List of topics for Final Exam C104 (Fall, 2002)


Chemical kinetics
     reaction rates and the effects of temperture on them
     rate laws
     reaction order and half life
     collision and transition-state theory
     reaction mechanisms and catalysis
Chemical equilibrium
     the equilibrium constant
     LeChatelier's principle and common-ion effect
Acids and Bases
     descriptions (B/L, Lewis and solvent-system definitions)
     acid/base strength
     pH, buffers, indicators
     weak acids/bases and hydrolysis reactions
     amphoterism
Solubility-product constant
Complex-ion equilibria
Thermodynamics
     second and third laws
     energy, work, enthalpy, entropy and free energy
     spontaneity
Descriptive chemistry of the s- and p-block elements
     groups 1, 2, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17
     elemental forms and important reactions
Descriptive chemistry of the d-block elements 
     first-row only (Sc to Zn)
Coordination Complexes
     coordination geometries and stereochemistry
     geometrical and optical isomers
     ligand (crystal) field theory
     magnetic behavior        
Colligative properties and molality
     boiling point elevation and freezing point depression
     osmatic pressure
Atmospheric chemistry
     acid rain, ozone-layer depletion, global warming