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BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY
Leo J. Malone, 7th ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004
Originally posted, 9/29/00, last update, 11/10/10

Supplementary online exercises and links to tutorials.
Prepared by Steve Murov
Professor Emeritus from Modesto Junior College 
murovs@mjc.edu
For directory of chemical education links, visit -
http://murov.info/webercises.htm 


CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 Measurements in Chemistry
CHAPTER 2 Matter, Changes and Energy
CHAPTER 3 Elements, Compounds, and Their Composition
CHAPTER 4 The Periodic Table and Chemical Nomenclature
CHAPTER 5 Modern Atomic Theory
CHAPTER 6 The Chemical Bond
CHAPTER 7 Chemical Reactions
CHAPTER 8 Quantitative Relationships in Chemistry
CHAPTER 9 The Gaseous State
CHAPTER 10 The Solid and Liquid States
CHAPTER 11 Aqueous Solutions
CHAPTER 12 Acids, Bases, and Salts
CHAPTER 13 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
CHAPTER 14 Reaction Rates and Equilibrium
CHAPTER 15 Nuclear Chemistry
CHAPTER 16 Organic Chemistry
APPENDIX A Names and Symbols of Common Ions Arranged by Charge
APPENDIX B Useful Sites on the Internet
APPENDIX C Properties of Elements and Compounds
APPENDIX D Additional Tutorial Sites

CHAPTER 1 - Measurements in Chemistry
    Exercise 1-1    Significant Figures and Scientific Notation -
                      
      Exercise 1-1
                
1-2    Unit Conversions

                             
Exercise 1-2
   Tutorials
        Significant Figures
            http://www.chem.vt.edu/RVGS/ACT/notes/Sig._Digs.html
            http://www.citadel.edu/citadel/otherserv/chem/chem151/sigfig.htm
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/basicmth.html 
           
http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/high/mathrev/mathrev.htm
        Scientific Notation
            http://www.chemtutor.com/numbr.htm#sci
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/basicmth.html 
           
http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/high/mathrev/mathrev.htm
        Metric System
            http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/high/mathrev/mathrev.htm 
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/basicmth.html 
        Unit Conversions or Dimensional analysis
            http://www.chem.tamu.edu/class/fyp/mathrev/mr-da.html 
           
http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/high/mathrev/mathrev.htm

            For additional tutorials, see Appendix D:
           

CHAPTER 2 - Matter, Changes and Energy
    Exercise 2-1    Density -
                             
Exercise 2-1
                   2-2     Terminology -
                             
Exercise 2-2
     Tutorials
            http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/matter/index.shtml 
            http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/high/matter/matter.htm 
            http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/atoms/states.html 
            http://www.gcsechemistry.com/e9.htm 
            http://www.chemtutor.com/sta.htm 
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/matter.html 
           
        For additional tutorials, see Appendix D:

CHAPTER 3 - Elements, Compounds, and Their Composition
    Exercise 3-1    Symbols and Properties of the Elements -
                            
Exercise 3-1
                    3-2    Protons, Neutrons, Electrons and Isotopes -
                            
Exercise 3-2
    Tutorials
           
http://members.aol.com/profchm/eq_form.html 
            http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/3-atoms.htm
            http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/atom.html
            http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/high/atomic/atomicbody.htm
            http://www.chemtutor.com/struct.htm#wht 
            http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/atoms/index.shtml 
            http://www.gcsechemistry.com/a1.htm 
           
        For additional tutorials, see Appendix D:

CHAPTER 4 - The Periodic Table and Chemical Nomenclature
    Exercise 4-1    Polyatomic Ions -
                             
Exercise 4-1
                    4-2    Formulas of Compounds -

                   
         Exercise 4-2
                    4-3    Nomenclature and Properties of Compounds -

                          Exercise 4-3
    Tutorials
        Nomenclature
            http://www.chem.vt.edu/RVGS/ACT/notes/Nomenclature.html
            http://science.widener.edu/svb/pset/nomen_b.html
            http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/high/nomen/nomen.htm
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/eq_form.html    
            http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/compounds/index.shtml 
            
           
        Periodicity
            http://home.earthlink.net/~ssbeaton/addlinfo/historypertable.html
            http://library.thinkquest.org/3616/chem/Periodic.htm 
            http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/periodic/index.shtml 
         
http://www.chemguide.co.uk/atoms/propsmenu.html#top 
         
http://www.chemtutor.com/perich.htm 
         
http://members.aol.com/profchm/periodic.html 
           
        For additional tutorials, see Appendix D:

CHAPTER 5 - Modern Atomic Theory
    Exercise 5-1   Electronic Structure of Atoms-
                           
