What is the Chemistry Placement Test and what does it cover?
The Chemistry Placement Test is designed to evaluate your preparation for CHEM 111A. To succeed in CHEM 111A you need good MATH skills (algebra, logs, exponents and scientific notation) and some knowledge of the language of chemistry. The test covers a variety of topics as shown below. You do not have to know all of the topics well. The passing score is actually below the mean score of all students who have taken the test. Topics on the Chemistry Placement Test Basic Chemistry: • Chemical formulas: atoms present, name of compound, percent composition • Chemical equations: balancing equations for acid-base, combustion, and simple oxidation reactions. • Stoichiometry: mole relationships of compounds in a reaction. Volume relationships (molarity and amount of material). Mass relationships. • Nuclear Atom: protons, electrons and neutrons in atoms and ions. • Periodic Properties: atomic size, electronegativity, orbital configuration, chemical groups (i.e. Halogens) • Mass and density of mat
The Chemistry Placement Test is designed to evaluate your preparation for CHEM 111A. To succeed in CHEM 111A you need good MATH skills (algebra, logs, exponents and scientific notation) and some knowledge of the language of chemistry. The test covers a variety of topics as shown below. You do not have to know all of the topics well. The passing score is actually below the mean score of all students who have taken the test. Topics on the Chemistry Placement Test Basic Chemistry: • Chemical formulas: atoms present, name of compound, percent composition • Chemical equations: balancing equations for acid-base, combustion, and simple oxidation reactions. • Stoichiometry: mole relationships of compounds in a reaction. Volume relationships (molarity and amount of material). Mass relationships. • Nuclear Atom: protons, electrons and neutrons in atoms and ions. • Periodic Properties: atomic size, electronegativity, orbital configuration, chemical groups (i.e. Halogens) • Mass and density of mat
