\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{JadeWatson} \pdfinfo{ /Title (chemistry-basics.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (JadeWatson) /Subject (Chemistry Basics Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{4EE4F5} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{E8FBFD} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Chemistry Basics Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{JadeWatson} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/20924/cs/3781/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}JadeWatson \\ \uline{cheatography.com/jadewatson} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Not Yet Published.\\ Updated 12th May, 2016.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{4} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{x{1.88815 cm} x{1.54485 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Metric Conversions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} micro & 0.000001 \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} milli & 0.001 \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} centi & 0.01 \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} deci & 0.1 \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} (base unit) & 1.0 \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} deca & 10.0 \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} hecto & 100.0 \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} kilo & 1000.0 \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Mega & 1000000.0 \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{x{1.78516 cm} x{1.64784 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Temperature Conversions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Fahrenheit to Celsius & C=0.555(F-32) \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Celsius to Fahrenheit & F=1.8C + 32 \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Celsius to Kelvin & K=C + 273 \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Kelvin to Celsius & C=K - 273 \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Fahrenheit to Kelvin & K=0.555(F-32) + 273 \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Kelvin to Fahrenheit & F=1.8(K-273) + 32 \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{x{1.03122 cm} x{1.00089 cm} x{1.00089 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Unit Conversions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Mass & Volume & Distance \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} 1.0 kg = 2.205 lb & 1.0 L = 1.057 qt & 1.0 km = 0.6214 mi \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 1.0 kg = 35.280 oz & 1.0 L = 0.2642 gal & 1.0 km = 3281.0 ft \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} 1.0 g = 0.0353 oz & 1.0 L = 61.0 in\textasciicircum{}3 & 1.0 mi = 1.609 km \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 1.0 g = 0.0022 lb & \seqsplit{1.0mL=0.03381} floz & 1.0 m = 3.28 ft \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} 1.0 lb = 0.454 kg & 1.0 mL=0.061 in\textasciicircum{}3 & 1.0 m = 39.37 in \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 1.0 lb = 453.51 g & 1.0 fl oz=29.58 mL & 1.0 ft = 30.48 cm \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} 1.0 oz = 28.34 g & 1.0 in\textasciicircum{}3=29.58 mL & 1.0 ft = 0.3048 m \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & 1.0 ft\textasciicircum{}3=28.317 L & 1.0 in = 2.54 cm \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} & 1.0 ft\textasciicircum{}3=1.264 mol & 1.0 in = 0.0254 m \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{x{1.13289 cm} x{2.30011 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Mole Conversions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Gram to Mole & Mole=mass/FW \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Mole to Gram & Mass=mol x FW \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Particle to Mole & mole = particles/(6.022 x 10\textasciicircum{}23\textasciicircum{} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Mole to Particle & part = mol x (6.022 x 10\textasciicircum{}23\textasciicircum{}) \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{x{1.09856 cm} x{2.33444 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Misc. Conversions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 1 amu = & 1.66054 x 10\textasciicircum{}-24\textasciicircum{} g \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} 1 Joule = & 1 kg x m\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 1 Cal = & 4.184 J \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} 1 GHz = & 1,000,000,000 Hz \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{x{1.06423 cm} x{2.36877 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Formula Types}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Molecular Formula & a chemical formula that indicates the actual \# of each element in one molecule of a substance \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Empirical Formula & a chemical formula that only shows the reacting substances in the smallest possible whole number ratios \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Structural Formula & a chemical formula that shows all of the molecules and placements \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Solubility Rules}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Soluble Compounds}} \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) 1. All compounds of alkali metals group (IA) are soluble. \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 2) 2. All salts containing NH4, NO3, ClO4, ClO3, and C2H3O2 are soluble. \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 2) 3. All chlorides (Cl\textasciicircum{}-\textasciicircum{}), bromides (Br\textasciicircum{}-\textasciicircum{}), and iodides (I\textasciicircum{}-\textasciicircum{}) are soluble, except those of Ag\textasciicircum{}+\textasciicircum{}, Pb\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{}, and Hg\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{} \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 3) 4. All sulfates (SO4\textasciicircum{}2-\textasciicircum{}) are soluble, except those of Pb\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{}, Ca\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{}, Sr\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{}, Hg \textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{}, and Ba\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{} \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 2) {\bf{Insoluble Compounds}} \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 1) 5. All hydroxides (OH\textasciicircum{}-\textasciicircum{}) and metal oxides (containing O\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{}) are insoluble, except those of group IA and Ca\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{}, Sr\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{}, NH4\textasciicircum{}+\textasciicircum{}, and Ba\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{}. When metal oxides do dissolve, they give hydroxides. \newline % Row Count 15 (+ 4) 6. All compounds that contain PO4\textasciicircum{}3-\textasciicircum{}, CO3\textasciicircum{}2-\textasciicircum{}, SO3\textasciicircum{}2-\textasciicircum{}, and S\textasciicircum{}2-\textasciicircum{} are insoluble, except those of group IA and NH4% Row Count 18 (+ 3) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{x{1.85382 cm} x{1.57918 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Chemical Reactions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Combination Reaction & A + B = C \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Decomposition Reaction & C = A + B \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Combustion Reaction & ends in CO2 and H2O \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{How to Write a Chemical Formula}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{1. Write the elemental symbols. \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) 2. Determine the charges. \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1) 3. Determine the common multiple of the charges. \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) 4. Balance equation.% Row Count 4 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{x{1.61351 cm} x{1.81949 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Acids and Bases}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Acids & ion acceptor \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Bases & ion donater \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Strong Acids}} & {\bf{Strong Bases}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} HCl, HBr... (H group) & LiOH, NaOH... 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