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    Tony's Help Sheets - Chemistry 103

    *** Using these handouts? Your feedback would be really appreciated! Thanks in advance! ***

    (Comments or Questions - feel free to contact Tony at atjacob@wisc.edu)

    DISCLAIMER: These handouts provide a "general" outline of the material with practice problems and answers. Each Instructor presents the material differently, so not all of the material in the handouts is covered by each Instructor, and some material unique to one Instructor may not be covered on the handout. Please review your lecture notes and syllabus, and compare them to the handouts to note appropriate topics.

    Help Sheet #1 - Ch. 1
    Intro: D, SI units, Unit Conversions, Sig Figs
    Help Sheet #2 - Ch. 2
    Atomic Structure: Atomic Structure, PT, Isotopes, Avg Atomic Mass, Naming/Writing Formulas
    Help Sheet #3 - Ch. 3 (Part I)
    Types of Rxns; Moles:Molar mass, Mass %, Empirical and Molecular Formulas Compds
    Help Sheet #4 - Ch. 3 (Part II)
    Stoichiometry: Reactions and Mol Calculations, Limiting Reagents, Percent Yield, Empirical Formulas from Elemental Analysis
    Help Sheet #5 - Ch. 4 (Part I)
    Reactions: Electrolytes, Types of Rxns, Writing Rxns (molecular, complete ionic, net ionic rxns), Solubility Rules
    Practice Problems for Exam 1, Chs. 1-4 (no redox or molarity)

    Help Sheet #6 - Ch. 4 (Part II)
    Redox and Solution Concentration (M): Redox (assigning oxidation numbers, what's oxidized, reduced, oxidizing agent, reducing agent); Molarity, dilution, solution stoichiometry
    Help Sheet #7 - Ch. 5 (Part I)
    Thermochemistry: Specific Heat Capacity; q = CmT; Heat Transfer; Work
    Help Sheet #8 - Ch. 5 (Part II)
    Thermochemistry: Enthalpy, Hrxn; Proportionality Calculations; Hess's Law; Phase Changes (Hvap, Hfus); Heat of Formation: Hf; Calorimetry; Phase Change + Heat transfer
    Updated: 3/8/13; Slightly Changed Q/A 18-20
    Help Sheet #9 - Ch. 6 (Part I)
    Light and Atomic Structure: Light Equations; Electromagnetic Spectrum; Quantized System; Energy Level Diagram; Electron Transitions; de Broglie Wavelength
       
    Practice Problems for Exam 2, Chs. 4.4 - 6.4

    Help Sheet #10 - Ch. 6 (Part II)
    Quantum:Wavefunctions; Nodes; Quantum Numbers; Orbitals Shapes
    Help Sheet #11 - Ch. 6 (Part III) and Ch. 7
    Ch. 6 Electronic Configurations: Short hand notation; Orbital Box Diagram; Charged Transition Elements; Number of unpaired electrons
    Ch. 7 Periodic Properties: Effective Nuclear Charge; Shielding; Periodic Table Trends - Atomic Radii, Ionic Radii, Ionization Energy, Electron Affinity
    Updated 4/10/13 - clarifed some content
    Help Sheet #12 - Ch. 8
    Bonding: Types of Bonds; Lattice Energy and Born-Haber Cycle; Electronegativity and Bond Polarity; Lewis Dot Structures; Formal Charge; Resonance; Bond Order; Bond Dissociation Energy (e.g., bond enthalpy)
    Help Sheet #11 and 12 - Addenum Ch. 8
    Effective Nuclear Charge (Slater's rules); Born-Haber cycle (more detailed)
    Help Sheet #13 - Ch. 9 (Part I)
    Molecular Shapes and Valence Bond Theory: VSEPR; Molecular Polarity, Hybrid Orbitals, pi and sigma Bonds Hybrid Orbitals may NOT be on Exam 3
    3D VSEPR Model by Jose Laboy
    VSEPR: A Resource to Help Visualize VSEPR Shapes
    Practice Problems for Exam 3, Chs. 6.5-9.3
    Updated 4/21/13: Answer 16c. was incorrect

