Know
the names and symbols of the 1st 18 elements!
I Basic concepts
a. Scientific method
(theory, hypothesis, observation)
b. States & Types of matter (elements, compounds mixtures)
c. Properties (intensive, extensive)
d. Symbols
e. Periodic table (noble
gases, metals/non-metals.)
f. Energy Transformations
1) types (kinetic vs potential)
2) forms (chemical,
mechanical...
II
The Factor label method and chemistry related math problems
a) units of metric measurement & metric prefixes (M-, k-, c-, m-)
b) English to metric
c) Scientific notation
d) significant figures
1) rules for zeros etc
2) +/- measurements
3) */¸
measurements
e) Density
f) Temperature
(C->F->K)
g) Specific heat
III Inside the atom
(mass number, atomic number, ions, average atomic weight, isotopes)
Dalton’s atomic theory.
IV
Quantum chemistry
a) Bohr atom
·
absorption
and emission
·
ionization
energy
b) rules for electron
configuration
·
4 quantum
numbers (n, l, ml, s) Know
physical significances.
·
Hund’s
rule
· shell-subshell notation
V Radiochemistry
a) Isotopes
b) Describing individual atoms and particles
c) What makes a nucleus stable and the “band of stability”
i) What is produced when the nucleus is too large.
ii) What is produced when there are too many neutrons.
iii) What is produced when there are too many protons.
d) Writing nuclear equations
e) Half life
f) Fission and fusion reactions
g) Measuring radiation
h) Shielding
i) The electromagnetic spectrum