Fall 2006 Final Exam Review

A general theme emphasized all semester has been the importance of basics from general chemistry. These are summarized on the Review Homework webpage from the beginning of the semester. These are essential tools of chemistry, and especially inorganic chemistry.

Comprehensive Review Material (75 – 80% of the final)

Transition metals

ŸSimilarities/differences between maingroup metals and transition metals.

ŸGiven a formula of a complex ion determine the transition metal charge and dⁿ count.

Examples include #4.35, 4.50 pp 87 – 89 and #1,2,3 1^st exam.

ŸLigand field splittings (O_h, T_d, and square planar examples) #4.36 p 88, #5 1^st exam.

Solids

Ÿcovalent vs ionic solids and intermolecular vs intramolecular forces #7.2,7.3 p 185, #11.11 p 296, #10a 2^nd exam

ŸCell packing, limited to CsCl, NaCl, ZnS (zinc blende) type lattices see p 161 Fig. 7.8

#7.10, 7.26(a), 7.32, 7.33 #1,2a,3,4 2^nd exam

Electron Affinity, Ionization Energy defining reactions
#9 2^nd exam, #10.53 p 265

Hydrogen chemistry

ŸHydride vs proton chemistry Sec. 10.5 see #1 4^th Exam

ŸElectrolysis of water

Lithium batteries

See #12.19 p 327

Oxides

Acidic vs basic, Covalent vs ionic

Sec 11.3, #11.40 p 298, #12.11 p 326

Lewis Acid/Base chemistry

#4.2 & 4.5 p 85 and #11 3^rd exam, #2 4^th exam

Radioactive members of families

#4 3^rd exam

Redox processes using C and alkali metals to make other elements

#11 3^rd exam, #2 4^th exam

#12.44 & 45 p 328, #15.1 p 421

Al, Si, P similarities

#61 p 425, #4a 8c 4^th exam

O₂ & N₂ molecular orbitals and relationship to chemistry of these important small molecules

New Material (25 – 20% of the final) as from lecture, assigned reading, and practice homework

ŸSulfur family

ŸHalogen family