    Help Sheet #14 - Ch. 12
    Solids: Types of Solids; Unit Cells; Packing; Determining Empirical Formulas; Coordination Number; Packing Efficiency
    3D Crystal Lattices by Jose Laboy
    Help Sheet #15 - Ch. 10 (Part I)
    Gases: Gas Laws; STP; Stoichiometry with Gases
    Help Sheet #16 - Ch. 10 (Part II)
    Gases: Partial Pressure; Kinetic Theory of Gases; Gas Root Mean Square Velocity; Diffision and Effusion; Real versus Ideal Gases
    Updated 5/8/13. Error on answer 11f corrected.
    Help Sheet #17 - Ch. 11
    Liquids: Intermolecular Forces; Liquid Properties
     




    Worksheets for Exam 1
    Chs. 1 - 4

    Worksheet #1 - Ch. 1 and 2
    SI units; Atomic Structure; Isotopes; Naming
    Worksheet #2 - Ch. 3 (Part I)
    Mole, Mass %; Empirical and Molecular Formulas
    Worksheet #3 - Ch. 3 (Part II)
    Stoichiometry, Limiting Reagents; %Yield; Elemental Analysis
    Worksheet #4 - Ch. 4 (Part I)
    Types of Rxns; Net Ionic Reactions; Electrolytes


    Worksheets for Exam 2
    Chs. 4 - 6

    Worksheet #5 - Ch. 4 (Part II)
    Redox; Molarity
    Worksheet #6 - Ch. 5 (Part I)
    q = CmT; Heat Transfer; Work; H(rxn); Hess's Law; Phase Changes
    Worksheet #7 - Ch. 5 (Part II)
    Hf; Calorimetry; Heat Transfer+Phase Change
    Worksheet #8 - Ch. 6 (Part I)
    Light; Bohr Model; e- Transitions; de Broglie eqn


    Worksheets for Exam 3
    Chs. 6 - 9

    Worksheet #9 - Ch. 6 (Part II)
    Quantum Numbers, Wavefunction2 plots, Electron Configuration
    Worksheet #10 - Ch. 7
    Effective Nuclear Charge; Periodic Table Trends (Radii; IE; EA; Ionic Radii)
    Worksheet #11 - Ch. 8
    Electronegativity; Lewis Dot; Formal Charge; Bond Order; Lattice Energy; Born- Haber Cycle
    Worksheet #12 - Ch. 9 (Part I)
    VSEPR; Molecular Polarity


    Worksheets for material after Exam 3
    Chs. 9 - 12

    Worksheet #13 - Ch. 9 (Part II)
    Valence Bond Theory (hybrid orbitals)
    Worksheet #14 - Ch. 12
    Types of Solids; Unit Cells; Empirical Formulas; Packing Efficiency; Density
    Worksheet #15 - Ch. 10
    Gas Laws; Stoichiometry; Partial Pressure; Velocity
    Worksheet #16 - Ch. 11
    Intermolecular Forces; Liquid Properties



    *** Using these handouts? Your feedback would be really appreciated! Thanks in advance! ***



    Tony's Help Sheets - Chemistry 104

    *** Using these handouts? Your feedback would be really appreciated! Thanks in advance! ***

    (Comments or Questions - feel free to contact Tony at atjacob@wisc.edu)


    DISCLAIMER: These handouts provide a "general" outline of the material with practice problems and answers. Each Instructor presents the material differently, so not all of the material in the handouts is covered by each Instructor, and some material unique to one Instructor may not be covered on the handout. Please review your lecture notes and syllabus, and compare them to the handouts to note appropriate topics.

