Review Schedule For Midyear: VSEPR Theory Valence Bond Theory Molecular Orbital Theory

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REVIEW SCHEDULE FOR MIDYEAR

1.

Structure of matter.
Modern atomic theory (Schrdinger equation, atomic orbitals, spin, Pauli exclusion principle, electron
configurations).
The periodic table (periodicity, group trends).

2.

Chemical bonding (covalent and ionic bonding, Lewis structures, resonance, VSEPR theory ,
introductory Valence Bond Theory and Molecular Orbital Theory).
Chemical reactions.

Nomenclature & stoichiometry (empirical and molecular formulas, chemical equations, mole, limiting reagents,
yield).

Solutions (solubility, concentration, properties of solutions).

Acid-base reactions (definitions of acids and bases, pH, strong/weak acids and bases, trends).

3.

Oxidation-reduction reactions (oxidation numbers, balancing oxidation-reduction reactions).


Thermodynamics.

Basic concepts (energy, work, heat, enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs free energy ).

The first and the second laws of thermodynamics.

4.

Hess's law.
Kinetics.

Reaction rates (temperature dependence, Arrhenius equation).

Reaction orders (first and second order reactions, molecularity, rate laws).

5.

Catalysis.
Chemical equilibrium.

Basic principles (the notion of equilibrium, the law of mass action, equilibrium constants, the direction of a
reaction).

Shifting the equilibrium (changing amounts, pressure, volume, temperature).

REVIEW SCHEDULE FOR MIDYEAR


Review: Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics, 14-7-11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 24, 25

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