At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate appropriate safety precautions while in the chemistry laboratory and when handling chemicals and equipment.
- Perform calculations involving the metric system, dimensional analysis, and significant digits
- Describe the atomic structure and electronic structure of atoms and ions
- Describe the organizational pattern of the periodic table of elements
- Describe and provide examples of the different states of matter, elements, compounds, solutions, and mixtures
- Relate names and formulas (and vice versa) for ionic compounds and simple covalent compounds
- Use the mole concept to relate chemical quantities.
- Perform chemical calculations involving density, specific heat, stoichiometry, gas laws, solution concentrations, and pH
- Classify, complete, and balance chemical reactions including: combination, decomposition, replacement, combustion, oxidation-reduction, and neutralization
- Describe the nature of the chemical bonding and intermolecular forces in ionic compounds and simple covalent compounds
- Describe the chemical behavior of acids and bases
- Describe how changing conditions affect chemical equilibrium
1.Scientific Method
2. Classification and Changes of Matter
3. Measurements and Significant Figures
4. Scientific Notation
5. SI units
6. Metric System
7. Conversions
8. Density
9. Temperature
10. Energy
11. Heat
12. Specific heat
13.Atomic Theory
14. Atomic Structure
15. Isotopes
16. Atomic Mass
17. Periodic Table and Trends
18. Ions
19. Radiation
20. Properties of Waves
21. Bohr Model
22. Quantum Numbers and orbitals
23. Electron Configuration
24.Octet Rule
25. Ionic and Covalent Bonds
26. Lewis Structures
27. VSEPR Theory
28. Bond and Molecular Polarity
29. Nomenclature
30. Intermolecular Force and States of Matter
31. Classifying chemical reactions
32. Balancing Equations
33. Combination, Decomposition, Displacement, Precipitation, Neutralization and Redox Reaction
34. Mole Concept
35. Stoichiometry
36. Limiting Reactants
37. Theoretical and Percent Yield
38. Gases and Gas Laws
39. Solution Concentration, Molarity, percent composition
40. Solution Stoichiometry
41. Equilibrium
42. Le Châtelier’s Principle
43. Electrolytic Solutions
44. Acids
45. Bases
46. pH Calculations
47. Conjugate Acid-Base Pairs
48. Buffers