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Heat Capacity (C) in J/ C
q
Specific Heat (c) in J/g C
c=
q
m ∆ T
Percent Abundance:
percent abundance = (x 100) (e.g. 0.4 x 100 =
4%)
percent abundance = [(1 – x) 100]
Number of moles:
¿ mol=
mass of element
molar mass
# mol from concentration
and volume:
mol
∙ L given ∙ ( mol desired ¿ eq¿¿ mol given ¿ eq¿)
Enthalpy ( H) example:
100 mL of 1.00 M Ba(NO 3 ) 2 , mixed with 100 mL of 1.00 M Na 2 SO 4 , both with initial
temperature of 25C and final temperature of 28.1C. Heat capacity of 4.18 J/gC
and density of 1.0 g/mL. Change in enthalpy for formation of 1 mole of sodium
nitrate?
Ba( N O
3
2
2
4
→ BaS O
4
3
(100 mL + 100 mL) = 200 mL
m= 200 mL ∙
1.0 g
mL
= 200 g ∙ 10
− 3
=¿ 0.2 g
q
solution
=( 0.2 g) ∙
g ℃
q
soution
=−q
reaction
, e. g. q
reaction
=−2.59 kJ
q
reaction
n
total
−2.59 kJ
0.2 mol
≈− 13 kJ /mol
Change in Heat example:
25 g glucose, 40 g oxygen, molar mass glucose: 180.16 g/mol
6
12
6
2
2
2
O ∆ H =− 2480 kJ
25 g C
6
12
6
(
1 mol C
6
12
6
180.16 g
)
(
6 mol C O
2
1 mol C
6
12
6
)
=0.83 mol C O
2
←limit
40 g O
2
(
1 mol O
2
32 g
)
(
6 mol C O
2
6 mol O
2
)
=1.25 mol C O
2
q=∆ H ∙ n
C 6
H 12
O 6
=¿ (− 2480 kJ ) ∙
0.139 mol C
6
12
6
=− 344 kJ
Number of atoms/molecules:
¿ molecules=
mass of element
molar mass
( 6.022 x 10
23
Volume of product with pressure example
300.15 K, 0.951 atm, 8.88 g Ga, V of H?
2 Ga ( s) + 6 HCl ( aq ) → 2 Ga Cl
3
( aq ) + 3 H
2
( g )
8.88 g Ga ∙
1 mol Ga
69.72 g Ga
=0.127 mol Ga
0.127 mol Ga ∙
3 mol H
2 mol Ga
=0.19 mol H
nRT
( 0.19 mol H )∙
atmL
molK
0.951 atm
Steric Number (central atom only):
Example: SF 4 = S has 4 single bonds + 1 lone pair = 5 steric number
~ trigonal bipyramidal and seesaw ~
EN Amount Bond
<
0 Pure
covalent
0.4-
intermediat
e
Polar
covalent
>
large ionic
Sigma and Pi Bonds
Single bond: 1 sigma bond, 0 pi
bonds
Double bond: 1 sigma bond, 1 pi
bond
Triple bond: 1 sigma bond, 2 pi
bonds
Percent composition:
% element =
mass of element ∈grams
mass of sample / compound ∈grams
Atomic number (Z): # of protons
Mass number (A): # of neutrons +
protons
Number of Neutrons: A – Z
Atomic charge:
(# of protons) – (# of electrons)
COMMON POLYATOMIC COMPOUNDS
Compound Name Compound Formula
Acetate C 2
H 3
O 2
Carbonate CO 3
2-
Hydrogen carbonate HCO 3
Hydroxide OH
Nitrite NO 2
Nitrate NO 3
Chromate CrO 4
2-
Dichromate Cr 2 O 7
2-
Phosphate PO 4
3-
Hydrogen phosphate HPO 4
2-
Dihydrogen phosphate H 2
PO 4
Ammonium NH 4
Hypochlorite ClO
Chlorite ClO 2
Chlorate ClO 3
Perchlorate ClO 4
Permanganate MnO 4
Sulfite SO 3
2-
Hydrogen sulfite HSO 3
Sulfate SO 4
2-
Hydrogen sulfate HSO 4
Cyanide CN
Peroxide O 2
2-
Theoretical Yield
mol desired=mol given ∙ ( mol desired ¿ eq¿¿ mol
** the smallest moles between the reactants to produce specified product will be the limiting
reactant and the highest moles is the excess reactant ** ~ multiply by the desired compounds
molar mass to convert to grams prn
Percent Yield
Acid +Base → Salt + H
2
O ex: HCl + NaOH Water + NaCl
(
1 mol
molar mass
(
mass start with ( g)
theoretical yield ( g)
)
Excess Reactant
g/L prior to precipitate
g
precip
g precip
molar mass precip
mol o. g.
