Chemistry Semester 1 Final

Chemistry 1st Semester Study Guide for Final - 2023

Chapter 1 – Intro to Chemistry

Terms: chemistry mass

weight theory

law

Skills:

Understand the scientific method and all terms involved (Ch1 Sect 3)

Chapter 2 – Analyzing Data

Terms: density accuracy

precision error

percent error scientific notation

Skills:

Be able to do simple dimensional analysis problems and show cancellation of units

Chapter 3 – Matter – Properties and Changes

Terms: physical properties/changes – intensive and extensive

chemical properties/changes

phase changes

law of conservation of mass

filtration

distillation

crystallization

sublimation

chromatography

percent by mass

Skills:

Be able to classify all types of matter

Chapter 4 – The Structure of the Atom

Terms: radioactivity radiation

nuclear reaction radioactive decay

alpha radiation alpha particle

beta radiation beta particle

gamma ray isotope

Skills:

Understand atomic structure (know all parts of an atom) and how the periodic table can help you identify the structure of a particular atom (what is meant by everything given on a periodic table)

Chapter 5 – Electrons in Atoms

Terms: photon atomic emission spectrum

atomic orbital valence electron

electron-dot structure

Skills:

Be able to write electron configurations and do the calculations using the equations

given in this chapter.

Chapter 6 – The Periodic Table

Skills:

Understand the periodic table and all the information that can be attained from it.

(Structure, trends, ions, formulas, etc.)

Chapter 7 – Ionic Compounds and Metals

  • There will be more questions from chapter 7 than the other chapters.

Terms : cation anion

crystal lattice lattice energy

formula unit ionic bonds

ionic compounds metallic bonds

metallic properties

Skills:

Be able to write formulas and names for all ionic compounds.