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  1. 1.What are d-orbital splitting and crystal field theory?

    • •A model for electron behavior in semiconductor crystals
    • •The splitting of atoms in nuclear fission reactions
    • •Crystal field theory explains how ligands split the d-orbitals of transition metal ions into different energy levels, determining color and magnetic properties
    • •A theory about how crystals form from saturated solutions

  2. 2.What is chirality in organic chemistry?

    • •A property where a molecule is non-superimposable on its mirror image (like left and right hands), creating enantiomers
    • •The property of a molecule having multiple functional groups
    • •The tendency of molecules to form left-handed helical structures
    • •The ability of a molecule to rotate in a magnetic field

  3. 3.What does the Gibbs free energy equation determine?

    • •The equilibrium constant of a reaction
    • •Whether a reaction is spontaneous (ΔG < 0)
    • •The speed of a chemical reaction
    • •The amount of heat released by a reaction

  4. 4.What is the significance of the equilibrium constant (K)?

    • •K equals the sum of all reactant and product concentrations
    • •K determines the speed at which equilibrium is reached
    • •K quantifies the ratio of product to reactant concentrations at equilibrium; large K favors products, small K favors reactants
    • •K is always equal to 1 for reversible reactions

  5. 5.What is the Boltzmann distribution?

    • •A probability distribution for radioactive decay events
    • •The distribution of electrons around the nucleus
    • •A formula for the average speed of gas molecules
    • •A statistical distribution describing the fraction of molecules at each energy level at a given temperature

  6. 6.What is the Clausius-Clapeyron equation used for?

    • •Finding the equilibrium constant from standard electrode potentials
    • •Calculating the compressibility factor of real gases
    • •Relating vapor pressure to temperature, allowing calculation of enthalpy of vaporization and prediction of boiling points
    • •Determining the rate constant at different temperatures

  7. 7.What is Markovnikov's rule?

    • •In the addition of HX to an unsymmetrical alkene, the hydrogen adds to the carbon with more hydrogen atoms (forming the more stable carbocation)
    • •Aromatic rings always undergo substitution rather than addition
    • •Primary alcohols oxidize to aldehydes then carboxylic acids
    • •The more substituted carbon always loses a hydrogen in elimination reactions

  8. 8.What is Raoult's law?

    • •The partial vapor pressure of a component in an ideal solution equals its mole fraction times its pure vapor pressure: Pi = xi·Pi°
    • •The osmotic pressure is proportional to the molarity of the solution
    • •The boiling point of a solution is always higher than the pure solvent
    • •The total pressure of a gas mixture equals the sum of partial pressures

  9. 9.What is an SN2 reaction?

    • •A radical chain reaction mechanism
    • •A two-step substitution involving a carbocation intermediate
    • •An elimination reaction forming a double bond
    • •A nucleophilic substitution with a single concerted step and inversion of configuration

  10. 10.What is the Pauli exclusion principle?

    • •No two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers (n, l, ml, ms)
    • •Electrons always pair with opposite spins in each orbital
    • •An orbital can hold a maximum of 4 electrons
    • •Electrons cannot exist between allowed energy levels