2 Chemistry
BIO 120 General Biology I
Note-taking/Study Guide
Chemistry
What is chemistry?
Define energy
Define potential energy and give an example
Define kinetic energy and give an example
Define matter
Describe the three states of matter?
Define elements
Define atoms
What are the three subatomic particles? What are their charges? Where are they found in the atoms?
Define atomic number. Use the periodic table to determine the atomic number of various elements.
Define mass number. Use the periodic table to determine the mass number of various elements.
Define isotope
Define atomic mass/weight
Define radioactivity
Describe energy levels and electron shells
Define valence electrons
Given the number of electrons in an atom, draw a Bohr model of the atom
What kind of subatomic particles participate in chemical bonding?
What is the octet rule?
What does the period on the periodic table tell you about an atom?
What does the group/family on the periodic table tell you about a Group A element?
Define molecule
Define compound
Define ionic bond and describe how they are formed
Define ion
Define cation
Define anion
Define polyatomic ion
Define covalent bond and describe how they are formed
Define electronegativity and describe how it is used to determine if a bond is ionic, polar covalent or nonpolar covalent
Define polar covalent bond
Define nonpolar covalent bond
What kind of bonds are found within a water molecule?
What kind of bond holds different water molecules together?
Understand how to balance a chemical equation
Define hydrogen bond
Describe how hydrogen bonding contributes to water’s cohesive ability
Describe adhesion
Describe how cohesion, surface tension, and adhesion contribute to the capillary action which moves water through plants
Define heat
Is heat energy potential or kinetic?
Define temperature
Define specific heat and describe why water’s high specific heat is important to life on earth.
Define heat of vaporization and describe why water’s high heat of
Note-taking/Study Guide
Chemistry
What is chemistry?
Define energy
Define potential energy and give an example
Define kinetic energy and give an example
Define matter
Describe the three states of matter?
Define elements
Define atoms
What are the three subatomic particles? What are their charges? Where are they found in the atoms?
Define atomic number. Use the periodic table to determine the atomic number of various elements.
Define mass number. Use the periodic table to determine the mass number of various elements.
Define isotope
Define atomic mass/weight
Define radioactivity
Describe energy levels and electron shells
Define valence electrons
Given the number of electrons in an atom, draw a Bohr model of the atom
What kind of subatomic particles participate in chemical bonding?
What is the octet rule?
What does the period on the periodic table tell you about an atom?
What does the group/family on the periodic table tell you about a Group A element?
Define molecule
Define compound
Define ionic bond and describe how they are formed
Define ion
Define cation
Define anion
Define polyatomic ion
Define covalent bond and describe how they are formed
Define electronegativity and describe how it is used to determine if a bond is ionic, polar covalent or nonpolar covalent
Define polar covalent bond
Define nonpolar covalent bond
What kind of bonds are found within a water molecule?
What kind of bond holds different water molecules together?
Understand how to balance a chemical equation
Define hydrogen bond
Describe how hydrogen bonding contributes to water’s cohesive ability
Describe adhesion
Describe how cohesion, surface tension, and adhesion contribute to the capillary action which moves water through plants
Define heat
Is heat energy potential or kinetic?
Define temperature
Define specific heat and describe why water’s high specific heat is important to life on earth.
Define heat of vaporization and describe why water’s high heat of