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Contents:

Introduction. CHM-04
Prologue: A GAMSAT Maths Primer. CHM-13
GAMSAT GENERAL CHEMISTRY
Chapter 1. Stoichiometry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHM-23
1.0 GAMSAT has a Need for Speed!. CHM-24
1.1 Atoms, Stuff, and Things that Matter . CHM-25
1.2 Empirical Formula vs. Molecular Formula. CHM-26
1.3 Mole - Atomic and Molecular Weights . CHM-27
1.4 Composition of a Compound by Percent Mass. CHM-28
1.5 Description of Reactions by Chemical Equations. CHM-30
1.5.1 Categories of Chemical Reactions. CHM-32
Chapter 1: Gold Standard Foundational Gamsat Practice Questions. CHM-34
Chapter 1: Gold Standard Gamsat-Level Practice Questions. CHM-35
Chapter 2. Electronic Structure and The Periodic Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHM-43
2.1 Electronic Structure of an Atom. CHM-44
2.2 Conventional Notation for Electronic Structure. CHM-47
2.3 Elements, Chemical Properties and The Periodic Table. CHM-49
2.3.1 Bond Strength. CHM-53
2.4 Metals, Nonmetals and Metalloids. CHM-53
2.4.1 The Chemistry of Groups. CHM-54
Chapter 2: Gold Standard Gamsat-Level Practice Questions. CHM-59
Chapter 3. Bonding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHM-67
3.1 Summary of Chemical Bonds. CHM-68
3.1.1 The Ionic Bond. CHM-68
3.2 The Covalent Bond. CHM-70
3.3 Partial Ionic Character . CHM-73
3.4 Lewis Acids and Lewis Bases. CHM-74
3.5 Valence Shell Electronic Pair Repulsions (VSEPR Models). CHM-75
Chapter 3: Gold Standard Gamsat-Level Practice Questions. CHM-80
Chapter 4. Phases and Phase Equilibria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHM-87
4.0 GAMSAT has a Need for Speed!. CHM-88
4.1 The Gas Phase. CHM-90
4.1.1 Standard Temperature and Pressure, Standard Molar Volume . CHM-90
4.1.2 Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases (A Model for Gases) . CHM-90
4.1.3 Graham's Law (Diffusion and Effusion of Gases). CHM-92
4.1.4 Charles' Law. CHM-92
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Boyle's Law. CHM-93
4.1.6 Avogadro's Law. CHM-93
4.1.7 Combined Gas Law . CHM-93
4.1.8 Ideal Gas Law. CHM-93
4.1.9 Partial Pressure and Dalton's Law . CHM-94
4.1.10 Deviation of Real Gas Behavior from the Ideal Gas Law. CHM-95
4.2 Liquid Phase (Intra- and Intermolecular Forces). CHM-96
4.2.1 Viscosity. CHM-98
4.3 Solid Phase. CHM-99
4.4 Phase Equilibria (Solids, Liquids and Gases). CHM-99
4.4.1 Phase Changes. CHM-99
4.4.2 Freezing Point, Melting Point, Boiling Point. CHM-100
4.4.3 Phase Diagrams. CHM-101
4.5 Manometers: Measuring Gas Pressure . CHM-104
Chapter 4: Gold Standard Foundational Gamsat Practice Questions. CHM-105
Chapter 4: Gold Standard Gamsat-Level Practice Questions. CHM-107
Chapter 5. Solution Chemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHM-115
5.0 GAMSAT has a Need for Speed!. CHM-116
5.1 Solutions and Colligative Properties. CHM-118
5.1.1 Vapor-Pressure Lowering (Raoult's Law). CHM-119
5.1.2 Boiling-Point Elevation and Freezing-Point Depression. CHM-120
5.1.3 Osmotic Pressure. CHM-121
5.2 Ions in Solution. CHM-122
5.3 Solubility. CHM-123
5.3.1 Units of Concentration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHM-124
5.3.2 Solubility Product Constant, the Equilibrium Expression . CHM-126
5.3.3 Common-ion Effect on Solubility. CHM-128
5.3.4 Solubility Product Constant (Ksp) vs. Reaction Quotient (Qsp). CHM-128
5.3.5 Solubility Rules. CHM-129
Chapter 5: Gold Standard Foundational Gamsat Practice Questions. CHM-130
Chapter 5: Gold Standard Gamsat-Level Practice Questions. CHM-132
Chapter 6. Acids and Bases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHM-139
6.0 GAMSAT has a Need for Speed!. CHM-140
6.1 Acids. CHM-142
6.2 Bases. CHM-143
6.3 Conjugate Acid-Base Pairs. CHM-143
