Chemistry 1 Academic Final Exam
StudyGuidelines and Objectives
Chapters 1 to 5, Sections 6.1 and 6.2, Chapters 9 to 11
(i.e. -thingsyou should know and/or be ableto demonstrate)
2015 - 2016
Attached is a “bullet” study guide for the Final Exam. It covers the key topics and understandings you need to be successful on the Final Exam. Remember the Final Exam is 10% of your Final Grade.
The Final Exam will cover material from the entire course. The Final Exam is two hours in length.
Calculators will not be available during the Final Exam. You must bring your own calculator. You may NOT use your phone as your calculator!!!!!!! Use of the phone during the exam will result in charges of palagarism and a zero on the final exam!!!!!!! Put your phone away before the exam starts.
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During the Final Exam you may use the 3” x 5” cards you prepared for each Chapter Test. Good Luck!!!!
1.Be able to define Chemistryand differentiate betweenits variousbranches.
2. Be able to list several reasonsfor studying Chemistry.
3. Be able to summarize different waysthat Chemistryaffectsyour dailylife.
4. Be able to describe the impact of Chemistryon other sciences.
5. Be able to describe the stepsinvolved in the scientific method.
6. Be able to distinguish betweenascientific law and ascientific theory.
7. Be able to explain whythe studyof Chemistryrequiresdailyeffort.
8. Be able to describe the importance of writing in the studyof Chemistry.
9. Be able to identifythe characteristicsof matter and substances.
10. Be able to differentiate betweenthe four phasesof matter.
11.Be able to define what aphysical propertyislist several common physical properties ofsubstances.
12.Be able to categorize asample of matter aseither asubstance or amixture.
13. Be able to differentiate betweenhomogeneousand heterogeneoussamplesof matter.
14. Be able to explain the difference betweenan element and acompound.
15. Be able to identifythe chemical symbolsof elementsand name elementsgiven their symbols.
16. Be able to identify the elements that have Latin origins for their names/symbols and know the Latin name.
17. Be able to differentiate betweenphysical and chemical changesin matter.
18. Be able to applythe Law of Conservation of Matter.
19. Be able to distinguish betweenquantitative and qualitative measurements.
20. Be able to convert measurementsinto scientific notation.
21.Be able to distinguish betweenthe accuracy, precision and error of ameasurement.
22.Be able to determine thenumber of significant figuresin ameasurement and in a calculated value.
23. Be able to list SIunitsof measurement and state SISystem prefixes.
24. Be able to distinguish betweenthe massof asample of matter and itsweight.
25. Be able to calculate the densityof an object fromexperimental data.
26. Be able to convert betweenCelsiusand Kelvin temperature scales.
27. Be able to list several useful problem-solvingskills.
28. Be able to describe the three-stepproblem solving approach.
29. Be able to construct conversion factorsfrom equivalent measurements.
30. Be able to applythe technique of dimensional analysisto the solving of varioustypesof problems.
31.Be able to solve problems bybreaking the problem up into smaller steps, leading to the correct answer.
32. Be able to convert complex unitsusing dimensional analysis
33. Be able to summarize Dalton'sAtomic Theory.
34. Be able to describe, in relative terms, the size of an atom.
35. Be able to distinguish betweenprotons, neutrons andelectronsin termsof relative massand charge.
36. Be able to describe the structure of the atom and the location of the protons, neutrons andelectrons with respectto the nucleus.
37. Be able to explain how the atomic number identifiesan element.
38. Be able to use the atomic number and massnumber to determine the number of protons, neutronsand electronsin an atom.
39. Be able to explain how isotopesof elementsvaryand whythe atomic massof an element isnot awhole number.
40. Be able to calculate the average atomic massof an element from isotopic data.
41.Be able to describe the origin of the periodic table.
42. Be able to identifythe position of groups, periods, blocksand transitional elementson the periodic table.
43. Be able to distinguish betweenionic andmolecular compounds.
44. Be able to define what acationand anion are and relate them to metallic andnon-metallic elements
45. Be able to distinguish betweenchemical formulas, molecular formulasand formula units
46. Be able to use experimental data to show that acompound obeysthe law of definite proportions.
47. Be able to use the periodic table to determine the charge on an ion, as appropriate.
48. Be able to define what apolyatomic ion isand give the namesand/or formulasfor the
polyatomicions.
49. Be able to applythe rulesfor naming and writing formulasfor binaryionic compounds.
50. Be able to applythe rulesfor naming and writing formulasfor ternaryionic compounds.
51.Be able to applythe rulesfor naming and writing formulasfor molecular compounds.
52. Be able to name and write formulasfor common acids and bases.
53. Be able to describe how Avogadro'snumber isrelated to one mole of anysubstance.
54. Be able to calculate the massof one mole of anysubstance.
55. Be able to use molar massto convert betweenmassand molesof anysubstance.
56. Be able to use the mole concept to convert betweenmass, volume or number of representative unitsof anysubstance, by using the Mole Road Map.
57. Be able to calculate the percent composition of asubstance from itschemical formula or fromexperimental data.
58. Be able to derive the empirical formula and molecular formula of acompound from experimental data.
59. Be able to write equationsdescribing chemical reactionsusing appropriate symbols.
60. Be able to write balanced chemical equationswhen given the namesand/or formulasof thereactantsand productsin achemical reaction.
61.Be able to identifyachemical reaction aseither combination, single replacement, double replacement, decomposition or combustion.
62. Be able to write and balance net ionic equations.
63. Be able to use solubility rulesto predict the precipitate in adouble replacement reaction.
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