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Chemistry Essentials — TEAS & HESI Cheat Sheet

Atoms, pH, reactions
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👤 By the CinnaEntry Content Team 🕐 Updated 2026-09-06 🏷️ TEAS Science 🔖 Free to read, print, and share
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Use this one-page guide to lock in Chemistry Essentials for the ATI TEAS 7 and HESI A2. Keep it handy during review and on exam day.

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📒 The 1-minute cheat sheet

📌 Atoms

  • Protons (+) and neutrons (0) in the nucleus
  • Electrons (−) orbit the nucleus
  • Atomic number = # of protons

📌 Ph Scale (0–14)

  • < 7 acidic · 7 neutral (water) · > 7 basic
  • Each unit = 10× change in H⁺

✅ Reactions

  • Reactants → products
  • A catalyst speeds a reaction and is NOT used up
  • Enzymes = biological catalysts

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Focus on the highlighted terms — those are what the TEAS and HESI test most on chemistry essentials.

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