mccord ch305

exam 1

9/18



Exam 1

Wednesday 9/18
3-3:50pm
UTC 2.102A


What we provide on Exams We will provide all students with:

  • the Exam
    • cover page with periodic table and all necessary conversion factors and constants
    • actual exam - 20 multiple choice questions
  • an answer sheet - aka: bubblesheet

The cover page with the periodic table will be very similar to the one available in the Appendix of the ChemBook website (Chapter 10).

Coverage: Exam 1 covers all the material that was covered on HW's 01 and 02. ChemBook Chapters: The exam covers all of Chapters 1 and 6 which is some fundamentals of chemistry (chapter 1) plus water chemistry (chapter 6).

Questions: The exam will have 20 multiple choice questions. This means that each question is worth 5 points. We might decide to push that ±1 point for a few questions - meaning 4 and 6 points for a handful of questions. The point values are included with all questions so you'll see the points. We will only grade you by what is bubbled in on the answer sheet that you turn in. We will not look at your exam copy for answers, nor consider them in any way. Bubble carefully and correctly.

Bring the Following to the Exam

  • UT ID Card / picture ID
  • a pencil(s) - mechanical or wood
  • scanner only reads pencil - no ink!
  • bring eraser if you are prone to mistakes
  • bring a non-programmable, non-graphing, scientific calculator
  • we provide the rest - see previous section

DO NOT bring...

  • ink pens
  • graphing calculator
  • any type of programmable calculator
  • electronic devices - phones, earbuds, etc...
  • smart watches - put away that smart watch!

Learning Outcomes (stuff you need to know)

Students will know...

  1. how to count stuff
  2. that fire is hot
  3. how to mathematically convert from one type of unit to another utilizing a set of conversion factors
  4. the names, formulas, and physical state of the first 10 alkanes
  5. the MAIN Metric Prefixes for Chemistry Class as listed in section 10.2 of chembook - it's the last table there
  6. how to fully balance a chemical reaction and identify the coefficients
  7. how to balance an acid/base reaction
  8. the Arrhenius and Lowry-Bronsted definitions of acids and bases
  9. how to identify the conjugate base of an acid and vice versa
  10. the definition and how to calculate the pH, pOH, and pK for solutions/substances
  11. what percent ionization is and how to apply it and calculate from it - predict pH
  12. how to convert a given concentration of a weak base or acid and the resulting pH into a percent ionization
  13. how to convert the concentration and percent ionization into a Ka or Kb
  14. what the definition of neutral water is
  15. how the pH scale works - where it is mostly acidic, basic, and neutral
  16. how to identify conjugate acid/base pairs
  17. how to calculate the volume needed to reach the equivalence point of a given titration
  18. how to use titration data to determine the original concentration of a solution of acid or base
  19. what causes acid rain and how it can be prevented
  20. the chemistry of dissolving a salt into water
  21. the chemistry and results of dissolving CO2 into water/rain
  22. anything else we learned and did in class, on HW, that I forgot here