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General Chemistry I: 1,197 Free Flashcards

A complete first-semester general chemistry course, built from OpenStax Chemistry 2e chapters 1 through 10 and the C-ID CHEM 110 transfer descriptor. It opens with measurement, significant figures and the atom, then moves through nomenclature, the mole, chemical reactions and stoichiometry - the course's math-heaviest stretch. Light and the quantum atom, electron configurations and periodic trends lead into chemical bonding and molecular shape (VSEPR, hybridization, molecular orbital theory), and the course closes with gases and the liquids/solids unit. There are no images: every card, including Lewis structures and VSEPR geometries, is written to be answerable in words, with a formula-and-definition note at the head of every chapter. About a fifth of the cards are worked calculations (molar mass, molarity and dilution, limiting reactant and percent yield, calorimetry and Hess's law, photon energy, the ideal gas law), each independently recomputed before publishing.

1,197cards
13units
61chapters
33sources cited

What's inside

Unit 1 Measurement and Matter

5 chapters · 80 cards

Unit 2 Atoms and the Periodic Table

4 chapters · 80 cards

Unit 3 Compounds and Nomenclature

4 chapters · 80 cards

Unit 4 The Mole and Composition

6 chapters · 97 cards

Unit 5 Chemical Reactions

5 chapters · 100 cards

Unit 6 Stoichiometry

4 chapters · 100 cards

Unit 7 Thermochemistry

5 chapters · 100 cards

Unit 8 Light and the Quantum Atom

4 chapters · 82 cards

Unit 9 Electron Configurations and Periodic Trends

3 chapters · 80 cards

Unit 10 Chemical Bonding

5 chapters · 98 cards

Unit 11 Molecular Shape and Bonding Theories

5 chapters · 100 cards

Unit 12 Gases

6 chapters · 100 cards

Unit 13 Liquids and Solids

5 chapters · 100 cards

Try a few real cards

Copied straight from the course. In the app, each wrong option also gets its own explanation.

Card 1For 2Al + 3Cl2 -> 2AlCl3, how many moles of AlCl3 form from 6 moles of Cl2 (Al in excess)?

  1. 9 mol
  2. 4 mol
  3. 6 mol
  4. 3 mol
Show answer

4 mol. Mole ratio Cl2:AlCl3 = 3:2, so 6 mol Cl2 x (2/3) = 4 mol AlCl3.

Card 2What is the ideal bond angle in an octahedral electron-domain geometry?

  1. 109.5 degrees
  2. 180 degrees
  3. 90 degrees
  4. 120 degrees
Show answer

90 degrees. An octahedral arrangement (6 domains) places all adjacent bonding positions at 90 degrees to each other.

Card 3Which of these ions is a polyatomic cation, rather than an anion?

  1. Nitrate
  2. Ammonium
  3. Phosphate
  4. Hydroxide
Show answer

Ammonium. Ammonium (NH4+) is the one common polyatomic ion that carries a positive charge, making it a cation.

Questions

Is the General Chemistry I course really free?

Yes. Create a free Encodr account and all 13 units and 1,197 cards are yours to study, with spaced repetition scheduling your reviews.

What does the course cover?

OpenStax Chemistry 2e chapters 1 through 10: measurement and matter, atoms and the periodic table, nomenclature, the mole, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, light and the quantum atom, electron configurations and periodic trends, chemical bonding, molecular shape and bonding theories, gases, and liquids and solids.

Are there diagrams for VSEPR and Lewis structures?

No images anywhere in the course. Every card, including geometry and Lewis-structure questions, is written to be fully answerable in words, and each chapter opens with a note card carrying the formulas and reference tables (like the full VSEPR angle table) the rest of the chapter leans on.

How much math is in this course?

About a fifth of the cards are worked calculations: significant figures and dimensional analysis, molar mass and molarity, stoichiometry (limiting reactant, percent yield, titration), calorimetry and Hess's law, photon energy and Bohr transitions, formal charge, and the gas laws. Every numeric card states its rounding rule and was independently recomputed before publishing.

What comes after General Chemistry I?

General Chemistry II picks up with solutions, kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, thermodynamics, electrochemistry and nuclear chemistry.

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