College Chemistry: Eizenga

Date: Wed. Dec 20, 2023

Time: 1:15pm - 3:15pm
(The exam is 110 minutes - you may leave starting at 2:45pm if you are finished)

Bring with you: Calculator (no cellphone calculators!) & several #2 pencils, a confident attitude :)

Content:

• Covers Chap 1-10, 11.1-3, 11.9
• Covers all the experiments - know glassware, concepts used/taught, common procedures
• 70 multiple choice (4 possible answers for each - 1 correct response) 
• Periodic Table & constants given 

What to memorize:
NOTE: Do NOT spend large amounts of time on this at the expense of content

• Polyatomic ions - from the beginning of the semester, esp. those from Chem 2
• Solubility Rules (p149)
  • Nitrates, Acetates, Ammonium, Li⁺/Na⁺/K⁺  - always soluble
  • Halides soluble except w/ Pb²⁺, Ag¹⁺, Hg₂²⁺
  • Sulfate soluble except w/ Ca²⁺, Sr²⁺, Ba²⁺ , Ag⁺, Pb²⁺
  • Carbonates & Phosphates are insoluble (except w/ Ammonium, Li⁺/Na⁺/K⁺)
• Equations - be able to solve problems similar to the end of the chapter, know the following formula as well
  • D=m/V
• Electronegativities - don't need the actual numbers but will need to know the trend (up/down, across)
  

• VSEPR shapes (p408)

How to Study:

• Review Lecture notes - identify main ideas & difficult sections, do NOT neglect Chap 1-4!
• Review Achieve/End of Chapter problems (focus on section based questions)
• Take this Exam Practice - answers are on the last page
• Make a plan!
• Do 3 "passes" 1st: Material that is most difficult, 2nd: Material you can do but should/practice & review to know it well, 3rd: Material that is easiest
• Know what chapters you will do each day so you don't run out of time or expect too much out of the days just before the exam.  
• Come with specific questions (from Achieve, End of Chapter Questions, or Tests/Quizzes) or general topics you want me to explain again.
• Review ACS Chemistry Olympiad released exams (more helpful for 2nd semester - but helps you learn the style of the test)
  (note: you do not know all the information covered in these tests)