Exercise 5-1
                    5-2   Periodic Properties of the Elements -
                           
Exercise 5-2
   Tutorials
Electron structure
            http://www.chem.vt.edu/RVGS/ACT/notes/Quantum_Numbers.html
            http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/high/eleconfig/electron.htm
            http://www.chemtutor.com/struct.htm#con
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/at_struc.html 
            http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/electrons/index.shtml
            http://www.chemguide.co.uk/atoms/propsmenu.html#top 
           

        Periodicity
            http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/high/eleconfig/elecbody.htm#per
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/periodic.html  
           
        For additional tutorials, see Appendix D:

CHAPTER 6 - The Chemical Bond
    Exercise 6-1   Valence and Ion Electron Structures-
                           
Exercise 6-1
                   6-2   Lewis Structures of Molecules -

                           
Exercise 6-2
                   6-3    Bond Type and Polarity -
                           
Exercise 6-3
    Tutorials
        Bonding
            http://www.chemtutor.com/compoun.htm
            http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/bonding.html 
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/bonding.html 
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/molecule.html 
           
        Lewis Dot Structures
            http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/~cchieh/cact/c120/dotstruc.html 
            http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/high/bonding/bonding.htm
            http://misterguch.brinkster.net/lewisstructures.html 
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/lewis.html 
           
        Molecular Geometry
            http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/high/geometry/geometry.htm
            http://www.shef.ac.uk/chemistry/vsepr/
            http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/vsepr/ 
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/molecule.html  
                       
       
For additional tutorials, see Appendix D:

CHAPTER 7 - Chemical Reactions
    Exercise 7-1   Balancing and Classfying Chemical Reactions -
                           
Exercise 7-1
                    7-2  Net Ionic Equations and Double Replacements
                           
Exercise 7-2
    Tutorials
        Classifcation of Reactions
            http://www.chemtutor.com/react.htm
            http://www.chem.vt.edu/RVGS/ACT/notes/Types_of_Equations.html

        Balancing equations
           
            http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/high/balequa/balequa.htm
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/balance.html 
            http://www.chemtutor.com/react.htm 
            
        Net ionic equations
            http://www.chem.vt.edu/RVGS/ACT/notes/Notes_on_Net_ionic_rxns.html 
           
http://pages.towson.edu/ladon/netionic.doc
                       
        For additional tutorials, see Appendix D:


CHAPTER 8 - Quantitative Relationships in Chemistry
    Exercise 8-1   Formula Mass, Moles and Molecules -
                           
Exercise 8-1
                   8-2   Percent Composition, Empirical and Molecular Formulas
                        Exercise 8-2
                   8-3   Stoichiometry
                        Exercise 8-3

    Tutorials
        mole
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/mole.html 
            http://www.chemtutor.com/mols.htm
            http://www.gcsechemistry.com/m.htm 
           
        Percent Composition, empirical and molecular formulas
            http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/high/chemcomp/compbody.htm
                       
        Stoichiometry
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/stoic.html 
            http://www.chemtutor.com/mols.htm#stoi 
                       
        For additional tutorials, see Appendix D:

CHAPTER 9 - The Gaseous State
    Exercise 9-1   Gas Laws -
                           
Exercise 9-1
                   9-2   Gases and Gas Stoichiometry
                           Exercise 9-2

   Tutorials
            http://chemistry.ohio-state.edu/betha/nealGasLaw/
            http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/high/gaslaws/gaslaws.htm
            http://www.chemtutor.com/gases.htm
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/gas_laws.html 
            http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/gases/index.shtml  

            For additional tutorials, see Appendix D:

 

CHAPTER 10 - The Solid and Liquid States
    Exercise 10-1   Energy Changes -
                              
Exercise 10-1

    Tutorials
        Liquids and Solids
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/liqsolid.html  
            http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/atoms/states.html 
            http://www.gcsechemistry.com/e9.htm 
            http://www.chemtutor.com/sta.htm 
           
        Energy Changes
            http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/thermo/index.shtml 
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/thermo.html 
           
        For additional tutorials, see Appendix D:

CHAPTER 11 - Aqueous Solutions
    Exercise 11-1   Concentrations and Solution Stoichiometry -
                             
Exercise 11-1
 
    Tutorials
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/solution.html 
            http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/high/sol/sol.htm
                        
            For additional tutorials, see Appendix D:

CHAPTER 12 - Acids, Bases, and Salts
    Exercise 12-1   Acids and Bases, pH -
                             
Exercise 12-1  

    Tutorials
        Acid and base concepts
            http://members.aol.com/logan20/ionic_eq.html 
            http://www.gcsechemistry.com/aa.htm 
            http://www.chemtutor.com/acid.htm 

        pH
            http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/7-ph.htm
            http://wwwchem.uwimona.edu.jm:1104/courses/pH/phlogs.html 

