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General Chemistry Reference Tables Table A Standard Temperature and Pressure Name Standard Pressure Standard Temperatur e
Value 101.3 kPa 1 atm 273 K 0°C
Table C Selected Polyatomic Ions
Unit Kilopascal Atmosphere kelvin degree Celsius
Symbol m g Pa K mol
Name meter gram pascal kelvin mole
J
joule
s L M
second liter molarity
ammonium
NO2- nitrite
CO3-2 carbonate
NO3- nitrate
HCO3- hydrogen carbonate
OH-
ClO- hypochlorite
PO4-3 phosphate
O2-2
SO4-2 sulfate
peroxide
hydroxide
Table D Important Formulas
Table B Selected Units
NH4+
Quantity length mass pressure termperature amount of substance energy, work,
D = Density
density m D= v
m = mass v =
volume
quantity of heat
time volume solution concentration
Number of Moles
Temperatur e
#of moles =
given mass ( g ) gram − formula mass
K = °C + 273
Table E Solubility Curves 1
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Table F Heats of Reaction at 101.3 kPa & 298 K 2
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Rochester City School District Reaction C 3 H 8(g) 4H 2 O (l)
+
∆H (kJ)
5O 2(g)
3CO 2(g)
C 6 H 12 O 6(s) + 6O 2(g) 6H 2 O (l) N 2(g)
+
2H 2(g)
2O 2(g) +
+
-2219.2
6CO 2(g) +
-2804
2NO 2(g)
O 2(g)
+66.4
2H 2 O 2(l)
-571.6
N 2(g)
+
3H 2(g)
2NH 3(g)
-91.8
2C (s)
+
3H 2(g)
C 2 H 6(g)
-84.0
2C (s)
+
2H 2(g)
C 2 H 4(g)
+52.4
2C (s)
+
H 2(g)
C 2 H 2(g)
+227.4
NaOH (s)
H 2O
NH 4 NO 3(s)
H 2O
Na + (aq)
+
NH 4 + (aq)
OH - (aq)
-44.51
+ NO 3 - (aq)
+25.69
*Minus sign indicates an exothermic reaction
Formula HCl (aq) HNO 3(aq) H 2 SO 4(aq) H 3 PO 4(aq) H 2 CO 3(aq) or CO 2(aq) CH 3 COOH or HC 2 H 3 O 2(aq)
Name hydrochloric acid nitric acid sulfuric acid
Formula NaOH (aq)
sodium hydroxide
KOH (aq)
potassium hydroxide
Ca(OH) 2(a
calcium hydroxide
phosphoric acid
q)
carbonic acid
NH 3(aq)
ethanoic acid (acetic acid)
Common Bases
Name
Table G Table H Common Acids
ammonia (aqueous)
Table I 3
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Rochester City School District Common AcidBase Indicators Indicator
methyl orange bromthymol blue phenolphthalein litmus bromcresol green thymol blue
Table J Organic Prefixes
Table K
Name
Genera l Formul a
Name Formula
Alkanes
CnH2n+2
ethane
Alkenes
CnH2n
ethane
Alkynes
CnH2n-2
ethyne
Table K Symbols Used in Nuclear Chemistry Name
4 2
beta particle (electron)
0 −1
α
He or 24α
gamma radiation
e or 0 0
neutron
1 0
proton
1 1
4 positron
0 +1
β
0 −1
β
γ
γ
n
n
H or e or
red to yellow yellow to blue colorless to pink red to blue yellow to blue yellow to blue
1 1
p
p
β β+
0 +1
Examples Structural
Table L Selected Radioisotopes
Symbol
Notatio n
alpha particle
Color change
Homologous Series of Hydrocarbons
Number of Carbon Atoms 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Prefix methethpropbutpenthexheptoct-
Approximat e pH range for color change 3.2 – 4.4 6.0 – 7.6 8.2 – 10 5.5 – 8.2 3.8 – 5.4 8.0 – 9.6
Nuclid e 14
C 60 Co 137 Cs 131 I 37 K 85 Kr 90 Sr 222 Rn 235 U
Half-life
Deca y Mode
Nuclide Name
5730 y 5.26 y 30.23 y 8.07 d 1.23 s 10.76 y 28.1 y 3.82 d 7.1 x 108 y
β β β β β+ β β α α
carbon-14 cobalt-60 cesium-137 iodine-131 potassium-37 krypton-85 strontium-90 radon-222 uranium-235
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