MTEL Chemistry 12 Teacher Certification Test Prep Study Guide (XAM MTEL)

Table of Contents......Page 5
Study Tips......Page 8
Testing Tips......Page 11
Periodic Table of the Elements......Page 12
COMPETENCY 0001 UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY, SCIENTIFIC PROGRESSES, AND THE ROLE OF OBSERVATION AND EXPERIMENTATION IN SCIENCE.......Page 13
COMPETENCY 0002 UNDERSTAND THE PROCESSES OF GATHERING, ORGANIZING, REPORTING, AND INTERPRETING SCIENTIFIC DATA IN THE CONTEXT OF CHEMISTRY INVESTIGATIONS.......Page 20
COMPETENCY 0003 UNDERSTAND PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES OF MEASUREMENT IN CHEMISTRY.......Page 32
COMPETENCY 0004 UNDERSTAND PROPER, SAFE, AND LEGAL USE OF EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, AND CHEMICALS USED IN CHEMISTRY INVESTIGATIONS.......Page 40
COMPETENCY 0005 UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF MATTER, AND ANALYZE CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF AND CHANGES IN MATTER.......Page 61
COMPETENCY 0006 UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS MODELS OF ATOMIC STRUCTURE, THE PRINCIPLES OF QUANTUM THEORY, AND THE PROPERTIES AND INTERACTIONS OF SUBATOMIC PARTICLES.......Page 68
COMPETENCY 0007 UNDERSTAND THE ORGANIZATION OF THE PERIODIC TABLE.......Page 76
COMPETENCY 0008 UNDERSTAND THE KINETIC THEORY, THE NATURE OF PHASE CHANGES, AND THE GAS LAWS.......Page 89
COMPETENCY 0009 APPLY THE CONVENTIONS OF CHEMICAL NOTATION AND REPRESENTATIONS.......Page 97
COMPETENCY 0010 UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF NUCLEAR TRANSFORMATION.......Page 109
COMPETENCY 0011 UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES OF THERMODYNAMICS AND CALORIMETRY.......Page 120
COMPETENCY 0012 UNDERSTAND ENERGY RELATIONSHIPS IN CHEMICAL BONDING AND CHEMICAL REACTIONS.......Page 129
COMPETENCY 0013 UNDERSTAND THE TYPES OF BONDS BETWEEN ATOMS (INCLUDING IONIC, COVALENT AND METALLIC BONDS), THE FORMATION OF THESE BONDS, AND THE PROPERTIES OF SUBSTANCES CONTAINING THE DIFFERENT BONDS.......Page 131
COMPETENCY 0014 UNDERSTAND TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MOLECULAR INTERACTION AND PROPERTIES OF SUBSTANCES CONTAINING DIFFERENT TYPES OF INTERACTIVE FORCES BETWEEN MOLECULES.......Page 138
COMPETENCY 0015 UNDERSTAND THE NOMENCLATURE AND STRUCTURE OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.......Page 145
COMPETENCY 0016 UNDERSTAND FACTORS THAT AFFECT REACTION RATES AND METHODS OF MEASURING REACTION RATES.......Page 159
COMPETENCY 0017 UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES OF CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM.......Page 170
COMPETENCY 0018 UNDERSTAND THE THEORIES, PRINCIPLES, AND APPLICATIONS OF ACID-BASE CHEMISTY.......Page 181
COMPETENCY 0019 UNDERSTAND REDOX REACTIONS AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY.......Page 193
COMPETENCY 0020 UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF ORGANIC REACTIONS.......Page 205
COMPETENCY 0021 UNDERSTAND THE MOLE CONCEPT......Page 212
COMPETENCY 0022 UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CONCEPT OF MOLE AND CHEMICAL FORMULAS.......Page 215
COMPETENCY 0023 UNDERSTAND QUANTITATIVE RELATIONSHIPS EXPRESSED IN CHEMICAL EQUATIONS.......Page 219
COMPETENCY 0024 UNDERSTAND THE PROPERTIES OF SOLUTIONS AND COLLOIDAL SUSPENSIONS, AND ANALYZE FACTORS THAT AFFECT SOLUBILITY.......Page 228
COMPETENCY 0025 UNDERSTAND THE HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY CONTEXTS OF THE STUDY OF CHEMISTRY.......Page 238
COMPETENCY 0026 UNDERSTAND THE CHEMISTRY OF PRACTICAL PROCESSES AND APPLICATIONS OF CHEMICAL THEORY TO OTHER SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES.......Page 245
COMPETENCY 0027 UNDERSTAND THE APPLICATION OF NUCLEAR REACTIONS.......Page 246
COMPETENCY 0028 UNDERSTAND FACTORS AND PROCESSES RELATED TO THE RELEASE OF CHEMICALS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT......Page 250
COMPETENCY 0029 UNDERSTAND THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS AMONG CHEMISTRY, SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER DISCIPLINES.......Page 252
Sample Test......Page 254
Answer Key......Page 279
Rationales with Sample Questions......Page 280
Sample Open-Response Questions......Page 346
Sample Open-Response Answers......Page 348