        Titrations
            http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/~cchieh/cact/c123/titratn.html 
            http://www.psigate.ac.uk/newsite/reference/plambeck/chem1/p01171.htm 

            For additional tutorials, see Appendix D:

CHAPTER 13 - Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
    Exercise 13-1   Oxidation and Reduction -
                           
  Exercise 13-1  

    Tutorials
        Oxidation numbers
            http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/high/redox/redox.htm
            http://www.chem.vt.edu/RVGS/ACT/notes/oxidation_numbers.html
           
        Oxidation-Reduction reactions
            http://members.aol.com/logan20/redox.html 
            http://www.chemtutor.com/redox.htm
           
        Electrochemistry
            http://www.chem.vt.edu/chem-ed/echem/electroc.html 
            http://members.aol.com/logan20/electchm.html 
           
        For additional tutorials, see Appendix D:

CHAPTER 14 - Reaction Rates and Equilibrium
    Exercise 14-1   Equilibrium Expressions, Le Chatelier's Principle -
                              
Exercise 14-1
   
    Tutorials
        Equilibrium
            http://www.chem.vt.edu/chem-ed/courses/equil/toc.html 
           
http://pages.towson.edu/ladon/chemeq.html
           
        Kinetics
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/kinetics.html 
            http://www.gcsechemistry.com/rc.htm 
           
        For additional tutorials, see Appendix D:

CHAPTER 15 - Nuclear Chemistry
    Exercise 15-1   Nuclear Chemistry -
                           
  Exercise 15-1
   
    Tutorials
            http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/high/nuclear/nuclear.htm
            http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/8-nukes.htm
            http://www.lbl.gov/abc/ 
            http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/Chemistry/NuclearChemistry/mainpage.htm 
               
       
For additional tutorials, see Appendix D:

CHAPTER 16 - Organic Chemistry
    Exercise 16-1   Organic Chemistry -
                              
Exercise 16-1
   
    Tutorials
            http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/10-organic.htm
            http://members.aol.com/logan20/organic.html 
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/organic1.html 
            http://www.chemguide.co.uk/orgmenu.html#top 
            http://www.organicworldwide.net/tutorial.html 
           
        For additional tutorials, see Appendix D:

APPENDIX A - Names and Symbols of Common Ions Arranged by Charge
                            http://murov.info/ions.htm 

APPENDIX B - Useful Sites on the Internet

     Chemistry Directory - http://murov.info/webercises.htm 
         

    General Chemistry Concepts and Nomenclature (also see section X)

        http://cnx.org/content/col10264/latest/
        http://cnx.org/content/m12616/latest/
        http://cnx.org/content/expanded_browse_authors?letter=H&author=jshutc
        http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/vrchemistry/foundation.html 
        http://ibchem.com/
        http://www.avogadro.co.uk/chemist.htm
    Chemistry Dictionary (downloadable) - http://www.chemistry-blog.com/dictionary/
    Chemical Encyclopedia -
            http://www.chem.vt.edu/chem-ed/scidex.htm
        *  http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryatoz/a/chemistryindex.htm
    Chemistry Topics -
       
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chemistry_topics
         http://chemistry.wikia.com/wiki/Chemistry_Wiki
    IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology - 
        http://goldbook.iupac.org/
    Glossaries:  http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/glossary.shtml 
                      http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/chemistry/letters/  
                      http://www.infoplease.com/ 
                      http://www.environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/chemistry/dictionary/ 
                      http://www.reviseguys.com/moodle/mod/glossary/view.php?id=255
                      http://goldbook.iupac.org/
                      http://www.avogadro.co.uk/chemist.htm
                      http://www.babylon.com/define/24/Chemistry-Dictionary.html
                      http://misterguch.brinkster.net/vocabulary.html
    Glossaries and Nomenclature:
       
http://www.chem.qmw.ac.uk/iupac/
        http://php.indiana.edu/~davisc/Abstract.htm

 APPENDIX C - Properties of Elements and Compounds

      A. Elements - Periodic Tables - WebElements - http://www.webelements.com/  
      B. Compounds - Properties (including MSDS)
        1. ChemFinder Web Server - http://chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com/ 
        2. ChemExper Chem. Directory   http://www.chemexper.com/ 
        3. Alpha Chemical   http://www.alfa.com/alf/laboratory_chemical_suppliers.htm
        4. Vermont Safety Information Resources, Inc. - http://hazard.com/msds/ 
        5. EMD Chemicals - http://www.emdchemicals.com/corporate/emd_corporate.asp 
          
