Cracking the GRE Chemistry Subject Test, 3rd Edition,9780375764899

Cracking the GRE Chemistry Subject Test, 3rd Edition

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9780375764899
ISBN10: 0375764895
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-09-20
Publisher(s): Princeton Review
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Summary

The GRE subject tests are among the most difficult standardized exams. Rather than testing general problem-solving skills, they require highly specialized knowledge. The experts at The Princeton Review have thoroughly research each subject test to provide students with the most thorough, up-to-date information available. Students don't need to relearn the entire histories of their fieldsjust what they need to know to earn high scores on the exams. Each guide includes one full-length practice exam, complete with comprehensive explanations for every solution.

Author Biography

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Table of Contents

About the GRE Chemistry Subject Test
1(6)
About the GRE Chemistry Subject Test
GRE Chemistry Topics, Test Dates, Testing Fee, Test Format, Testing Time, Scoring, To Guess or Not to Guess, On the Day of the Test, Sending Off Scores, Canceling Scores, Taking the Test More Than Once, ETS Practice GRE Chemistry Subject Test
Inorganic Chemistry
7(96)
General Chemistry
8(1)
Atomic Structure
8(8)
The Fundamental Particles, Atomic Symbols, Binding Energy, Balancing Nuclear Reactions, Nuclear Decay, Stability and Half-Life, Size and Shape of the Nucleus, Electron Configuration, Principle Quantum Number, Secondary Quantum Number, Magnetic Quantum Number, Spin Quantum Number, Filling Orbitals
Periodic Trends
16(8)
Atomic Size, lonization Energy, Electron Affinity, Electronegativity, Acidity-Basicity
Bonding
24(22)
Oxidation States, The Octet, Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory, Covalent Bonding, Metallic Covalent Bonding, Band Theory, Physical and Chemical Consequences of Band Theory, Coordinate Covalent Bonding, Intermolecular Forces, Crystal Lattices, Calculating Unit Cell Volumes, Coordination Number, Lattice Energies
Chemical Equilibrium
46(3)
Dynamic Equilibrium, Equilibrium Constants, Le Chatelier's Principle, Reaction Quotient
Acid-Base Chemistry
49(14)
The Autoionization of H2O, Dissociation Constant for Water, Definitions of Acids and Bases, Buffers, Acid-Base Titrations
Chemical Properties of the Elements
63(11)
Group Chemistries, Chemistry of the Transition Elements, Lanthanides and Actinides
Metal Coordination Complexes
74(6)
Molecular Point Groups, Crystal Fields, Consequences of eg/t2g Splitting, The 18 Electron Rule
Special Topics
80(8)
Organometallic Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Catalysis, Applied Solid-State Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry
Practice Problems
88(10)
Answers to Practice Problems
98(5)
Organic Chemistry
103(122)
Organic Chemistry
104(1)
IUPAC Nomenclature
104(7)
Saturated Hydrocarbons, Unsaturated Hydrocarbons, Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Isomers
111(8)
Constitutional Isomers, Conformational Isomers, Stereoisomers, Meso and Optical Activity
Reaction Mechanisms
119(11)
Substitution, Nucleophilic Addition, Electrophilic Addition, Elimination, The Diels-Alder Reaction and Cycloadditions
Functional Groups
130(44)
Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes, Dienes, Alkyl Halides, Use of Grignard Reagents, Alcohols, Thiols, Ethers, Epoxides, Sulfides, Aromatic Compounds, Aromaticity, Reactions of Benzene and Its Derivatives, Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic Acids, Amines
Reactive Intermediates
174(23)
Carbocations, Carbanions, Free Radicals, Carbenes, Benzynes, Enols, Organometallics, Organometallic Compounds, Grignard Reagents, Organolithium Reagents, Other Organometallic Reagents
Special Topics
197(14)
Carbohydrates, Nucleic Acids, Amino Acids, Lipids
Practice Problems
211(10)
Answers to Practice Problems
221(4)
Physical Chemistry
225(60)
Thermodynamics
226(19)
Some Definitions, Adiabatic Processes, The First Law of Thermodynamics, The Second Law of Thermodynamics, The Third Law of Thermodynamics, Ideal Gases and Solutions, Thermochemistry, Gibbs and Helmholtz Energies, Chemical Potential, Phase Equilibria, Colligative Properties, Statistical Thermodynamics
Solution Dynamics
245(2)
Kinetics
247(15)
Chemical Dynamics, Experimental and Theoretical Chemical Kinetics, Photochemistry
Quantum Mechanics
262(12)
Quantum Chemistry and Its Application to Spectroscopy, Classical Experiments, Principles of Quantum Mechanics, Molecular Orbital Theory, Molecular Spectroscopy
Practice Problems
274(7)
Answers to Practice Problems
281(4)
Analytical Chemistry
285(44)
Heterogeneous Solutions
286(8)
Gravimetric Analysis, Solubility, Precipitation Titrations, Chemical Separations, Complexometry
Instrumental Methods
294(20)
Electrochemical Methods, Spectroscopic Methods, Chromatography, Thermal Methods, Calibration of Instruments, Environmental Applications, Spectrometric Methods, Electrochemical Sensors, Chemical Methods, Radiochemical Methods
Applications
314(1)
Study of Chemical Pathways, Radioimmunoassay
Reference: Statistics and Standards
315(11)
Statistics Used in Chemistry, Solutions and Standardization
Practice Problems
326(1)
Answers to Practice Problems
327(2)
GRE Chemistry Practice Test
329(38)
GRE Chemistry Practice Test Answers and Explanations
367

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