文档介绍：Parents’ Survival
Guide to
Chemistry
The Parents Survival Guide to Chemistry
How do I help my kids with their
Chemistry Homework? It has been years
since I studied it and I don’t remember a
thing about it.
Sound familiar? Most parents feel that
they cannot help their children with
Chemistry. But they are wrong.
Experience has shown that many students
are essful in Chemistry because
they do not take the time to learn the
basics. Trying to understand Chemistry
without a good grasp of the basics is like
trying to be essful in High School
English without having learned all the
letters of the alphabet. But your child
does know all the letters of the alphabet
because you taught it to them. You can
do the same with the basics of Chemistry.
Much of the basic knowledge of Chemistry
can be memorized. In this guide, items
that can be memorized have been
highlighted in yellow. You can use this
guide to teach and quiz your child.
SJHS Chemistry Dept. Page 1
Classification of Elements
VII
IA IA
III VII
IIA A IVA VA VIA A
III VII ----------VIIIB--
B IVB VB VIB B -------- IB IIB
Non
Metals
Halogens
Transition Metals Noble Gases
Alkali Metals Metals
Alkaline Earths
Lanthanum Series (rare earths)
Actinium Series (transuraniums)
Metal + Nonmetal = Binary pounds
2 Nonmetals = Binary pounds
Hydrogen + Negative Ion = Binary Acids
Students must memorize the parts of the
periodic table. They must also learn the types
of elements present in each of the types of
compounds.
SJHS Chemistry Dept. Page 2
pounds and Writing Formulas
Students must learn to recognize the type pound that they are
dealing with before trying to name it or write its formula. This is
absolutely essential.
Binary pounds
Consist of 2 non-metal elements bonded covalently.
Naming
1. Given the formula, determine the name of each element present.
2.