Only the new skills are listed. The complete set includes all four lists!
Many of the Basic Skills are repeated.

KNOW HOW TO  ….

Basic skills:

• use the periodic table to read the number of valence electrons in an atom or an ion, and obtain atomic weights
• Know periodic trends in size, ionization energy, electronegativty, etc.
• Know the structure of atom (electron configurations)
• use Avogadro's number and the mole
• use ideal-gas law

• draw Lewis structures, including resonance structures, and molecules that have atoms that do not follow the octet rule

• based on Lewis structures, predict 3D shapes of molecules, their polarity and their intermolecular interactions
• identify molecular and ionic substances
• know the 7 strong acids and the seven strong bases
• know the difference between strong weak and non-electrolytes
• know how to determine concentration in molarity (M)

Stoichiometry:

• balance chemical equations
• calculate amounts of reagents and products involved in the reaction
• convert from molecular quantities to gram quantities (molecular weights in amu and g/mol, mole) and back
• calculate percentage composition and empirical formula; compare to molecular formula
• calculate limiting reagents, theoretical and actual yields
• calculate concentrations in solution
• calculate moles in solution
• calculate dilutions
• calculate equivalent amounts from titrations

Electrolytes and ionic equations:

• recognize strong and weak electrolytes, and non-electrolytes
• predict solubility properties of ionic compounds (solubility table)
• write complete ionic equations (balanced)
• write net ionic reactions
• recognize spectator ions

Inorganic reactions:

• identify reaction types (double and single displacement, decomposition, combination, neutralization, redox, etc.)
• write simple double displacement reactions
• recognize the driving force (precipitate, gas or non-electrolyte formation)
• recognize redox reactions
• assign oxidation numbers
• identify the oxidant and the reducing agent  in the redox reaction, and the number of electrons transferred
• use metal activity series to predict relative metal reactivity in redox reactions
• use the ideal gas equations to calculate the conditions of gases involved in chemical reactions based on balanced chemical equations

Thermochemistry:

• understand the 1^st law of thermodynamics
• define enthalpy
• define properties of enthalpy
• understand the heat exchanged between the system and the surroundings
• apply heat capacity (or specific heat) to calculate heat exchanged between the system and the surroundings
• explain and calculate heat exchanged during phase transitions (heat of fusion and heat of vaporization
• calculate heats of reactions based on balanced equations including states of reactants and products
• use thermochemical cycles to calculate heats of reactions (Hess's law)
• define enthalpies of formation under standard conditions
• use enthalpies of formation to calculate reaction enthalpies
• use heat capacity and specific heat
• use heats of fusion and vaporization
• use calorimetry to measure (calculate) heat of different processes
• recognize energy units and convert them into other energy units
• use average bond strengths to estimate thermochemistry of reactions (DH^o_rxn)

Chemical equilibrium:

• write equilibrium constant expressions (K_c and K_p)
• derive the relationships between K_c and K_p
• calculate equilibrium constants (K_c and K_p)
• calculate concentrations at equilibrium
• explain the magnitude of equilibrium constants
• calculate reaction quotient
• predict the direction of reactions from the concentration of reagents and products
• analyze heterogeneous equilibria
• explain Le Chatelier's principle
• calculate effects of added reactants or products on equilibrium concentrations
• analyze volume and pressure (including inert gas) changes on equilibrium concentrations
• explain the temperature effects on equilibrium
• explain the role of the catalyst on equilibrium

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