First Review
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Basics
- What is an element?
- What is a compound?
- State the difference between a physical change and a chemical change.
- Review your sig figs and how to use them in calculations.
- a) A substance was found to have a mass of 35.94 g and a volume of 3.18 mL.
What is its density?
b) A sample of aluminum (density = 2.78 g/mL) was found to have a mass of 72.98
grams. What is its volume?
- Make the following conversions:
a) 380 seconds to hours b) 2500 mL/min to L/second
The Atom
- State the four principles of Dalton's atomic theory.
- List the three main subatomic particles. Give their symbol, charge, approximate
relative mass, and location in the atom.
- Describe Rutherford's experiment, his results, and conclusions he drew from them.
- What is an isotope?
- Describe J.J. Thomson's experiment and his results.
- Fill in the following table. (It includes ions, which are in a later chapter,
but might as well cover it now.)
| Element or Ion Name
| Element or Ion Symbol
| Atomic Number
| Atomic Mass
| # of p+
| # of e-
| # of no
| charge
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calcium ion
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| 6
| 13
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sulfide ion
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| 50
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| Fe+3
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