mol precip
Ionic Compound:
Metal + Non-metal
(2 or more elements: -ide)
(3 or more elements: -ate)
Molecular Compound:
Non-metals
DIATOMIC MOLECULES
H 2
O 2
N 2
F 2
Cl 2
Br 2
I 2
POLYATOMIC MOLECULES:
P 4
Se 8
S 8
Steric
#
# bonding
pairs
# lone
pairs
Electron
geometry
Molecular
geometry
Hybridization
2 2 0 Linear linear sp
3 3 0 Trigonal
planar
Trigonal
planar
sp
2
3 2 1 Trigonal
planar
Bent sp
2
4 4 0 Tetrahedral Tetrahedral sp
3
4 3 1 Tetrahedral Trigonal
pyramidal
sp
3
4 2 2 Tetrahedral Bent sp
3
5 5 0 Trigonal
bipyramidal
Trigonal
bipyramidal
sp
3
d
5 4 1 Trigonal
bipyramidal
seesaw sp
3
d
5 3 2 Trigonal
bipyramidal
t-shaped sp
3
d
5 2 3 Trigonal
bipyramidal
linear sp
3
d
6 6 0 Octahedral Octahedral sp
3
d
2
6 5 1 Octahedral Square
pyramidal
sp
3
d
2
6 4 2 Octahedral Square
planar
sp
3
d
2
Compound/ion
Type
Compound/Ion Exceptions
Soluble Ionic
Compounds
4
+¿ ¿
None
Soluble Cations
Li
+¿ , Na
+¿ , K
+¿ , Rb
+¿ ,Cs
+¿ ¿ ¿ ¿
¿
¿
None
Soluble Anions
Cl
−¿ , Br
−¿ , I
−¿ ¿
¿
¿
Ag
+¿ , Hg 2
2 +¿ , Pb
2 +¿ ¿
¿
¿
Soluble Anions
−¿ ¿
Group 2 metals and
Pb
2 +¿ , Fe
3 +¿ ¿
¿
Soluble Ionic
Compounds
2
3
2
−¿ , HC O 3
−¿ , N O 3
−¿ , Cl O 3
−¿ ¿ ¿
¿
¿
None
Insoluble Exceptions
3
2 −¿ ,Cr O
4
2 −¿ , P O 4
3 −¿ , S
2 −¿ ¿ ¿
¿
¿
Group 1 cations and
4
+¿ ¿
−¿ ¿
Group 1 cations and
Ba
2 +¿ ¿
Heat (q) in J or kJ
Change in Enthalpy (
H)
q=mc ∆ T
q
solution
=−q
reaction
+q = endothermic reaction
(heat absorbed)
-q = exothermic reaction
(heat produced)
12
22
11
3
2
q
n
find the enthalpy change
(e.g.
