Chem 101 · General, Organic and Biological Chemistry

Fall 2026 · Konkle

Everything on
Exam 1,
built to be worked.

Chapters 1 to 5, drawn and built from your own course documents. Measurement and dosage, atomic structure and radioisotopes, bonding, molecular shape, and stoichiometry. Molar masses come from the periodic table printed on your exam, so the numbers match what gets graded.

Valence shell2 electrons, does the chemistryNucleusprotons + neutronsCoreshielded, inertOccupancy12283842
Fig. 1Shell structure of an atom — Calcium, Z = 20. Only the outermost electrons take part in chemistry.

Exam 1 — chapters 1 to 5

Skills and memorisation quoted from the Exam 1 inventory list. Work and units must be shown, with correct significant figures, to receive full credit.

  1. 2

    Atomic Structure and Radioisotopes

    • Determine atomic number and mass number, and write the isotope symbol
    • Define average atomic mass
    • Locate main group, transition, inner transition, metals, nonmetals, metalloids and noble gases
    • Distribute electrons into shells for the first 18 elements and classify them as valence or core

    Memorise — Regions of the electromagnetic spectrum

  2. 4

    Molecular Geometry, Polarity, and Intermolecular Forces

    • Identify and name covalent and ionic compounds
    • Draw Lewis and VSEPR structures
    • Assign molecular geometry

    Memorise — Types of electron and molecular geometry arrangements

After Exam 1

Built and working, but out of scope until October. Only chapter 10 has been confirmed against a lecture deck; the rest are mapped from the lab schedule.

Linear180°CO₂Trigonalplanar120°BF₃Bent104.5°H₂OTrigonalpyramidal107°NH₃Tetrahedral109.5°CH₄Octahedral90°SF₆
Fig. 3Electron domains repel to the furthest points they can reach. Lone pairs, drawn in red, take up more room than a bond and squeeze the angles below the ideal.

Shape decides everything

Two molecules with the same atoms can behave nothing alike if the electrons are arranged differently. Carbon dioxide is linear and nonpolar; water is bent and holds itself together so strongly it stays liquid at temperatures where similar molecules are gas.

Open the molecule lab →

The semester

From the Fall 2026 schedule.

WeekDatesLectureLabExam
1Aug 24 – 281 Matter, Energy, and Measurement2 Atomic Structure and RadioisotopesMath Review—
2Aug 31 – Sep 42 Atomic Structure and Radioisotopes3 Ionic and Covalent CompoundsRadioactivity—
3Sep 7 – 113 Ionic and Covalent Compounds4 Molecular Geometry, Polarity, and Intermolecular Forces——
4Sep 14 – 184 Molecular Geometry, Polarity, and Intermolecular Forces5 Chemical Quantities and Introduction to Chemical ReactionsLewis Structures and VSEPRExam 1 · September 18
5Sep 21 – 256 Not yet confirmed9 Not yet confirmedDensity—
6Sep 28 – Oct 29 Not yet confirmed10 Introduction to Organic Chemistry and HydrocarbonsCopper Reactions—
7Oct 5 – 910 Introduction to Organic Chemistry and HydrocarbonspH and BuffersExam 2 · October 9
8Oct 12 – 1611 Not yet confirmed——
9Oct 19 – 2312 Not yet confirmedPhysical Properties—
10Oct 26 – 3013 Not yet confirmedEstersExam 3 · October 30
11Nov 2 – 614 Not yet confirmedRedox—
12Nov 9 – 1315 Not yet confirmedCarbohydrates—
13Nov 16 – 2016 Not yet confirmedAmino AcidsExam 4 · November 20
14Nov 23 – 277 Not yet confirmedEnzymes—
15Nov 30 – Dec 48 Not yet confirmedGas Laws—
16Dec 7 – 8Final review—Final Exam · December 8, 7:30 AM