MCAT GENERAL CHEMISTRY Flashcards
energy of a photon
E = hf = hc/wavelength
BeCl2 shape, angle
linear, 180
BH3 shape, angle
trigonal planar, 120
CH4 shape, angle
tethrahedral, 109.5
PCl5 shape
trigonal bipyramidal
SF6 shape
octahedral
isothermal
temp of sys remains constant
adiabatic
no heat exchange
isochoric
aka isovolumetric; vol remains constant
endothermic
rxns absorb thermal energy
exothermic
rnx that release thermal energy
boyle’s law
P1V1 = P2V2
charle’s law
(V1/T1) = (V2/T2)
gay-lussac’s law
(P1/T1) = (P2/T2)
combined gas law
(P1V1/T1) = (P2V2/T2)
ideal gas law
PV=nRT
decr vol of a sample of gas
behave less ideally; engage in intermolecular interactions
press of gas incr
pushed closer together and vol decr
temp of gas decr
velocity decr, smaller vol, extremely low temps cause gas has larger volume
+ H and + S
spon at HIGH temps
- H and - S
spon at LOW temps
- H and + S
spon at ALL temps
standard reduction potentials
emf= Ered,cat - Ered,anode
reducing agent
is oxidized; Na+, Mg+, Al+, Zn+, NaH, CaH2, LiAlH4, NaBH4
oxidizing agent
is reduced
nucleophiles
nucleus loving; lone pairs/pi bonds, neg charge
electrophile
electron loving; pos charge, oxygen w greater electroneg, electron affinity, and ionization energy (lt to rt of periodic table)
single bond type and hybridization
sigma bond type and sp3 (109)
double bond type and hybridization
1 sigma and 1 pi bond type; sp2 (120)
triple bond type and hybridizatoin
1 sigma and 2 pi bond type; sp (180)
primary alcohols to
aldehyde (carboxylic acids)
secondary alcohols to
ketones