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General Chemistry I UIUC Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

UIUC Marville Chem 102

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Lewis Structures

Electron Geometry = Shape
Molecular Geometry = Geometry

Lewis Structure Info

 

Concepts

State Function
Energy, Entropy, Enthalpy
Extensive Property
Heat of a reaction
Intensive Property
Temper­ature
If products are at a higher temp, heat flows out of system
Q will be negative
If the volume increases during the reaction, the system does work
W is negative
Phase Change
7 times more energy needed to convert liquid water to steam than ice to liquid water because of hydrogen bonding. Specific Heat capacity for liquid water is higher than that of ice and steam.
 

Concepts

Formation of a bond
Exothermic
Breaking of a bond
Endoth­ermic
Triple Bond
strongest but shortest
Single Bond
weakest but longest
Periodic Trend
As the ions get bigger (down a group) the distance between them does as well and the magnitude of the lattice energy decreases which means that less energy is released when the lattice forms.
If reaction is reversed, the new equili­brium constant:
K' = 1/K
If reaction is multiplied by m, the new equili­brium constant:
K'' = K^m
Q<Ksp
No precip­itate; shift right
Q = Ksp
Saturated Solution
Q>Ksp
Precip­itate Formed
 

Lewis Structure Info+Other

B and Be often have fewer than eight electrons
Period 3 and heavier elements often satisfy, but can exceed the octet rule using their empty d orbitals
Copper Config [Ar]:4s1 3d10
Chromium Config [Ar]: 4s1 3d5