Chapter 5 Checklist

Chapter 5 Checklist for the
Atoms-First Version of
An Introduction to Chemistry
by Mark Bishop

Read the Review Skills section. If there is any skill mentioned that you have not yet mastered, review the material on that topic before reading the present chapter.

Read the chapter quickly before the lecture that describes it.

Attend class meetings, take notes, and participate in class discussions.

Work the Chapter Exercises, perhaps using the Chapter Examples as guides.

Study the Chapter Glossary.

Study all of the Chapter 5 Objectives. You might want to write a description of how you will meet each objective. (Although it is best to master all of the objectives, the following objectives are especially important because they pertain to skills that you will need while studying other chapters of this text: 3, 4, 8, 9, 20, 21, 22, 25, and 30.

Reread Sample Study Sheet 5.1: Classification of Matter, Sample Study Sheet 5.2: Drawing Lewis Structures, and Sample Study Sheet 5.3: Predicting Molecular Geometry and decide whether you will use them or some variation of them to complete the tasks they describe.

Memorize the following. Be sure to check with your instructor to determine how much you are expected to know of the following.

Charges on monatomic ions

The usual numbers of covalent bonds and lone pairs for the nonmetallic elements.

C - 4 bonds and no lone pairs

N, P - 3 bonds and 1 lone pair

O, S, Se - 2 bonds and 2 lone pairs

F, Cl, Br, I - 1 bond and 3 lone pairs

H - 1 bond and no lone pairs

Although it’s not absolutely necessary, it will help you to draw Lewis structures to know the expanded list of bonding patterns listed on Table 5.1 in the text.

Know the information about molecular geometry found on Table 5.2.

To get a review of the most important topics in the chapter, fill in the blanks in the Key Ideas section.

Work all of the selected problems at the end of the chapter, and check your answers with the solutions provided in this chapter of the study guide.

Ask for help if you need it.