CHEM 2351 - Inorganic Chemistry 1

Winter 2010


Sample study questions from the old book (Meissler and Tarr) (links to solutions at the bottom):
Section 1 (Periodic trends)
Chapter 2: 11, 14, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25
Chapter 3: 20, 21
Chapter 7: 17
Chapter 8: 14
 

Section 2 (Redox chemistry)
Chapter 8: 33
 

Section 3 (Solids)
Chapter 7: (2), 3, 4, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, (19)
(note: there is a typo in #15 - use the NaCl lattice instead of rutile)
 

Section 4 (Molecular symmetry)
Chapter 3: 1-6, 8-10, 12, 16, 17, 24, 25
Chapter 4: 1-6, 8, 9, 12(a), 13(a), 14, 17, 20, (21), 23, 24
Chapter 8: 21, 24, 30
 

Section 5 (MO theory)
Chapter 3: 15
Chapter 4: 10, 16
Chapter 5: 1-8, 17, (21, 22), 25 (a)
Chapter 8: 1 (a), 2, (6), 27, 28
 

Section 6 (transition metal complexes)
Chapter 6: 15
Chapter 9: 8, 15, 16
Chapter 10: 1, 2, 3, 9, 12(a, μ only), 13, 14, 16, 19, 21
 

Section 7 (main group chemistry)
Chapter 3: 13, 14, 22 (a, d, e)
Chapter 5: 24
Chapter 8: 5, 7, 19, 22, 25

Solutions (sections 1-4)  

Solutions (sections 5-7)

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