Table of Contents

UNIT 1:  BASICS OF CHEMISTRY

1. Introduction to Chemistry
2. Conducting Experiments
3. Constructing Lab Reports
4. SI Units of Measurement
5. Lab Safety and Scientific Tools

 
UNIT 2:  ALL ABOUT MATTER

1. Properties of Matter and Changes in Form
2. States of Matter and Phase Changes
3. Atoms, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures

 
UNIT 3: ATOMIC THEORY AND ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

1. Atomic Structure and Electron Charge
2. Quantum Theory, Electrons as Waves, and Photons

 
UNIT 4: ELEMENTS AND THE PERIODIC TABLE

1. The Periodic Table
2. Periodic Law, Families, and Trends
3. Energy Levels and Waves

 
UNIT 5: BONDING AND VESPR THEORY

1. Bonding
2. Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VESPR) Theory
3. Metallic Bonds and Intramolecular Forces

 
UNIT 6: CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS

1. Naming and Writing Formulas
2. The Mole
3. Percent Composition and Empirical Formulas

 
UNIT 7: CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND CALCULATIONS

1. Chemical Reactions
2. Chemical Calculations (Stoichiometry)

 
UNIT 8: GASES

1. Common Gases and Units of Measurement
2. Kinetic Molecular Theory
3. Gas Laws

 
UNIT 9: SOLUTIONS AND SOLUBILITY

1. Solubility
2. Solubility Rules and Conditions
3. The Concentration of a Solution

 
UNIT 10: ACIDS AND BASES

1. Properties of Acids and Bases
2. pH Scale and Calculations
3. Conjugate Acids and Bases
4. Titrations

 
UNIT 11: CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM

1. What is Chemical Equilibrium?
2. Le Chatelier’s Principle

 
UNIT 12: THERMODYNAMICS AND REACTION RATES

1. The First Law of Thermodynamics
2. Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
3. Reaction Rates