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Review Schedule For Midyear: VSEPR Theory Valence Bond Theory Molecular Orbital Theory
Review Schedule For Midyear: VSEPR Theory Valence Bond Theory Molecular Orbital Theory
Review Schedule For Midyear: VSEPR Theory Valence Bond Theory Molecular Orbital Theory
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).
Acid-base reactions (definitions of acids and bases, pH, strong/weak acids and bases, trends).
3.
Basic concepts (energy, work, heat, enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs free energy ).
4.
Hess's law.
Kinetics.
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).