GNSC 1114
Review of Chemistry in Context 6th Edition, Chapters 5 and 6
The following list should serve as a guideline of important topics to study from the book. It is not meant to be a substitute for reading the book, nor is it meant to convey all possible information for the exam.
Chapter 5: The Water We Drink
Potable water
Sources of Drinking Water
Aquifers, groundwater and surface water
Distribution of water on Earth
Solutions
Solvents and solutes
Aqueous solutions
Concentrations of solutions
Percent, ppm, ppb
Molarity
Electronegativity
Polar bonds and polar molecules
Intermolecular and intramolecular forces
Hydrogen bonds
Density
Solution conductivity
Electrolytes and nonelectrolytes
Ionic compounds
Cations and anions
Metals and nonmetals
Names and formulas of ionic compounds
Polyatomic ions (know the “ate”s)
Aqueous solutions of ionic compounds
Solubility table
Covalent compounds in solution
Like dissolves like
MCLGs and MCLs
Municipal water treatment facilities
Lead contamination in water
Safety of water supplies
Desalination
Distillation and reverse osmosis
Chapter 6: Neutralizing the threat of acid rain
Acids and Bases
Neutralization reactions
Relationship between hydrogen ion and hydroxide ion concentrations
pH
Relationship to acidity
Measurement of pH
Carbon dioxide and rain acidity
Acid anhydrides
SOx and NOx
Sources of SOx
Sources of NOx
Effects of Acid Rain
Rust
Damage to carbonate-containing minerals
Acids and haze
Health issues
Reactive nitrogen
Nitrogen cycle
Nitrogen saturation
Control of SOx and NOx
Coal switching, coal cleaning and scrubbing
Politics of emissions reductions