Chapter 2

Know how to define the following terms:

• Matter
• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• Freezing/fusion
• Melting
• Vaporization/boiling
• Condensation
• Sublimation
• Deposition
• Physical property
• Chemical property
• Physical change
• Chemical change
• Intensive property
• Extensive property
• Pure substance
• Mixture
• Heterogeneous (physically and chemically)
• Homogeneous (physically and chemically)
• Element
• Compound

 

Know how to:

·        Differentiate between the 3 states of matter

·        Differentiate between a physical and chemical property or change

·        Differentiate between intensive and extensive properties

·        Differentiate between a pure substance and a mixture

·        Differentiate between heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures (both in terms of chemical and physical properties)

·        Differentiate among mixtures, compounds, and elements

·        Assign the names and symbols to the first 36 elements

 

Chapter 5

Know how to define the following terms:

• Dalton’s atomic theory
• Atoms
• Law of conservation of mass
• Law of constant composition
• Law of multiple proportions
• Law of electrostatic attractions
• Electrons
• Protons
• Neutrons
• Nucleus
• Nucleon
• Isotopes
• Molecules
• Ionic compounds
• Diatomic

 

Know how to:

• List the postulates of Dalton’s atomic theory
• Identify the scientists and important experiments that contributed to modern atomic theory
• Calculate the number of electrons, protons, and neutrons in an atom
• Describe the structure of an atom
• Calculate the average atomic weight of an element
• Determine the number of atoms of an element present in a compound given its formula

 

 

Chapter 10

Know how to define the following terms:

• Periodic law
• Periodic table
• Group
• Period
• Alkali metals
• Alkaline earth metals
• Chalcogens
• Halogens
• Noble gases
• Representative elements
• Transition and inner-transition metals
• Metals
• Metalloids
• Non-metals
• Electron shell
• Electron subshell
• Electron orbital
• Electron spin
• Pauli exclusion principle
• Aufbau principle
• Hund’s rule

 

Know how to:

·        identify the following groups and types of elements in the periodic table:

o       Alkali metals

o       Alkaline earth metals

o       Chalcogens

o       Halogens

o       Noble gases

o       Representative elements

o       Transition and inner-transition metals

o       Metals

o       Metalloids

o       Non-metals

·        Calculate the maximum number of electrons allowed in an electron shell, subshell, and orbital

·        Identify the s, p, d and f blocks in the periodic table

·        Write electron configurations, and draw orbital diagrams.

·        Determine relative metallic character of the elements based on their position in the periodic table

·        Determine relative non-metallic character of the elements based on their position in the periodic table

·        Determine relative atomic radii of the elements based on their position in the periodic table