Chemistry Regents Review

Properties of Organic Compounds Must contain carbon Covalent bonds Most are non-polar Low melting point / boiling point Non-electrolyt...

Oxidation: l oss of electrons Reduction: gain of electrons Oxidizing Agent: substance reduced Reducing Agent: substance oxidized An...

Base pH > 7 [H+] < [OH-] Acid pH < 7 [H+] > [OH-] Neutral pH = 7 [H+] = [OH-] pH + pOH = 14 A decrease of 1 pH unit represe...

Equilibrium Rate of forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction Concentrations are constant not equal Collision Theory A r...

Types of radioactive emissions Particle charge and mass given in Table O Particles with a higher mass have lower penetration power. ...

Kinetic Molecular Theory for Ideal Gases Gases consist of small particles Particles are in constant, random, straight-line motion The mo...

A compound is a substance composed of two or more different elements that are chemically combined in a fixed proportion Types of chemical ...

Combining Matter Physically Heterogeneous Mixture: Does not have a definite composition, non-uniform Homogeneous Mixture: Uniform througho...

Energy Law of Conservation of Energy Heat : Involves transfer of energy            Flows from high temperature to low temperature    ...

Bond Formation -stable octet formed (except H and He which can only hold a max of 2 electrons) -results in lower energy state for atoms E...

Atomic Structure Protons 1 amu positive charge found in nucleus Neutrons 1 amu neutral charge found in nucleus Electrons  Mass close to ...