Chemistry Flashcards
Updated · By the Revizly team
Here’s a free deck of 30 chemistry flashcards covering the first units of general chemistry: matter and its properties, measurement and significant figures, atomic structure, electron configuration, the periodic table and the mole. Flip them below, then make cards from your own lecture notes when you want a deck that matches your class.
Real example
General chemistry foundations
What went in: Cards Revizly generated from three public classes on revizly.app: an intro chemistry chapter, a matter and atomic structure unit and an atoms and periodic table course.
Real Revizly output, lightly formatted.
The flashcards
The practice quiz
Question 1 of 5
Which description best identifies a homogeneous mixture?
Question 2 of 5
A student obtains measurements of 12.1 g, 12.1 g, and 12.2 g, while the accepted value is 15.0 g. How should these measurements be described?
Question 3 of 5
How should the result of 12.11 + 3.2 be reported using the rules for significant figures?
Question 4 of 5
What does the law of conservation of mass imply during a chemical reaction?
Question 5 of 5
What does one mole of a specified substance represent?
What’s in this chemistry deck
The deck covers the first weeks of general chemistry: how matter is classified, how to report measurements, the laws of chemical combination, atomic structure, electron configuration, periodic trends and the mole. Each card asks for one fact or rule.
| Topic | Cards | What you’ll practice |
|---|---|---|
| Matter and properties | 8 | Mixtures vs. pure substances, elements vs. compounds, physical vs. chemical, extensive vs. intensive |
| Measurement | 6 | Precision vs. accuracy, significant figures, density, Kelvin and Celsius |
| Laws of chemistry | 2 | Conservation of mass and definite proportions |
| Atomic structure | 5 | Atomic and mass number, isotopes, average atomic mass, cations |
| Electrons and the periodic table | 7 | Aufbau, Hund and Pauli, electron configuration, ionization energy, electronegativity, noble gases |
| The mole | 2 | The SI definition and Avogadro’s number |
How to study chemistry with flashcards
Chemistry needs two kinds of practice. Flashcards handle the definitions, rules and constants you have to know cold. Worked problems handle the math. Do both every week, because a problem you can’t start is usually a rule you never memorized.
Memorize the rules you use in every problem
Significant figure rules, the Aufbau order, Avogadro’s number and the Kelvin conversion show up in problem after problem. If you have to look them up each time, every problem takes twice as long. These belong on flashcards.
Turn every rule into a quick problem
After a rule card, try one small problem that uses it: round a sum to the right decimal place, write the configuration of an element you haven’t seen, convert a temperature. Chemistry exams test whether you can apply the rule, not recite it.
Compare terms that sound alike
Precision vs. accuracy, element vs. compound, mass number vs. atomic number, Hund’s rule vs. the Pauli principle. Write cards that ask for the difference. Those are classic multiple-choice traps.
Keep the early units warm
Stoichiometry, gas laws and equilibrium all build on the first units. A few minutes of spaced repetition a day keeps measurement and atomic structure fresh when you need them later. Revizly schedules those reviews for you.
Significant figure rules worth a card each
Significant figures cost students easy points on every chemistry exam. These rules come up in almost every calculation, so learn each one as its own card and check it on a quick example.
| Rule | Example |
|---|---|
| Non-zero digits are always significant | 123 has 3 significant figures |
| Zeros between non-zero digits are significant | 1.05 has 3 |
| Leading zeros are never significant | 0.0045 has 2 |
| Trailing zeros after a decimal point are significant | 2.50 has 3 |
| Adding or subtracting: keep the fewest decimal places | 12.11 + 3.2 = 15.3 |
| Multiplying or dividing: keep the fewest significant figures | 2.0 × 3.456 = 6.9 |
Make chemistry flashcards from your own lectures
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Are these chemistry flashcards free?
Yes. The whole deck on this page is free to read and flip. You only need a free account to make cards from your own lecture notes.
Is this deck for high school or college chemistry?
It covers topics both share: matter, measurement, atomic structure, electron configuration and the mole. That makes it a good fit for the first units of high school chemistry, AP Chemistry or general chemistry in college.
Who made these cards?
Revizly generated them from public classes on revizly.app that students built from their own course materials. We formatted them lightly and dropped cards that oversimplified a rule.
Can flashcards help with chemistry math?
Indirectly. Flashcards lock in the rules and constants every problem needs, so you spend your time on the setup instead of looking things up. You still need worked problems to practice the math itself.
How many cards should I study a day?
Ten to fifteen minutes a day with spaced repetition is plenty for a deck this size. The cards you miss come back sooner, so your time goes where it’s needed.
Can Revizly read chemical formulas and equations?
Yes. Formulas, equations and units in your notes are kept in the study guide and on the cards, so you can review them as written.
Can I export the cards to Anki?
Anki export is part of the Premium plan. On every plan you can study your cards in Revizly with spaced repetition, on the web or in the iPhone and Android apps.
Does it work for organic chemistry?
Yes. Upload your organic chemistry lectures and Revizly builds cards for functional groups, reactions and mechanisms from that material.