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Chemistry Formula Sheet

1. General & Stoichiometry

ConceptFormulaNotes
Densityρ = m / VMass per unit volume.
Molesn = m / MMass over molar mass.
Avogadro’s numberN = n NANA = 6.022×10²³.
Percent yield% = (actual / theoretical) × 100Reaction efficiency.
Percent error% = |exp − true| / true × 100Accuracy measure.

2. Solutions & Concentration

ConceptFormulaNotes
MolarityM = n / VMoles per liter.
Molalitym = n / (kg solvent)Temperature‑independent.
Mole fractionχ = nᵢ / nₜDimensionless.
DilutionM₁V₁ = M₂V₂Concentration change.
Raoult’s lawP = χ P°Ideal solutions.
Freezing point depressionΔTf = iKfmColligative property.
Osmotic pressureπ = iMRTSemipermeable membranes.

3. Gases

ConceptFormulaNotes
Ideal gas lawPV = nRTUniversal gas relation.
Boyle’s lawP₁V₁ = P₂V₂Constant T.
Charles’s lawV₁/T₁ = V₂/T₂Constant P.
Dalton’s lawPₜ = ΣPᵢPartial pressures.
Gas densityρ = PM / RTM = molar mass.
Graham’s lawr₁/r₂ = √(M₂/M₁)Effusion rates.

4. Thermochemistry & Thermodynamics

ConceptFormulaNotes
Heatq = mcΔTTemperature change.
Workw = −PΔVExpansion work.
First lawΔE = q + wEnergy conservation.
Gibbs free energyΔG = ΔH − TΔSSpontaneity.
Equilibrium relationΔG° = −RT ln KStandard conditions.

5. Chemical Equilibrium

ConceptFormulaNotes
Equilibrium constantK = Π(products)/Π(reactants)Concentration or pressure.
Reaction quotientQ same form as KDirection prediction.
Kp–Kc relationKp = Kc(RT)^{Δn}Gas reactions.

6. Acids, Bases & Buffers

ConceptFormulaNotes
pHpH = −log[H⁺]Acidity.
pOHpOH = −log[OH⁻]Basicity.
Kw[H⁺][OH⁻] = 1×10⁻¹⁴At 25°C.
KaKa = [H⁺][A⁻]/[HA]Weak acids.
Henderson–HasselbalchpH = pKa + log([A⁻]/[HA])Buffers.

7. Electrochemistry

ConceptFormulaNotes
Cell potentialE° = E°cath − E°anReduction potentials.
Free energyΔG° = −nFE°n = electrons.
Nernst equationE = E° − (0.0592/n) log QAt 25°C.

8. Chemical Kinetics

ConceptFormulaNotes
Rate lawrate = k[A]^m[B]^nExperimentally determined.
Arrhenius equationk = A e^{−Ea/RT}Temperature dependence.
1st‑orderln([A]ₜ/[A]₀) = −ktHalf‑life: 0.693/k.
2nd‑order1/[A]ₜ = 1/[A]₀ + ktRate ∝ [A]².

9. Atomic & Quantum

ConceptFormulaNotes
Photon energyE = hν = hc/λLight quantization.
de Broglie wavelengthλ = h/(mv)Wave–particle duality.
Bohr levelsEₙ = −2.18×10⁻¹⁸ (1/n²)Hydrogen atom.