Syllabus For The Subject Basic Chemistry

BASIC CHEMISTRY

Table of Contents

Course Objectives by Chapter ...

Chapter 1: Introduction to Chemistry & the Nature of Science....

The Process of Science ...

Hypothesis, Law, & Theory ....

Graphing .

 

Chapter 2: The Structure of the Atom ..

Early Ideas of Atoms .....

Further Understanding of the Atom .....

Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons in Atoms ...

Atomic Mass ..

The Nature of Light ...

Electron Arrangement in Atoms .....

Chapter 3: The Organization of the Elements ...

Mendeleev’s Periodic Table ....

Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids ....

Valence Electrons ...

Families and Periods of the Periodic Table .

periodic Trends ...

 

Chapter 4: Describing Compounds .......

Introduction to Compounds .....

Types of Compounds and Their Properties ...

Names and Charges of Ions ....

Writing Ionic Formulas ....

Naming Ionic Compounds ..

Covalent Compounds & Lewis Structures.....

Molecular Geometry ...

Polarity & Hydrogen Bonding .....

 

Chapter 5: Problem Solving & the Mole ....

Measurement Systems ...

Scientific Notation ...

Math in Chemistry ...

The Mole ....

 

Chapter 6: Mixtures & Their Properties ..

Solutions, Colloids, and Suspensions ...

Solution Formation ....

Concentration ......

Colligative Properties ...

 

 

Chapter 7: Describing Chemical Reactions .......

Chemical & Physical Change ....

Reaction Rate ....

Chemical Reactions and Equations .....

Balancing Chemical Equations ......

Types of Reactions...

Stoichiometry

Reversible reaction & Equilibrium ....

Equilibrium Constant ...

The Effects of Applying Stress to

Reactions at Equilibrium ..

 

Chapter 8: Describing Acids & Bases .....

Classifying Acids and Bases ...

pH..

Neutralization......

Titration ...

 

Chapter 9: Energy of Chemical Changes ....

Energy .

Endothermic and Exothermic Changes...

Oxidation – Reduction ...

 

Chapter 10: Nuclear Changes .....

Discovery of Radioactivity ...

Types of Radiation .....

Half-life & Rate of Radioactive Decay ....

Applications of Nuclear Changes ......

Big Bang Theory ......

Unit 3: Gases ...

Gases and Kinetic Theory ....

Gas Laws...

Ideal Gas Law ...

Answers to Selected Problems ...

Glossary