SME
College · Science
General Chemistry I
6 topics
Chemistry
Before this course
Topics
Atomic structure and periodicity
Main lesson
The de Broglie wavelength of a moving mass
Use this for “Find the de Broglie wavelength of an electron moving at 2.00 × 10⁶ m/s.”
The least uncertainty in speed
Use this for “An electron is located to within 0.100 nm. What is the least uncertainty in its speed?”
Effective nuclear charge (Slater’s rules)
Use this for “Use Slater’s rules to find the effective nuclear charge on a 2p electron of nitrogen.”
Ionization energy: rises or falls?
Use this for “Why is the first ionization energy of sulfur lower than that of phosphorus?”
Stoichiometry
Main lesson
The molecular formula from the empirical formula
Use this for “A sugar’s empirical formula is CH₂O and its molar mass is 180 g/mol. Find its molecular formula.”
Solution stoichiometry: the volume that reacts
Use this for “What volume of 0.100 M NaOH reacts completely with 25.00 mL of 0.150 M H₂SO₄?”
Water of hydration from a heating experiment
Use this for “Heating 3.00 g of a copper(II) sulfate hydrate leaves 1.92 g of CuSO₄. Find x in CuSO₄·xH₂O.”
Gases
Main lesson
Real gases: the van der Waals pressure
Use this for “Find the pressure of 1.00 mol of CO₂ in 0.500 L at 300 K with the van der Waals equation (a = 3.59 L²·atm/mol², b = 0.0427 L/mol). Compare it with the ideal pressure.”
Kinetic theory: rms speed and kinetic energy
Use this for “Find the root-mean-square speed and the average kinetic energy per mole of N₂ molecules at 300 K.”
A gas collected over water
Use this for “Hydrogen is collected over water: 0.250 L at 25 °C and 755 torr in all. Water’s vapor pressure is 23.8 torr. How many moles of hydrogen were collected?”
The volume of gas a reaction makes
Use this for “2KClO₃ → 2KCl + 3O₂. What volume of O₂ at 25 °C and 1.00 atm does 5.00 g of KClO₃ make?”
Thermochemistry
Main lesson
ΔU and ΔH from a bomb calorimeter
Use this for “0.6400 g of naphthalene, C₁₀H₈ (128.17 g/mol), burns in a bomb calorimeter of 10.00 kJ/°C, and the water warms by 2.570 °C. Find ΔU and ΔH of combustion at 25 °C.”
ΔH of methane combustion from bond enthalpies
Use this for “Estimate ΔH for CH₄ + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O(g) from the average bond enthalpies C–H 413, O=O 495, C=O 799 and O–H 463 kJ/mol.”
Bonding and molecular geometry
Main lesson
Formal charge
Use this for “In one resonance form of nitrate, NO₃⁻, nitrogen has one double bond, two single bonds and no lone pairs. Find its formal charge.”
Lattice energy from a Born–Haber cycle
Use this for “Find the lattice energy of NaCl from these values in kJ/mol: sublimation of Na 107, first ionization energy of Na 496, half the Cl–Cl bond energy 121, electron affinity of Cl −349 and ΔH°f of NaCl −411.”
Bond order and magnetism from an MO diagram
Use this for “Draw the MO diagram of O₂ from its 12 valence electrons. Find the bond order and the unpaired electrons: is O₂ paramagnetic?”
Intermolecular forces, liquids and solids
Course test
See what you know: 10 questions on this course
New questions each time. Pass to mark it complete.