8 ∙ ∆ H =∆ H
for one mole of sucrose to react with
8 moles of potassium chlorate)
Internal Energy (u) (e.g. function)
∆ u=q+w
−∆ u
reaction
=∆ u
surroundings
“Two-fold increase” in enthalpy:
Original:
2
( g) +
2
( g) → H
2
O ( l ) ∆ H =− 28
Two-fold increase: (multiply eq and
∆ H
by 2)
2
( g) +O
2
( g) → 2 H
2
O ( l ) ∆ H =(− 28
Enthalpy (H): (e.g. function)
H =u+ PV
q
n
= endothermic reaction
-
∆ H
= exothermic
reaction
“Two-fold decrease” in enthalpy:
Original:
2
( g) +
2
( g) → H
2
O ( l ) ∆ H =− 28
Two-fold decrease: (multiply eq and
∆ H
by 1/2)
2
( g) +
2
( g) →
2
O ( l ) ∆ H =
Internal Energy (u) with
constant pressure/volume:
∆ H =∆ u
w=−P ∆ V e.g.
bomb calorimeter
Standard Enthalpy of Combustion
Volume
(
3
mL
)
(
density
g
mL
)
C
∙ n=−q
C
: enthalpy of combustion
Breaking chemical bond = endothermic (e.g. adding O gas to solid
carbon)
Forming chemical bond = exothermic (e.g. formation of CO2)
Enthalpy from Bond Energy
Reaction Types Basic Formulas
Combustion
2
2
Decomposition
Synthesis/combination
Single replacement
Double replacement
Femto- 10
-
Pico- 10
-
Nano- 10
-
Micro- 10
-
Milli - 10
-
Centi – 10
-
Deci- 10
-
1 fs = 10
s 1 ps = 10
s 1 ns = 10
s 1 s = 10
s 1 ms = 10
s 1 cs = 10
s 1 ds = 10
s
1 fm = 10
m 1 pm = 10
m 1 nm = 10
m 1 m = 10
m 1 mm = 10
m 1 cm = 10
m 1 dm = 10
m
1 fg = 10
g 1 pg = 10
g 1 ng = 10
g 1 g = 10
g 1 mg = 10
g 1 cg = 10
g 1 dg = 10
g
1 fL = 10
L 1 pL = 10
L 1 nL = 10
L 1 L = 10
L 1 mL = 10
L 1 cL = 10
L 1 dL = 10
L
1 fHz = 10
Hz 1 pHz = 10
Hz 1 nHz = 10
Hz 1 Hz = 10
Hz 1 mHz = 10
Hz 1 cHz = 10
Hz
1 dHz = 10
Hz
1 fW = 10
W 1 pW = 10
W 1 nW = 10
W 1 W = 10
HW 1 mW = 10
W 1 cW = 10
W
1 dW = 10
W
1 fmol = 10
mol
1 pmol = 10
mol
1 nmol = 10
mol
1 mol = 10
Hmol
1 mmol = 10
mol
1 cmol = 10
mol
1 dmol = 10
mol
Kilo- 10
3
Mega- 10
6
Giga- 10
9
Tera- 10
12
Diff Powers
1 ks = 10
3
s 1 Ms = 10
6
s 1 Gs = 10
9
s 1 Ts = 10
12
s 1 cm
2
= 10
m
2
1 km = 10
3
m 1 Mm = 10
6
m 1 Gm = 10
9
m 1 Tm = 10
12
m 1 cm
3
= 10
m
3
1 kg = 10
3
g 1 Mg = 10
6
g 1 Gg = 10
9
g 1 Tg = 10
12
g 1 m
3
= 10
6
mL
1 kL = 10
3
L 1 ML = 10
6
L 1 GL = 10
9
L 1 TL = 10
12
L 1 m
3
= 10
3
L
1 kHz = 10
3
Hz 1 MHz = 10
6
Hz
1 GHz = 10
9
Hz
1 THz = 10
12
Hz
Time
1 kW = 10
3
W 1 MW = 10
6
W
1 GW = 10
9
W 1 TW = 10
12
W
1 hr = 3600
s
1 kmol = 10
3
mol
1 Mmol = 10
6
mol
1 Gmol = 10
9
mol
1 Tmol = 10
12
mol
1 yr = 8760
hr
1 cal =
4.184 J
NUMBER PREFIX
1 Mono-
2 Di-
3 Tri-
4 Tetra-
5 Penta-
6 Hexa-
7 Hepta-
8 Octa-
9 Nona-
10 Deca-
TEMPERATURE CONVERSIONS
℉
℃
℃
℉
Valence electrons:
outermost s & p orbitals with highest n
Electron configuration neutral atom:
configuration on periodic table
Electron configuration cation (removes):
Li = [He] 2s
1
vs Li
= [He]
Electron configuration anion (adds):
O = [He] 2s
2
sp
4
vs O
2-
= [He] 2s
2
2p
6
or [Ne
Pressure with Area
(1 Pa = N/m
2
)
Graham’s Law of Effusion
rate of effusion ∝
√
molar ma
Hydrostatic Pressure
P=hρgh=height, ρ=density, g=gravity (9.81)
Example of Graham’s Law of Effusion (same conditions)
Rate of nitrogen gas: 79 mL/s, rate of SO 2
?
