General Chemistry Exam - Cheatsheet

# 🎓 General Chemistry Exam (Equilibrium and Thermodynamics) - Study Guide ## 📋 Course Structure ``` 📚 General Chemistry ├── 📖 Chapter 1: Dynamic Equilibrium and Reaction Extent │ ├── 🔹 The Concept of Dynamic Equilibrium │ ├── 🔹 Equilibrium Constant (K) and its Significance │ └── 🔹 ICE Tables and Equilibrium Calculations ├── 📖 Chapter 2: Predicting and Manipulating Equilibrium Shifts │ ├── 🔹 Reaction Quotient (Q) and Predicting Equilibrium Shifts │ ├── 🔹 Le Châtelier's Principle: Responding to Stress │ └── 🔹 The Effect of Temperature on K ├── 📖 Chapter 3: Thermodynamics: Enthalpy, Entropy, and Gibbs Free Energy │ ├── 🔹 Enthalpy (ΔH) and Heat Flow │ ├── 🔹 Entropy (ΔS) and Disorder │ └── 🔹 Gibbs Free Energy (ΔG) and Spontaneity └── 📖 Chapter 4: Kinetics and Thermodynamics: Reaction Mechanisms and Temperature Effects ├── 🔹 Collision Theory and Reaction Rates ├── 🔹 Reaction Progress Diagrams and Activation Energy └── 🔹 Kinetic vs. Thermodynamic Control ``` ## 📖 Chapter 1: Dynamic Equilibrium and Reaction Extent **What this chapter covers:** This chapter introduces the concept of dynamic equilibrium, where forward and reverse reactions occur at equal rates, resulting in constant macroscopic concentrations. It defines the equilibrium constant (K)