SAT Subject Test Chemistry: with 7 Practice Tests
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SAT Subject Test Chemistry: with 7 Practice Tests
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Overview
Barron’s SAT Subject Test: Chemistry with 7 Practice Tests features in-depth review of all topics on the exam and full-length practice tests in the book and online.
This edition includes:
- One full-length diagnostic test to help you assess your strengths and weaknesses
- Comprehensive review of all topics on the exam, including: introductory chemistry, atomic structure and the periodic table; bonding; chemical formulas; gases and laws; stoichiometry; liquids, solids, and phase changes; chemical reactions and thermochemistry; chemical reactions; chemical equilibrium; acids, bases, and salts; oxidation-reduction; carbon and organic chemistry; and the laboratory.
- Four full-length practice tests that reflect the actual SAT Subject Test: Chemistry exam in length, question types, and degree of difficulty
- Two full-length online practice tests with answer explanations and automated scoring
- Appendices, which include the periodic table; important equation, constant, and data tables; and a glossary of chemistry terms
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781506263120 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Barrons Educational Services |
| Publication date: | 12/01/2020 |
| Series: | Barron's SAT |
| Edition description: | Fifteenth Edition |
| Pages: | 492 |
| Sales rank: | 1,154,597 |
| Product dimensions: | 8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 1.10(d) |
About the Author
Mark Kernion taught chemistry at the acclaimed Mt. Lebanon High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for 33 years, the last 25 years of which he taught Honors and AP Chemistry. He now has a second career teaching an online AP Chemistry course through Pennsylvania Homeschoolers (aphomeschoolers.com). He holds degrees and certifications from Penn State University, The University of Pittsburgh, and Duquesne University. In 2006 he was inducted into the Cum Laude Society, which is dedicated to honoring scholastic achievement in secondary schools. He was the recipient of the 2007 Yale Teaching Award. Prior to teaching he worked as a ceramic engineer for Harbison-Walker Refractories Company, and he holds a number of patents related to his research.
Joe Mascetta taught high school chemistry for twenty years. He was the science department coordinator and principal of Mt. Lebanon High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He also served as a science consultant to the area schools and was a past-president of the Western Pennsylvania Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) and the State Advisory Committee of ASCD. He held degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard University, and was a participant in Harvard Project Physics, a General Electric Science Fellowship to Union College in Schenectady, New York, the Chemical Bond Approach Curriculum Study at Kenyon College, Ohio, and the Engineering Concepts Curriculum Project and Science Curriculum Supervision at the University of Colorado.
About the Publisher
In the 1930s, Manuel H. Barron opened a bookstore in Brooklyn, New York.
People from the community asked Mr. Barron about books that might be available to help their children study for the New York State Regents exams. After realizing there wasn't anything available, Mr. Barron created his own study guides.
80 years later, Barron's has helped millions of people prepare for their next step.
Table of Contents
Introduction: About the Test ix
A Diagnostic Test
Diagnostic Test 3
Answers and Explanations 19
Calculating Your Score 28
Diagnosing Your Needs 29
Planning Your Study 31
Final Preparation-The Day Before the Test 32
After the Test 33
Review Of Major Topics
1 Introduction to Chemistry 37
Matter 37
Energy 42
Conservation of Mass and Energy 44
Scientific Method 44
Measurements and Calculations 45
Chapter Summary 56
Practice Exercises 57
2 Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table of the Elements 63
Early Atomic Models 64
