Topic Test #1 Checklist

Things you will need to know

• Ions - Know formulae & Valence
• Ionic Formulae, Names
• Covalent Name - Prefixes - Common Names
  • E.g. Acids - Phosphoric, Sulphuric, Nitric
• Moles/Mass - Calculations
• Moles - Number of particles in a mole
  • Avogadro’s Constant - 6.022 x 10$^{23}$

Atomic Structure

• General - Protons, Electrons, Neutrons
• Isotopes - Mass Spectrometry (Only Overview)
  • The Stages
    • Ionisation
    • Acceleration
    • Deflection (Through magnetic field)
    • Detection
• Calculations using data from graphs/tables of relative atomic mass
• Electron Configuration - Atoms & Ions
  • Shell Notation
    • E.g. 2,8,8
  • Sub-Shell Notation
    • E.g. 1s$^{2}$ 2s$^{2}$ 2p$^{6}$ - spdf (Sharp, Principal, Diffuse, Fundamental)
  • Links to the periodic table
• Periodic Trends - Need to know them and explain them
• Nanoparticles - Definition + Advantages & Disadvantages

Bonding

• Ionic - Empirical Formulae, Water of crystallisation
• Metallic
• Covalent Network
  • Allotropes of Carbon
    • Diamond & Graphite
• Covalent Molecular
• Relate properties to the bonding model
• Lewis Structures - AKA Dot Diagrams
• Shapes of Molecules (VSEPR)
• Polarity
• Intermolecular Forces

Last but not least…

• Have fun doing the test!