The Chemistry Book

Fall Semester

Introduction: Basic Knowledge
1. Class Rules and Information
2. Welcome to Chemsitry
3. What do you know about Chemistry?
4. Chemical Safety
5. Lab Equipment
6. Scientific Method
7. What is Chemistry (1.1)

Lab:
Safety
Co Motion – Motion (possible)
Alchemy

Unit 1: Math
1. SI Units and Prefixes (1.3)
2. Accuracy v. Precision (1.3)
3. Significant Figures (1.5)
4. Scientific Notation (5.1)
5. Calculator Usage (Supplement)
6. Dimensional Analysis (1.6)
7. Temperature (1.7)
8. Density (1.8)

Lab:
Volume and Chemistry
Mass in Chemistry
Dimensional Analysis
Density

Unit 2: Introduction to Matter
1. Definition of Matter (1.9)
2. States of Matter (1.9)
3. Elements and compounds (1.9)
4. Physical and Chemical Changes (1.9)
5. Mixtures (1.9)
6. Separation of Mixtures (1.9)

Lab:
Mixtures
Physical and Chemical Changes

Unit 3: Atomic Structure
1. History of Atomic Structure (2.3, 2,4, 2.5, 7.4, 7.5)
2. Subatomic Particles (2.4, 2.5, )
3. Light and Waves (7.2)
4. Periodic Table and Properties (7.11, 7.12, 7.13)
5. Electron Configurations (7.11)
6. Ions (2.6, 8.4)

Lab:
Spectroscopy (possible)
Flame Tests
Electric Solutions

Unit 4: Radioactivity and Nuclear Reactions
1. Isotopes (2.5)
2. Radioactive Decay (18.1, 18.2)
3. Nuclear Transformations (18.3)
4. Half Life (18.2)
5. Fission (18.6)
6. Fusion (18.6)
7. Applications of Nuclear Chemistry (18.4)

Lab:
Half Life Experiment: Coin Toss
The Alchemical Race

Unit 5: Nomenclature
1. Naming Ionic Binary Compounds (2.8)
2. Naming Ionic Compounds with Transition Metals (2.8)
3. Naming Covalent Compounds (2.8)
4. Naming Compounds with polyatomic ions (2.8)
5. Naming Acids and Bases (2.8)
6. Determining Formulas from names (2.8)

Lab:
Naming Chemical Compounds
Quiz Trade: Nomenclature

Unit 6: Chemical Bonding
1. Types of Bonding (8.1, 10.4)
2. Electronegativity’s effect on bonding (8.2)
3. Octet Rule (Integrated through the chapter)
4. Ionic Bonding (8.4, 8.5)
5. Covalent bonding (8.6 - 8.8)
6. Lewis structures (8.9, 8.10, 8.11, 8.12)
7. VSEPR (8.13)
8. Bond Polarity (8.3)
9. Molecular Polarity (supplement)
10. Intermolecular Forces (10.1)

Lab:
Lewis Structures
The Geometry of Molecules

Unit 7: Chemical Reactions
1. Writing Chemical Equations (3.6, 4.6)
2. Balancing equations (3.7)
3. Precipitate Reactions (4.5)
4. Redox Reactions (4.9)
5. Balancing Redox Rxns (4.10)
6. Acid Base reactions (4.8)

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

Unit 8: Chemical Composition
1. Review of Significant Figures
2. Mole Concept (3.2)
3. Molar Mass (3.3)
4. Percent Composition (3.4)
5. Empirical Formulas (3.5)
6. Molecular Formulas (3.5)

Lab:
Molar Conversion Lab
Determination of an Empirical Formula

Spring Semester

Unit 9: Stoichiometry
1. Mole-mole Relationship (3.8, 3.9)
2. Mass-mass relationship (3.8, 3.9)
3. Limiting Reactants (3.8, 3.9)
4. Percentage Yield (3.8, 3.9)

Lab:
Stoichiometry
Limiting Reactant
Stoichiometry: Quantitative Precipitate

Unit 10: Thermodynamics
1. Energy (6.1)
2. Definition of thermodynamics (6.1)
3. Energy Conversions (10.5)
4. Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions (6.1)
5. Specific Heat/Calorimetry (6.2)
6. Enthalpy (6.2)
7. Hess’s Law (6.3)
8. Entropy (16.1 - 16.3)
9. Free Energy(16.4 - 16.9)

Lab:
Heat and Temperature
Specific Heat
Hess’s Law

Unit 11: Gases
1. Pressure (5.1)
2. Boyle, Charles, Avogadro's Law (5.2)
3. Ideal Gas Law (5.3)
4. Combined Gas Law (13.5)
5. Daltons Law of Partial Pressures (5.5)
6. Kinetic Molecular Theory (5.6)
7. Effusion and Diffusion (5.7)
8. Gas Stoichiometry (5.4)

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

Unit 12: Liquids and Solids
1. Review Intermolecular Forces
2. Changes in State (10.8)
3. Energy Requirement For Changes in State (supplement)
4. Phase Diagrams (10.9)
5. Vapor Pressure (10.8, 11.4)
6. Solid state (10.3, 10.6, 10.7)
7. Network Atomic Solids (10.5)

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

Unit 13: Solutions
1. Solution Composition (11.1)
2. Factors Affecting Solubility (11.2)
3. Colligative Properties (11.5, 11.7)
4. Osmosis (11.6)

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

Unit 14: Reaction Rates / Equilibrium
1. Reaction Rate (12.1)
2. Chemical Kinetics (12.7)
3. Rate Laws (12.2)
4. Catalysts (12.8)
5. Reversable reactions (Supplement)
6. Equilibrium (13.1, 13.2)
7. Equilibrium Expressions (13.2, 13.3)
8. Le Chatliers Principle (13.7)

Lab:
Reaction Rate and Concentration
Le Chatelier’s Principle

Unit 15: Acids and Bases
1. Properties of Acids and Bases (14.1)
2. pH (14.3)
3. Calculating the pH (14.4, 14.5)
4. Strong vs. Weak acids (14.5)
5. Bases (14.6)
6. Polyprotic Acids (14.7)
8. Titrations (15.4)
9. Buffered Solutions (15.2)

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<bar /> 3. Functional Groups
4. Polymers
5. Biochemistry

Lab:
Oil Spill
Distilling Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Esters (possible)