Atomic Spectra 70
Nuclear Transformations and Stability 72
The Nature of Radioactive Emissions 73
Methods of Detection of Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Rays 74
Decay Series, Transmutations, and Half-Life 75
Radioactive Dating 76
Nuclear Reactions 76
The Wave-Mechanical Model 77
Electron Configuration 82
Transition Elements 86
Periodic Table of the Elements 88
Properties Related to the Periodic Table 89
Chapter Summary 95
Practice Exercises 96
3 Bonding 101
Types of Chemical Bonds 102
Double and Triple Bonds 106
Resonance Structures 106
Molecular Geometry-VSEPR-and Hybridization 107
Sigma and Pi Bonds 115
Intermolecular Forces of Attraction 116
Metallic Bonds 118
Properties of Differently Bonded Substances 119
Chapter Summary 120
Practice Exercises 121
4 Chemical Formulas 127
Naming and Writing Chemical Formulas 127
Names and Formulas of Common Acids and Bases 135
Chemical Formulas: Their Meaning and Use 136
Laws of Definite Composition and Multiple Proportions 139
Writing and Balancing Simple Equations 139
Showing Phases in Chemical Equations 140
Writing Ionic Equations 141
Chapter Summary 142
Practice Exercises 143
5 Gases and the Gas Laws 147
Some Representative Gases 148
General Characteristics of Gases 152
Gas Laws and Related Problems 155
Chapter Summary 165
Practice Exercises 166
6 Stoichiometry (Chemical Calculations) and the Mole Concept 171
The Mole Concept 171
Molar Mass and Moles 172
Molar Mass and Gas Volumes 173
Using Molar Mass and Molar Volume 173
Density and Molar Mass 174
Stoichiometry: Mole-Mole Problems 175
Stoichiometry: Mass-Mass Problems 176
Stoichiometry: Volume-Volume Problems 177
Stoichiometry: Mass-Volume or Volume-Mass Problems 178
Problems with an Excess of One Reactant or a Limiting Reactant 179
Percent Yield of a Product 180
Chapter Summary 181
Practice Exercises 182
7 Liquids, Solids, and Phase Changes 185
General Characteristics of Solids, Liquids, and Gases 185
Important Properties of Liquids 188
Important Properties of Solids 194
Types of Solids 196
Phase Diagrams 197
Solutions 198
Colligative Properties of Solutions 207
Chapter Summary 209
Practice Exercises 210
8 Chemical Reactions and Thermochemistry 215
Thermochemistry 216
Predicting Reactions 217
Determining Changes in Enthalpy 221
Chapter Summary 228
Practice Exercises 229
9 Rates of Chemical Reactions 233
Factors Affecting Reaction Rates 233
Activation Energy 234
Reaction Rate Law 235
Chapter Summary 236
Practice Exercises 237
10 Chemical Equilibrium 239
Reversible Reactions and Equilibrium 239
Le Châtelier's Principle 244
Equilibria in Heterogeneous Systems 245
Common Ion Effect 250
Driving Forces of Reactions 250
Chapter Summary 252
Practice Exercises 253
11 Acids, Bases, and Salts 257
Definitions and Properties 257
Indicators 262
Titration-Volumetric Analysis 263
Buffer Solutions 266
Salts 267
Amphoteric Substances 267
Acid Rain-An Environmental Concern 268
Chapter Summary 268
Practice Exercises 269
12 Oxidation-Reduction 271
Oxidation States 272
Combustion Reactions 276
Chapter Summary 278
Practice Exercises 279
13 Some Representative Groups and Families 283
Sulfur Family 283
Halogen Family 285
Nitrogen Family 286
Properties of Metals 286
Chapter Summary 289
Practice Exercises 290
14 Carbon and Organic Chemistry 293
Forms of Carbon 293
Organic Chemistry 295
Hydrocarbons 296
Hydrocarbon Derivatives 305
Chapter Summary 311
Practice Exercises 312
15 The Laboratory 317
The Ten Commandments of Lab Safety 317
Some Basic Setups 318
Summary of Qualitative Tests 321
Chapter Summary 323
Practice Exercises 324
Practice Tests
Practice Subject Tests in Chemistry 331
Practice Test 1 335
Answers and Explanations 347
Calculating Your Score 353
Diagnosing Your Needs 354
Practice Test 2 359
Answers and Explanations 371
Calculating Your Score 379
Diagnosing Your Needs 380
Practice Test 3 385
Answers and Explanations 397
Calculating Your Score 403
Diagnosing Your Needs 405
Practice Test 4 409
Answers and Explanations 421
Calculating Your Score 427
Diagnosing Your Needs 428
Appendices
Modern Periodic Table 432
Important Equations 434
Useful Tables 435
The Chemical Elements 439
Glossary 441
Index 455