<p>1) In the Zumdahl book, which chapters do I have to know for the exam? (I heard it was the first 17 or so)
You should add Chapter 18 and 19 to that list. I don’t have my book in front of me, but that’s the chapters we just did in my class.
2) Which chapters/units are the most difficult?
I’d say acids and bases were difficult in the beginning. (I can’t make all the chapters…they were sort of spread out). I noticed in my class that if you didn’t get the basics down, you were going to have a bad time for the rest of the month. </p>
<p>3) What do I have to memorize for the test (conversions, colors, etc)
Conversions, flame and solution colors, geometric shapes, strong acids/bases, nuclear particles(alpha, beta, etc.), and periodic trends. </p>
<p>Those are all I can remember for now.</p>