Rate
1
Rate
2
2
1
79 mL/ s
Rate
2
64.0628 g/mol
28.0134 g/mol
Root mean square
speed
v
rms
R=8.314, M= molar mass
Amonton’s Law
P=kT
1
1
2
2
k= gas constant, T= temp in
Kelvin
Avg KE
avg
avg
v
rms
2
vrms and Effusion Rate:
effusion
∝
vrms
v
rms
2
v
rate
1
rate
2
v
rms 1
v
rms 2
2
1
Charles’s Law
V =kT
1
1
2
2
k= gas constant, T= temp in
Kelvin
Rate of
Effusion with
time
t
2
t
1
2
1
Rate of Effusion with time example:
t 1 =8 hr, He and Xe, t Xe?
t
2
8 hr
g
mol
g
mol
Boyle’s Law
k
1
1
2
2
k= gas constant, V= volume
Rate of Effusion to deflate balloon of Xe to ½ it’s size:
t 1 =8 hr (after 8 hrs, 3/2 deflation He), He and Xe, t Xe?
Rate
1
Rate
2
g
mol
Xe
g
mol
He
Rate
1
=( 8 hr ) ∙
= 12 hours
Rate
2
=( 12 hr ) ∙ ( 2.65)= 32 hou
Van der Waals Pressure
nRT
(V −n ∙ b )
n
2
∙ a
2
a = strength of attraction, b = size of
molecules
Avogadro’s Law
V =kn
1
n
1
2
n
2
k= gas constant, V= volume,
n= number of moles
Molar mass from rate of effusion:
Unknown gas effuses 1.66 times faster than CO 2
g
mol
2
Ideal Gas Law
PV =nRT
Empirical and Molecular Formula of Gas From Molar
Mass
85.7% carbon, 14.3% hydrogen, 1.56 g cyclopropane, 1.
Dalton’s Law of partial pressure
Total
1
2
n
Example of Dalton’s Law
10 L, 0.0025 mol H 2 , 0.001 mol He, 0.0003 mol
Ne, 308.15 K
1
( 0.0025 mol H )( 0.
atmL
molK
2
( 0.001 mol He )( 0.
atmL
molK
3
( 0.0003 mol Ne )( 0.
atmL
molK
Total
1
2
3
Mole Fraction
n
n
total
n=
moles of individual atom
Osmotic Pressure
0.08206, M=mol/L,
T= temp in kelvin
Partial pressure using mole fractions
2.83 moles of O 2
, 8.41 moles N 2
O, 192 kPa
total pressure
Percent volume changes
1
2
=324.15 K , 10 % decrease∈ pressure
1
1
1
2
2
2
Molality :
mol
solute
kg
solvent
Boiling point :
b
b
m
Mass of solute from temperature
changes:
f 1
f 2
f
mole s
solute
¿ ions
∙ kg
solvent
=moles
solute