
iii) XA =
𝑛𝑇
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 (𝑔)
iv) % w/w = x 100
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 (𝑔)
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 (𝑚𝑙)
v) % v/v = x 100
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 (𝑚𝑙)
Know when and how to use the formula in calculation

1.5 Know the name of common cations, anions and salts

Know how to determine oxidation number of an element in chemical formula
Know how to write balance equation of i) chemical equation
ii) redox equation
Know the definition of limiting reactant and excess reactant
Know how to determine limiting reactant
Know the definition of percentage yield
𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑦𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 (𝑔)
Know how to use the formula: % yield = x 100
𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑦𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 (𝑔)
Know how to perform stoichiometric calculation