Final
- FON exhibits hydrogen bonding.
- B.O. = ½ (bonding electrons – antibonding electrons).
- 760 torr is equivalent to 1 atm.
- BCN has irregular molecular orbitals.
Exam 3
- Review formal charge.
- Δe neg = 1.6 is the border.
- Non-polar molecules have a Δe neg ≤ 0.6, which is important to remember.
Exam 2
- Important things to memorize:
- Results of flame tests.
- Diamagnetic = non-magnetic, paramagnetic = magnetic.
- Review previous topics:
- n, l, m, s.
- Verify the names of organic compounds.
- Take a quick look at the equations.
Exam 1
- This is probably the easiest exam, so it’s important to score well.
- Areas of concern:
- History topics:
- There are not many variations, so with practice, it should be manageable.
- Orbital topics:
- Would like to see more practice problems.
- Organic chemistry:
- Have a basic understanding, but would like to review if time allows.
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Depending on how comfortable you are with the material, you can find extra practice problems in Aktiv (if you want easier questions that are similar to the HW, to build up your foundation) as well as in the Ebbing book mentioned in the syllabus. The Zumdahl textbook is a great source of more difficult problems if you want to challenge yourself. The Hill and Petrucci book is somewhere in between in terms of level of difficulty.
- Is Zumdahl the same as the Owl book?
- History topics:
Memorization
- Quantum numbers.
- Organic chemistry.