    Help Sheet #1 - Chs. 8, 9 & 11 (some 3 & 4)
    Review: Electronegativity, Lewis Dot Structures, Bond Polarity, Formal Charges, VSEPR, Hybridization, Hybrid Orbitals Used in a Bond, & Intermolecular Forces (some review on Stoichiometry, Limiting Reagents, %Yield, & Molarity)
    Help Sheet #2 - Ch. 24 (Part I)
    Organic: Naming Molecules, Functional Groups (I), Drawing Molecules, Isomers (structural, optical, geometric)
    Help Sheet #3 - Ch. 24 (Part II)
    Organic: Functional Groups (II), Reactions (combustion, alkane substitution, alkene and alkyne addition, aromatic substitution, redox)
    Help Sheet #4 - Ch. 24 (Part III)
    Organic: Reactions (ester and amide formation, ester and amide hydrolysis, complete hydrolysis); Fats, Transesterification, Soap, Biodiesel
    Help Sheet #5 - Ch. 24 (Part IV); Ch. 12.8
    Organic: Polymers (Ch. 12.8; addition, condensation: polyamide and polyester), Proteins, Protein Structure
    Help Sheet #6 - Ch. 24 (Part V)
    Organic: Briefly covered: Carbohydrates; Lipids; DNA
    Practice Problems for Exam 1, Chs. 24 and Ch. 12

    Help Sheet #7 - Ch. 14 (Part I)
    Kinetics: Average Rates; Initial Rates; Relative Rates; Rate Constant with Units; Evaluating a Rate Law - Initial Rates Method, Description, Raw Data; Integrated Rate Laws
    Help Sheet #8 - Ch. 14 (Part II)
    Kinetics: Half Life; Mechanisms; Reaction Coordinate Diagrams; Arrhenius Equation
    Help Sheet #9 - Ch. 23
    Not all instructors cover this chapter. This Help Sheet may not be needed!
    Coordination Compounds: Ligands, Naming, Color Wheel, Isomers
    Help Sheet #10 - Ch. 15
    Equilibrium: K Expression; Size of K; Kc versus Kp; How K Changes as Rxn is Changed; K Calculations; Rxn Quotient: Q; Le Chatelier's Principle
    Help Sheet #11 - Ch. 16 (Part I)
    Not all instructors cover acids/bases on Exam 2; some cover this material on Exam 3. This Help Sheet may not be needed until later!
    Acid/Base (A/B) Equilibrium: Defns; Conjugate A/B; pH Equations; pH Calculations for SA, SB, WA, and WB; Stength of A/B and Their Conjugates; % Hydrolysis; Ka, Kb, pKa, pKb; Sig Figs
    Help Sheet #12 - Ch. 16 (Part II)
    Not all instructors cover acids/bases on Exam 2; some cover this material on Exam 3. This Help Sheet may not be needed until later!
    Acid/Base (A/B) Equilibrium: Which Way a A/B Rxn Proceeds; Salts and Spectator Ions; Equal Mole Rxns; Polyprotic Acids
    Practice Problems for Exam 2, Chs. 14, 15, 16, and 23

    Help Sheet #13 - Ch. 19
    Thermodynamics: Enthalpy, H (review); Entropy, S; Comparing Entropy in Different Systems; Spontaneous Rxns; Free Energy, G; Sign Conventions
    Help Sheet #14 - Ch. 17 (Part I)
    Buffers: ID Buffers; Buffer Range and Capacity; pH of a Buffer; Find pH of Buffer + SA/SB; Buffer prep
    Help Sheet #15 - Ch. 17 (Part II)
    Titrations: Titration Curves: SA+SB, SA+WB, WA+SB; Equivalence Pt; Halfway to Equivalence Pt; Indicators; pH Calculations of Titrations; Polyprotic Acid Titrations
    Help Sheet #16 - Ch. 17 (Part III)
    Solubility Product, Ksp: Find Ksp from Solubility; Find Solubility from Ksp; Which Solid is More Soluble?; Common Ion Effect; pH and Solubility; Does a Ppt Form?
    Not all instructors cover Ksp. This Help Sheet may not be needed!
    Practice Problems for Exam 3, Chs. 16 and 17

    Help Sheet #17 - Ch. 20 (Part I)
    Electrochemistry: Assign Ox Num; Bal Redox Rxns; Draw Electrochemical Cells; Cell Notation; Inert Electrodes; Standard Electrode (SHE); How E Changes as Rxn Changes; Standard Reduction Table; Stronger Oxidizing/Reducing Agents
    Help Sheet #18 - Ch. 20 (Part II)
    Electrochemistry: Nernst Eqn; Concentration Cells; Electroylsis; Molten Systems; Types of Batteries; BAN APE; K and G
    Help Sheet #19 - Ch. 21
    Nuclear chemistry: Particles; Nuclear Decays; Band of Stability; Mass Defect; Binding Energy; Kinetics; Dating Not all instructors cover nuclear chemistry so this Help Sheet may not be even needed!




