Chemistry Unit Study Guide

The test is 60-65 multiple choice questions. This will be a test of how to apply the knowledge, not whether or not you
can memorize it.

Vocabulary you should know:

Physical change liquid, temperature,
chemical change, gas, acid,
precipitate, plasma, base,
Chemical Reaction, condensation, concentration,
chemical equation, evaporation, dilute,
binary, freezing, dissolve,
compound, melting, indicator,
covalent bond, sublimation, neutral,
decomposition, deposition, neutralization,
double replacement, phase change, pH,
ionic bond, phase diagram, Solubility,
IUPAC, molecular motion, Solubility Curve,
molecule, Charles Law solute,
single replacement, Boyles Law, solvent
synthesis, pressure, salt
solid, volume,

Things you need to be able to recognize or know

Know and Understand how ionic and covalent bonds form
Recognize which elements will bond covalently and ionicly and why they form those bonds (valence)
Recognize if a compound is ionic or covalent
Recognize if a compound is stable and balanced
Be able to use IUPAC nomenclature to name ionic and covalent compounds
Know the law of conservation and how it applies to chemical formulas/equations
Be able to recognize if an equation is balanced
Be able to tell how many atoms and/or how many elements are in a compound
Use the law of conservation to discuss amount of reactants and products in a chemical reaction
Be able to recognize the 4 types of reactions discussed in class
Be able to recognize and describe the 4 states of matter
Know the properties of the 4 states of matter
Be able to use a phase diagram
Be able to describe how matter changes from one state to another
Be able to use Charles and Boyles law to discuss how changes in gas affect pressure, temperature, and volume
Be able to determine the approximate solubility of a compound using a chart
Be able to determine if something is a solute or a solvent
What is the universal solvent?
Know the factors that can influence the rates of solutions
Know how to read a solubility curve.
Why can salt solutions conduct electricity?
Know where strong and weak electrolytes come from.
Know the difference between unsaturated, saturated, and supersaturated
Know the properties of acids and bases
Know what acids and base give off when in a solution.
Know common Acids and Bases
Know how to read a pH scale and what colors litmus paper will turn for acids and bases.
What is neutralization and what does it form?
Recognize the difference between physical change and chemical change