6.4 Water Dissociation. CHM-145
6.5 The pH Scale. CHM-146
6.5.1 Properties of Logarithms. CHM-146
GOLD STANDARD GAMSAT CHM-01
6.6 Weak Acids and Bases. CHM-147
6.6.1 Determining pH with the Quadratic Formula. CHM-148
6.7 Salts of Weak Acids and Bases . CHM-149
6.8 Buffers . CHM-151
6.9 Acid-base Titrations . CHM-153
6.9.1 Strong Acid versus Strong Base. CHM-153
6.9.2 Weak Acid versus Strong Base. CHM-154
6.9.3 Weak Base versus Strong Acid. CHM-155
Chapter 6: Gold Standard Foundational Gamsat Practice Questions. CHM-156
Chapter 6: Gold Standard Gamsat-Level Practice Questions. CHM-158
Chapter 7. Thermodynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHM-165
7.1 Thermodynamic Transformations: System vs Surroundings. CHM-166
7.2 The First Law of Thermodynamics. CHM-167
7.3 Equivalence of Mechanical, Chemical and Thermal Energy Units. CHM-168
7.4 Temperature Scales. CHM-169
7.5 Heat Transfer . CHM-170
7.6 State Functions. CHM-171
Chapter 7: Gold Standard Foundational Gamsat Practice Questions. CHM-172
Chapter 7: Gold Standard Gamsat-Level Practice Questions. CHM-174
Chapter 8. Enthalpy and Thermochemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHM-177
8.0 GAMSAT has a Need for Speed!. CHM-178
8.1 Enthalpy as a Measure of Heat. CHM-180
8.1.1 Enthalpy Drives Your Car: The Heat Engine and
the PV Diagram. CHM-181
8.1.2 The Standard Enthalpy of Formation or Standard
Heat of Formation ( Hf Degrees). CHM-183
8.2 Heat of Reaction: Basic Principles. CHM-183
8.3 Hess's Law. CHM-184
8.4 Standard Enthalpies. CHM-186
8.5 Enthalpies of Formation . CHM-186
8.6 Bond Dissociation Energies and Heats of Formation. CHM-187
8.7 Calorimetry. CHM-188
8.8 The Second Law of Thermodynamics . CHM-190
8.9 Entropy. CHM-190
8.9.1 Identifying Entropy Changes from a Chemical Equation. CHM-192
8.10 Free Energy . CHM-193
Chapter 8: Gold Standard Foundational Gamsat Practice Questions. CHM-195
Chapter 8: Gold Standard Gamsat-Level Practice Questions. CHM-197
CHM-02 INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL CHEMISTRY
Chapter 9. Rate Processes in Chemical Reactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHM-205
9.0 GAMSAT has a Need for Speed!. CHM-206
9.1 Reaction Rate. CHM-208
9.2 Dependence of Reaction Rates on Concentration of Reactants . CHM-209
9.2.1 Differential Rate Law vs. Integrated Rate Law. CHM-211
9.3 Determining Exponents of the Rate Law . CHM-212
9.4 Reaction Mechanism - Rate-determining Step. CHM-214
9.5 Dependence of Reaction Rates upon Temperature. CHM-215
9.6 Kinetic Control vs. Thermodynamic Control. CHM-217
9.7 Catalysis. CHM-217
9.8 Equilibrium in Reversible Chemical Reactions. CHM-219
9.8.1 The Reaction Quotient Q to Predict Reaction Direction. CHM-221
9.9 Le Chatelier's Principle. CHM-222
9.10 Relationship between the Equilibrium Constant and the
Change in the Gibbs Free Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHM-223
Chapter 9: Gold Standard Foundational Gamsat Practice Questions. CHM-224
Chapter 9: Gold Standard Gamsat-Level Practice Questions. CHM-226
Chapter 10. Electrochemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHM-237
10.0 GAMSAT has a Need for Speed!. CHM-238
10.0.1 Oxidation Numbers, Redox Reactions, Oxidising vs.
Reducing Agents. CHM-240
10.1 Redox Reactions and Half-cell Potentials. CHM-242
10.2 Galvanic Cells. CHM-245
10.2.1 The Salt Bridge. CHM-248
10.3 Concentration Cell . CHM-249
10.4 Electrolytic Cell. CHM-250
10.5 Faraday's Law. CHM-251
10.5.1 Electrolysis Problem. CHM-251
10.6 Redox Titrations. CHM-252
Chapter 10: Gold Standard Foundational Gamsat Practice Questions. CHM-253
Chapter 10: Gold Standard Gamsat-Level Practice Questions. CHM-254
GAMSAT General Chemistry Key Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHM-265
GOLD STANDARD GAMSAT CHM-03