6. Chemid - http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/chemidlite.jsp
        7. Aldrich (now contains spectra) - http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/
        8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organic_compounds
        9.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_inorganic_compounds
      10.
Acros - http://www.acros.com/portal/alias__Rainbow/lang__en/tabID__21/DesktopDefault.aspx
       
11. National Physical Laboratory -
            organic - http://www.kayelaby.npl.co.uk/chemistry/3_3/3_3.html
            inorganic - http://www.kayelaby.npl.co.uk/chemistry/3_2/3_2.html
      12. http://www.chemicalland21.com/listaz01.htm
      13. http://www.chemblink.com/
      14. http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/cis/products/icsc/dtasht/index.htm
      15.
Knovel Critical Tables - Free registration required (on registration form,
                http://www.knovel.com/web/portal/free_titles , or after clicking on
                http://www.knovel.com/web/portal/browse/display?_EXT_KNOVEL_DISPLAY_bookid=761
                select the Table for Basic Physical Properties of Chemical Compounds and register.
       
16. Chemindex - http://ccinfoweb.ccohs.ca/chemindex/search.html
       
17. WolframAlpha - http://www.wolframalpha.com/
      18. LookChem - http://www.lookchem.com/
      19. Human Metabolome Database - http://hmdb.ca/
       
20. Madison Metabolomics - http://mmcd.nmrfam.wisc.edu/
     21. TCI America - http://www.tciamerica.com/brochure/catalog.html
      22. Chemical Book - http://www.chemicalbook.com/
     23. Chemspider - http://www.chemspider.com/SimpleSearch.aspx

APPENDIX D - Additional tutorial sites

            1. General Chemistry

      a. Concepts, Tutorials and Exercises -
            http://proton.csudh.edu/lecture_help/lechelp.html 
            http://www.chem.vt.edu/chem-ed/genchem.html 
            http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/tutorials/index.shtml 
            http://neon.chem.ox.ac.uk/vrchemistry/ 
            http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/ 
            http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/it/courses.html 
            http://www.mp-docker.demon.co.uk/ 
            http://www.chemsheets.co.uk/
            http://www.chemistry-react.org/go/Default_100001.html 
           
http://www.meta-synthesis.com/webbook.html 
            http://ibchem.com/
            http://www.webchem.net
            http://www.reviseguys.com/moodle/index.php
            http://www.avogadro.co.uk/chemist.htm
            http://www.ars-chemia.net/ 
       
       b. Concepts, Tutorials -
            http://www.afn.org/~afn02809/
            http://regentsprep.org/Regents/chem/onlineresources/index.cfm#1 
            http://www.chemtopics.com/lectures.htm 
            CHEMystery - http://library.thinkquest.org/3659/
            http://www.shsu.edu/~chm_tgc/sounds/sound.html
            http://pages.towson.edu/ladon/
            gas laws - http://chemistry.ohio-state.edu/betha/nealGasLaw/
            http://members.aol.com/profchm/ 
            http://www.chemtutor.com/ 
            http://www.gcsechemistry.com/ukop.htm 
            http://www.chemguide.co.uk/ 
            http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/ 
             
            VSEPR - http://www.shef.ac.uk/chemistry/vsepr/
                            http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/vsepr/ 
            coordination compounds - http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/cchem/ 
            organometallics  - http://www.ilpi.com/organomet/ 
           http://www.chemspy.com/tutorials.html 
           http://www.visionlearning.com/library/cat_view.php?cid=1&l=
           http://www.chemistryland.com/home.html

       c. Exercises -
            http://jws-edcv.wiley.com/college/bcs/redesign/student/0,,_0471215228_BKS_1388____,00.html 
            http://www.chempractice.com 
            Conceptual questions - 
http://www.chem.wisc.edu/~concept/
               http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCEWWW/Features/CQandChP/  
              
http://www.jce.divched.org/JCEDLib/QBank/collection/ConcepTests/index.html 
               http://regentsprep.org/Regents/chem/chem.cfm           

               d.  Virtual textbook -
                  http://chem1.com/acad/webtext/virtualtextbook.html
                  http://cnx.org/content/col10264/latest 
                  http://mypchem.com

          2. Organic Chemistry Concepts, Tutorials and Exercises -

http://www.colby.edu/chemistry/OChem/OChemHome241.HTML 
http://www.chem.wisc.edu/~concept/
http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/chemistry/courses/chem211/  
http://www.chemguide.co.uk/index.html#top 
http://www.organicworldwide.net/tutorial.html 
nomenclature - http://www.acdlabs.com/iupac/nomenclature/
http://www.ochem.com 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT - All of the exercises linked above were developed using the software called Hot Potatoeshttp://web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/ 

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