After so much advice on how to study chemistry, it is obvious a lot of "information" is not really helpful. There must be better advice than "to study more" , "remove distractions", "eat well", "make a schedule", and "get organized". Many schemes and systems rely on six different hi-lite colors, fold out notebook pockets, and […]
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The Periodic Table You use the periodic table to assign standard charges to ions. Main Group and Transition Metals To assign charges to ions, you must recognize these rules apply to main group elements. The other elements correspond to transition metals and post transition metals. You can not transfer the same rules […]
Read More »Consider only the nucleus when you are concerned with isotopes. Electrons play no part in isotopes or the atomic mass, Figure 2. Only protons and neutrons contribute to the mass of an isotope.
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Matter by Composition You can describe matter based on composition. This means you describe collections of matter based on what makes it up. The first kind of description refers to whether or not you want to describe a pure substance or mixture. Pure Substance or Mixture The components […]
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Energy The idea of energy is abstract and difficult to visualize. You can understand it better from the point that although you cannot measure energy directly, you can measure the effects of energy. The two most common visible effects of energy are work being done or a change in temperature. Figure 1 shows how coal […]
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