Cracking the GRE Chemistry Subject Test, 3rd Edition

by The Princeton Review

• ISBN13: 9780375764899
• ISBN10: 0375764895
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-20
• Publisher: Princeton Review

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.

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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