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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Introduction: About the Test
A DIAGNOSTIC TEST
Diagnostic Test
Answers and Explanations
Calculating Your Score
Diagnosing Your Needs
Planning Your Study
Final Preparation—The Day Before the Test
After the Test
REVIEW OF MAJOR TOPICS
1: Introduction to Chemistry
Matter
Energy
Conservation of Mass and Energy
Scientific Method
Measurements and Calculations
Chapter Summary
Practice Exercises
2: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table of the Elements
Early Atomic Models
Atomic Spectra
Nuclear Transformations and Stability
The Nature of Radioactive Emissions
Methods of Detection of Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Rays
Decay Series, Transmutations, and Half-Life
Radioactive Dating
Nuclear Reactions
The Wave-Mechanical Model
Electron Configuration
Transition Elements
Periodic Table of the Elements
Properties Related to the Periodic Table
Chapter Summary
Practice Exercises
3: Bonding
Types of Chemical Bonds
Double and Triple Bonds
Resonance Structures
Molecular Geometry—VSEPR—and Hybridization
Sigma and Pi Bonds
Intermolecular Forces of Attraction
Metallic Bonds
Properties of Differently Bonded Substances
Chapter Summary
Practice Exercises
4: Chemical Formulas
Naming and Writing Chemical Formulas
Names and Formulas of Common Acids and Bases
Chemical Formulas: Their Meaning and Use
Laws of Definite Composition and Multiple Proportions
Writing and Balancing Simple Equations
Showing Phases in Chemical Equations
Writing Ionic Equations
Chapter Summary
Practice Exercises
5: Gases and the Gas Laws
Some Representative Gases
General Characteristics of Gases
Gas Laws and Related Problems
Chapter Summary
Practice Exercises
6: Stoichiometry (Chemical Calculations) and the Mole Concept
The Mole Concept
Molar Mass and Moles
Molar Mass and Gas Volumes
Using Molar Mass and Molar Volume
Density and Molar Mass
Stoichiometry: Mole–Mole Problems
Stoichiometry: Mass–Mass Problems
Stoichiometry: Volume–Volume Problems
Stoichiometry: Mass-Volume or Volume-Mass Problems
Problems with an Excess of One Reactant or a Limiting Reactant
Percent Yield of a Product
Chapter Summary
Practice Exercises
7: Liquids, Solids, and Phase Changes
General Characteristics of Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Important Properties of Liquids
Important Properties of Solids
Types of Solids
Phase Diagrams
Solutions
Colligative Properties of Solutions
Chapter Summary
Practice Exercises
8: Chemical Reactions and Thermochemistry
Thermochemistry
Predicting Reactions
Determining Changes in Enthalpy
Chapter Summary
Practice Exercises
9: Rates of Chemical Reactions
Factors Affecting Reaction Rates
Activation Energy
Reaction Rate Law
Chapter Summary
Practice Exercises
10: Chemical Equilibrium
Reversible Reactions and Equilibrium
Le Châtelier’s Principle
Equilibria in Heterogeneous Systems
Common Ion Effect
Driving Forces of Reactions
Chapter Summary
Practice Exercises
11: Acids, Bases, and Salts
Definitions and Properties
Indicators
Titration—Volumetric Analysis
Buffer Solutions
Salts
Amphoteric Substances
Acid Rain—An Environmental Concern
Chapter Summary
Practice Exercises
12: Oxidation-Reduction
Oxidation States
Combustion Reactions
Chapter Summary
Practice Exercises
13: Some Representative Groups and Families
Sulfur Family
Halogen Family
Nitrogen Family
Properties of Metals
Chapter Summary
Practice Exercises
14: Carbon and Organic Chemistry
Forms of Carbon
Organic Chemistry
Hydrocarbons
Hydrocarbon Derivatives
Chapter Summary
Practice Exercises
15: The Laboratory
The Ten Commandments of Lab Safety
Some Basic Setups
Summary of Qualitative Tests
Chapter Summary
Practice Exercises
PRACTICE TESTS
Practice Subject Tests in Chemistry
Practice Test 1
Answers and Explanations
Calculating Your Score
Diagnosing Your Needs
Practice Test 2
Answers and Explanations
Calculating Your Score
Diagnosing Your Needs
Practice Test 3
Answers and Explanations
Calculating Your Score
Diagnosing Your Needs
Practice Test 4
Answers and Explanations
Calculating Your Score
Diagnosing Your Needs
APPENDICES
Modern Periodic Table
Important Equations
Useful Tables
The Chemical Elements
Glossary
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