Pre-AP Chemistry Summer Assignment
Part I: Memorization
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Memorize both the correct spelling and the symbol (including what is capitol and lowercase) for
the elements listed.
There will be a quiz over this the first day of instruction.
H - Hydrogen
He - Helium
Li - Lithium
Be - Beryllium
B - Boron
C - Carbon
N - Nitrogen
O - Oxygen
F - Fluorine
Ne - Neon
Na - Sodium
Mg - Magnesium
Al - Aluminum
Si - Silicon
P - Phosphorus
S - Sulfur
Cl - Chlorine
Ar - Argon
K - Potassium
Ca - Calcium
Sc - Scandium
Ti - Titanium
V - Vanadium
Cr - Chromium
Mn - Manganese
Fe - Iron
Co - Cobalt
Ni - Nickel
Cu - Copper
Zn - Zinc
Ga - Gallium
Ge - Germanium
As - Arsenic
Se - Selenium
Br - Bromine
Kr - Krypton
Rb - Rubidium
Sr - Strontium
Y - Yttrium
Zr - Zirconium
Pd - Palladium
Ag - Silver
In - Indium
Sn - Tin
Sb - Antimony
Te - Tellurium
I - Iodine
Xe - Xenon
Cs - Cesium
Ba - Barium
La - Lanthanum
W - Tungsten
Pt - Platinum
Au - Gold
Hg - Mercury
Pb - Lead
Bi - Bismuth
Rn - Radon
Fr - Francium
Ra - Radium
Ac - Actinium
U - Uranium
Pu - Plutonium
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Memorize the name, compound, and charge of the following polyatomic ions.
Be aware of the expectation that root, prefix, and suffix trends can be applied to other
polyatomic ions (i.e., BrO3- is bromate, since it has a similar set-up to ClO3-, which is chlorate.)
There will be a quiz over this the first week of instruction.
Part II: Calculations and Dimensional Analysis (This portion will be turned in on the first day of school)
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Complete each prompt.
Show work and report answer to the correct number of significant figures using the expanded
rules listed below.
All answers must have units or will not be accepted.
Answers are not required to be in scientific notation, but if the practice is wanted then I’ll accept
answers either way.
There will be a quiz over these skills the first week of instruction.
Significant Figure Rules:
o All non-zero digits are significant
o Leading zeros are never significant (0.005 has 1 sigfig)
o Zeros between non-zero digits are always significant (0.00504 has 3 sigfig)
o Trailing zeros are significant if there is a defined decimal (50 has 1 sigfig, but 50. has 2 sigfig)
o Exact numbers, such as the number of people in a room, have an infinite number of
significant figures. Exact numbers are counting up how many of something is present, they
are not measurements made with instruments. Another example are defined numbers and
conversion factors, such as 1000 meters = 1 kilometer.
o When combining measurements (math) with different degrees of accuracy and
precision, the accuracy of the final answer can be no greater than the least accurate
measurement.
 When measurements are added or subtracted, the answer can contain no more
decimal places than the least accurate measurement.
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150.0 g H2O
+ 0.507 g salt
150.5 g solution
When measurements are multiplied or divided, the answer can contain no more
significant figures than the least accurate measurement.
0.00435 × 4.6 = 0.020
Conversion Factors:
1 inch = 2.54 cm
5280 feet = 1 mile
1 quart = 0.9463 L
4 quarts = 1 gallon
1 ounce = 28.35 g
1 pound = 0.454 kg
1 yard = 3 feet = 36 inches 32 ounces = 1 quart 16 ounces = 1 pound
Problems:
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A mass of 0.15 ounces is equal to how many grams?
2.00 gallons is equal to how many liters?
9.83ft are how many cm?
4.0 lb is equal to how many mg?
3.7 gal is equal to how many mL?
A 10. km race is how many miles?
207 g is equivalent to how many pounds?
Convert 10095 m/s to miles/s
Traveling at 65 miles/hour, how many minutes will it take to drive 125 miles to San Diego?
A person was pulled over on the highway by an officer claiming she was speeding. The speed
limit is 65 mi/hr and he had traveled 97 km in 102 minutes. How fast was the person’s average
speed? Does he deserve a ticket?