The Chemistry Book

Fall Semester

Introduction: Basic Knowledge
1. Class Rules and Information
2. Welcome to Chemsitry
3. Scientific Method
4. Chemical Safety
5. Science Notebook

Lab:
Alchemy
Co Motion – Motion (possible)
Safety

Unit 1: Math
1. SI Units and Prefixes (5.2-5.3)
2. Accuracy v. Precision (5.4)
3. Significant Figures (5.5)
4. Scientific Notation (5.1)
5. Calculator Usage (Supplement)
6. Dimensional Analysis (5.6)
7. Temperature (5.7)
8. Density (5.8)

Lab:
Volume and Chemistry
Mass in Chemistry
Dimensional Analysis
Density

Unit 2: Introduction to Matter
1. Definition of Matter (2.1)
2. States of Matter (2.3)
3. Elements and compounds (2.2, 3.1-3.2, 3.3)
4. Physical and Chemical Changes (2.4)
5. Mixtures (2.5)
6. Separation of Mixtures (2.6)

Lab:
Mixtures
Physical and Chemical Changes

Unit 3: Atomic Structure
1. History of Atomic Structure (3.intro, 3.3, 3.5)
2. Subatomic Particles (3.6)
3. Periodic Table and Properties (3.8, 3.9, 11.11)
4. Light and Waves ( 11.2 – 11.6)
5. Electron Configurations (11.9-11.10)
6. Ions (3.10-3.11)

Lab:
Spectroscopy (possible)
Flame Tests
Electric Solutions

Unit 4: Radioactivity and Nuclear Reactions
1. Isotopes (3.7)
2. Average Atomic Mass (Supplement)
3. Radioactive Decay (19.1-19.2)
4. Half Life (19.3)
5. Fission (19.7)
6. Fusion (19.9)
7. Applications of Nuclear Chemistry (19.5, 19.8, 19.10)

Lab:
Half Life Experiment: Coin Toss
The Alchemical Race

Unit 5: Nomenclature
1. Naming Ionic Binary Compounds (4.1)
2. Naming Ionic Compounds with Transition Metals (4.1)
3. Naming Covalent Compounds (4.2)
4. Naming Compounds with polyatomic ions (4.4)
5. Naming Acids and Bases (4.5)
6. Determining Formulas from names (4.6)

Lab:
Naming Chemical Compounds
Quiz Trade: Nomenclature

Unit 6: Chemical Bonding
1. Basic Definition of Bonding (12.1)
2. Electronegativity’s effect on bonding (12.2)
3. Octet Rule (Integrated through the chapter)
4. Ionic Bonding (12.4-12.5)
5. Covalent bonding (12.6)
6. Lewis structures (12.6-12.7)
7. VSEPR (12.8-12.10)
8. Bond Polarity (12.3)
9. Molecular Polarity (supplement)
10. Intermolecular Forces (14.1)

Lab:
Lewis Structures
The Geometry of Molecules

Unit 7: Chemical Reactions
1. Writing Chemical Equations (7.2)
2. Balancing equations (7.3)
3. Signs of a chemical reaction (7.1)
4. Driving Forces (8.1)
5. Precipitate Reactions (8.2)
6. Redox Reactions (8.5-8.7)
7. Acid Base reactions (8.4)

Lab:
Indicators of Chemical Reactions
Discovering the Solubility Rules
Chemical Reactions

Unit 8: Chemical Composition
1. Review of Significant Figures
2. Mole Concept (6.3)
3. Molar Mass (6.4)
4. Using Molar mass (6.4)
5. Percent Composition (6.5)
6. Empirical Formulas (6.6-6.7)
7. Molecular Formulas (6.8)

Lab:
Molar Conversion Lab
Determination of an Empirical Formula

Spring Semester

Unit 9: Stoichiometry
1. Mole-mole Relationship (9.1-9.2)
2. Mass-mass relationship (9.3-9.4)
3. Limiting Reactants (9.6-9.7)
4. Percentage Yield (9.8)

Lab:
Stoichiometry
Limiting Reactant
Stoichiometry: Quantitative Precipitate

Unit 10: Thermodynamics
1. Energy (10.1-10.2)
2. Definition of thermodynamics (10.4)
3. Energy Conversions (10.5)
4. Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions (10.3)
5. Specific Heat/Calorimetry (10.5)
6. Enthalpy (10.6)
7. Hess’s Law (10.7)
8. Entropy (10.10)
9. Effect of entropy (10.10)

Lab:
Heat and Temperature
Specific Heat
Hess’s Law

Unit 11: Gases
1. Pressure (13.1)
2. Boyles Law (13.2)
3. Charles Law (13.3)
4. Avogadro’s Law (13.4)
5. Ideal Gas Law (13.5)
6. Combined Gas Law (13.5)
7. Daltons Law of Partial Pressures (13.6)
8. Kinetic Molecular Theory (13.8-13.9)
9. Gas Stoichiometry (13.11)

Lab:
Determination of the Molar Mass of Butane
Density of Air

Unit 12: Liquids and Solids
1. Changes in State (14.2)
2. Energy Requirement For Changes in State (14.3)
3. Phase Diagrams (Supplement)
4. Vapor Pressure (14.4-14.5)
5. Solid state (14.6-14.7)

Lab:
Surface Tension and Surfactants
Heat of Fusion
Heating / Cooling Curve of Water

Unit 13: Solutions
1. Definition of solutions (15.1, 15.3)
2. Dissolving Process (?)
3. Types of solutions (15.2)
4. Mass Percent (15.4)
5. Molarity (15.5)
6. Dilution (15.6)
7. Colligative Properties (15.10)

Lab:
Density and Concentration
Solution Properties
Saturation Point
Freezing Point Depression

Unit 14: Reaction Rates / Equilibrium
1. Reaction Rate (17.1)
2. Activation Energy (17.2)
3. Things that Effect Reaction Rates (17.2)
4. Catalysts (17.2)
5. Reversable reactions (Supplement)
6. Definition of Chemical Equilibrium (17.4)
7. Law of Mass Action (17.6-17.7, 17.9)
8. Le Chatliers Principle (17.8)
9. Solubility Product Constant (17.10)

Lab:
Reaction Rate and Concentration
Le Chatelier’s Principle

Unit 15: Acids and Bases
1. Properties of Acids and Bases
2. Arrhenious Definition (16.1)
3. Bronsted-Lowery Definition (16.1)
4. Strong vs. Weak acids/bases (16.2)
5. Kw (16.3)
6. pH (16.4)
7. pOH (16.4)
8. Titrations (16.7, 15.8)
9. Buffered Solutions (16.8)

Lab:
The pH Scale
Commercial Antacids
Titration of Vinegar (possible)

Unit 16: Organic Chemistry (Ch 20-21) Do if Time
1. Characteristics of Carbon Chemistry
2. Nomenclature of Basic Hydrcarbons
3. Functional Groups
4. Polymers
5. Biochemistry

Lab:
Oil Spill
Distilling Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Esters (possible)