GENERAL CHEMISTRY ACS STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

GENERAL CHEMISTRY ACS STUDY
GUIDE

Isotopes - Correct Answers -when the number of neutrons varies but it has the same
number of protons ex) Ne-20 and Ne-22`

What was believed until the beginning of the 20th century? - Correct Answers -That all
physical phenomena were deterministic

Light - Correct Answers -Form of electromagnetic radiation

What is electromagnetic radiation composed of? - Correct Answers -perpendicular
oscillating waves, one for the magnetic field and one for the electric field

Quantum number n - Correct Answers -size, n>1

Quantum number l - Correct Answers -shape, l=0 to (n-1)

Quantum number ml - Correct Answers -orientation, -l to +l

s orbital - Correct Answers -l=0, 1 orbital

p orbital - Correct Answers -l=1, 3 orbitals

d orbital - Correct Answers -l=2, 5 orbitals

f orbital - Correct Answers -l=3, 7 orbitals

Electron configurations - Correct Answers -description of the orbitals occupied by
electrons

Valence electrons - Correct Answers -in the electron configuration they are the
electrons associated with highest principle valence shell orbital

Nonmetallic character trend - Correct Answers -increases from left to right and bottom
to top

Electron Affinity trend - Correct Answers -get more negative from left to right and bottom
to top

Ionization Energy trend - Correct Answers -increases from left to right and bottom to top