Chemistry ReferenceSheet 14-15 Final

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GENERAL CHEMISTRY REFERENCE SHEET 5/2/14

Common Metric Prefixes and Units Charge Formula Name


Unit Symbol Conversions 1- ClO4- perchlorate ion
meter m 1 m = 39.37 inches ClO3- chlorate ion
centimeter cm 1 inch = 2.54 cm ClO2- chlorite ion
exactly ClO- hypochlorite ion
Angstrom Å 1 Å = 1 x 10-10 m MnO4- permanganate ion
gram g 1 g = 0.002205 lb H2PO4- dihydrogen phosphate ion
liter L 1 L = 1000 cm3 C2H3O2- acetate ion
= 1.056710 qt (or CH3COO-)
Kelvin K K = oC + 273.15 2- O2- oxide ion
kilo k 103 S2- sulfide ion
deci d 10-1 SO42- sulfate ion
centi c 10-2 SO32- sulfite ion
milli m 10-3 CO32- carbonate ion
micro µ 10-6 Cr2O72- dichromate ion
nano n 10-9 HPO42- hydrogen phosphate
pico p 10-12 3- PO43- phosphate ion

Nomenclature Other Compounds


Common Cations Formula Name
Charge Formula Name H 2O water
1+ H+ hydrogen ion
NH3 ammonia
H3O+ hydronium ion
CH4 methane (natural gas)
Alkali metal+ alkali metal ion
NH4+ ammonium ion O3 ozone
Ag+ silver ion H 2O 2 hydrogen peroxide
Cu+ copper(I) H2, N2, O2, F2, Cl2, diatomic molecules
2+ Alkaline earth alkaline earth metal ion Br2, I2
metal2+ He, Ne, Ar Noble gases
Zn2+ zinc ion
Co2+ cobalt(II)
Cu2+ copper(II)
Fe2+ iron(II) Acids
Mn2+ manganese(II) Formula Name
Hg22+ mercury(I) HNO3 nitric acid (strong)
Hg2+ mercury(II) H2SO4 sulfuric acid (strong)
Ni2+ nickel(II) HCl hydrochloric acid (strong)
Pb2+ lead(II) HBr hydrobromic acid (strong)
Sn2+ tin(II) HI hydroiodic acid (strong)
3+ Al3+ aluminum ion HClO4 perchloric acid (strong)
Cr3+ chromium(III) H3PO4 phosphoric acid (weak)
Fe3+ iron(III) H2CO3 carbonic acid (weak)
Common Anions HC2H3O2 (or acetic acid (weak)
Charge Formula Name CH3COOH)
1- H- hydride ion HF hydrofluoric acid
F- fluoride ion
Cl- chloride ion Bases
Br- bromide ion Formula Name
I- iodide ion NaOH sodium hydroxide (strong)
CN- cyanide ion KOH potassium hydroxide (strong)
OH- hydroxide ion Mg(OH)2 magnesium hydroxide (strong)
NO3- nitrate Ca(OH)2 calcium hydroxide (strong)
NO2- nitrite
NH3 ammonia (weak)
HCO3- hydrogen carbonate or
NR3 other amines (weak)
bicarbonate ion
HSO4- hydrogen sulfate ion
GENERAL CHEMISTRY REFERENCE SHEET 5/2/14

Alkanes (CnH2n+2)
Formula Name
CH4 methane
C2H6 ethane
C3H8 propane
C4H10 butane
C5H12 pentane
C6H14 hexane
C7H16 heptane
C8H18 octane
C9H20 nonane
C10H22 decane

Electrolytes and Dissociation


Electrolytic Behavior
Strong Weak Non-
Electrolyte Electrolyte electrolyte
Complete Partial
Dissociation none
(→) ( ⇌)
Soluble Ionic
all none none
Compounds
Molecular strong weak acids
all others
Compounds acids and bases

A Few Solubility Rules


Solubility Guidelines for Ionic Compounds in Water
Soluble when containing: Exceptions:
Alkali metal ions none
(group 1A)
NH4+ none
NO3- none
C2H3O2- (or CH3COO-) none
- - -
Cl , Br , I Ag+, Hg22+, Pb2+

Insoluble when containing: Exceptions:


Ions with charges 2+/- or see above
higher*
* There are many exceptions.

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