    Worksheets for Exam 1
    Chs. 8-10 (review); Ch 24

    Worksheet #1 - Review and Ch. 24 (Part I)
    Chem 103 Review; Naming; Functional Groups; Common Names; Isomers
    Worksheet #2 - Ch. 24 (Part II)
    Reactions
    Worksheet #3 - Ch. 24 (Part III)
    Fat and soap; Polymers: Addition and Condensation; Proteins; Carbohydrates; Lipids; DNA
    Not all topics on this handout are usually covered by all sections.

    Worksheets for Exam 2
    Chs. 14, 23, and 15

    Worksheet #4 - Ch. 14 (Part I)
    Rate; Avg Rate; Relative Rate; Rate Law; Initial Rates Method; Integrate Rate Law and Plots; Half-life
    Worksheet #5 - Ch. 14 (Part II)
    Reaction Coordinate Diagram; Factors Affecting Rate; Arrhenius Equation/Plot; Mechanisms
    Worksheet #6 - Ch. 23
    Coordination Compounds
    Not all instructors cover this chapter so this handout may not be needed.
    Worksheet #7 - Ch. 15
    Size of K; Kc versus Kp; Q; K Calculations; Le Chatelier's Principle


    Worksheets for Exam 3
    Chs. 19, 16, and 17

    Worksheet #8 - Ch. 19
    Entropy; H, S, G; K from G; Sign Conventions
    Worksheet #9 - Ch. 16
    Strong/Weak Acids/Bases; Conjugates; pH Calculations; Ka, Kb, pKa, pKb; Stronger Acid/Base; Which Side of Rxn Favored; Salts; Polyprotic Acids
    Worksheet #10 - Ch. 17 (Part I)
    ID Buffer; pH Buffer; Buffer Reactions; Preparation; Buffer Range and Capacity
    Worksheet #11 - Ch. 17 (Part II)
    Titration Curves; Calculating pH During a Titration; Indicators
    Worksheet #12 - Ch. 17 (Part III)
    Find Ksp; Find Solubility; Which Solid More Soluble; Does a Ppt Form; pH and Solubility; Common Ion Effect
    Not all instructors cover this topic so this handout may not be needed.

    Worksheets for material after Exam 3
    Ch. 20 and 21

    Worksheet #13 - Ch. 20 (Part I)
    Ox Num; Balance Redox Rxns; SHE; Line Notation; Electrochemical Cells; Inert Electrode; Stronger Ox./Red. Agent
    Worksheet #14 - Ch. 20 (Part II)
    Nernst Equation; Electrolysis; Molten Systems; Batteries; BAN APE; G and K
    Worksheet #15 - Ch. 21
    Nuclear particles and rxns; Band of Stability; Mass Defect; Binding Energy; Reactors; Kinetics/Dating
    Not all instructors cover this chapter so this handout may not be needed.

    *** Using these handouts? Your feedback would be really appreciated! Thanks in advance! ***


    Jose's Chemistry 343 Handouts

    DISCLAIMER: These handouts provide an outline of some organic material. Each Instructor presents the material differently, so not all of the material in the handouts may apply to all Instructors. Please review your lecture notes to determine the appropriate topics.

    #1: Acid-Base Chemistry in O-Chem
    #2: Alkene Addition Rxns - Practice (Part I)   (answers)
    #3: Alkene Addition Rxns - Practice (Part II)   (answers)


    Jose's Chemistry 345 Handouts

    DISCLAIMER: These handouts provide an outline of some organic material. Each Instructor presents the material differently, so not all of the material in the handouts may apply to all Instructors. Please review your lecture notes to determine the appropriate topics.

    #1: 1H NMR Spectroscopy Worksheet   (answers)
    #2: Strategies for Solving Problems using NMR, IR
    #3: Practice Problems on IR Spectroscopy   (answers)


    #4: Electron Pushing Arrows in O-Chem
       



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