What You Should Already Know from Your Prerequisite Introductory Course in Chemistry

Matter and Energy

            physical and chemical properties/reactions/processes

            endo and exothermic reactions/processes

            pure substances/mixtures

            elements and compounds

Measurement and Calculations

            exponential notation

            metric system/prefixes

            significant figures

            problem solving by dimensional analysis

            conversions

            temperature and conversions (F,C,K)

Atomic Structure

            Dalton’s theory

            discovery of the electron

            discovery of the nucleus

protons, electrons, neutrons

isotopes and averaging for atomic mass

the periodic table and terms (metals, non-metals, transition metals, halogens, etc)

continuous vs. quantized

the Bohr model- spectral lines

electron configurations for simple atoms

energy diagrams

periodicity (atomic size, 1^st ionization energy)

Bonding

            loss and gain of electrons to form ions

            ionic bonding

            Lewis diagrams and covalent bonding/ isomers

Nomenclature

            name/write formulas for ionic, covalent compounds and acids

Formulas and Calculations

            atom counting

            molar mass

            % composition and calculations using

            mol concept and coversions

            Avogadro’s number

            empirical formulas

Reactions

            reaction types- complete and balance

                        single and double displacement, acid/ base, combustion, combination, decomp

            stoichiometry- mass relationships, gases, and the molar volume of a gas

Solutions

            definitions

            %

            molarity

            dilutions

            solution stoichiometry

Ionic Reactions

Arrhenius and ionization

ionic and net ionic equations

Acid/Base Theory

            Arrhenius

            Bronsted/Lowry

                        acids/bases and conjugates

Redox Reactions

            definitions

            assign oxidation numbers

            species oxidized, reduced, oxidizing agents, reducing agents