Daily Assignments (CHEM 1405)

Fall, 2008

Chapter 1: Lesson 1 (Click for notes and links)
     Chemistry
     The Scientific Method
     Units for Mass, Length, Volume, Time, and Temperature
     Scientific Notation
     Significant Figures
     The Metric System
     Dimensional Analysis (Conversions within the Metric System)
        (No conversions between the American and Metric Systems)
     Density and Specific Gravity
     Temperature Conversions

 

Chapter 2: Lesson 2 (Click for notes and links)
     Elements, Compounds, Mixtures (Heterogeneous and Homogeneous)
     Chemical Symbols
     The Periodic Law and the Periodic Table
        (Names for various groups of elements)
     The Atom
     Dalton's Atomic Theory
     Electrons, Protons, Neutrons
     Atomic Number and Mass Number
     Isotopes and Atomic Mass
     Light and Atomic Structure
     Energy Levels, Sublevels, and Orbitals
     Orbital Shapes
     Electronic Configurations
     Valence Electrons
     Electron-Dot Symbols
     Trends (Atomic size, Ionization Energy)
 

Chapter 3: Lesson 3 (Click for notes and links)
     Radioactivity (alpha, beta, gamma, neutron, positron, proton)
     Radiation Protection
     Balancing Nuclear Equations
     Transmutation
     Measurement of Radiation
        (the curie, becquerel, gray, rad, rem, and sievert)
     Biological Effects of Radiation
     Half-life
     Radiocarbon Dating
     Medical Applications
     Nuclear Power (Fission/Fusion)
 

Chapter 4: Lesson 4 (Click for notes and links)
     The Octet Rule
     Formation of Ions
     Properties of Ionic Compounds
     Naming and Writing Formulas for Ionic Compounds
     Simple Binary Compounds
     Metals with Variable Charge
     Polyatomic Ions
     Forming Covalent Compounds (Octets)
     Multiple Bonds
     Resonance Structures
     Naming and Writing Formulas for Covalent Compounds
     Electronegativity
     Bond Polarity
     Shapes of Molecules (VSEPR Theory)
     Molecular Polarity
 

Chapter 5: Lesson 5 (Click for notes and links)
     Physical Changes & Chemical Changes
     Writing and Balancing Chemical Equation
     Types of Reactions
          Combination
          Decomposition
          Single Replacement
          Double Replacement
          Oxidation-Reduction
     The Mole, Avogadro's Number, Formula Units, & Molar Mass
     Converting among Atoms, Moles, & Mass
          Atoms or Molecules to Moles & Moles to Atoms or Molecules
          Moles to Mass & Mass to Moles
          Mass to Atoms or Molecules & Atoms or Molecules to Mass
          Atoms to Molecules & Molecules to Atoms
     Stoichiometry (Relationships in Equations)
          Mole/Mole
          Mole/Mass
          Mass/Mass
     Theoretical Yield & Percent Yield
     Limiting Reactant
 

Chapter 6: Lesson 6 (Click for notes and links)
     Energy
          Potential and Kinetic Energy
          Heat
          joule & calorie
     Energy in Chemical Reactions
          Activation Energy
          Heat of Reaction
          Endothermic/Exothermic
     Specific Heat
     Energy and Nutrition (Read Section 6.4, page 230)
     States of Matter
          Matter
          Solid
          Liquid
          Gas
     Intermolecular Attractive Forces
          Dipole-Dipole Attractions
          Hydrogen Bonds
          Dispersion Forces
     Changes of State
          Melting Point (mp), melting; Freezing Point (fp), freezing
          Heat of Fusion
          Sublimation
          Evaporation
          Boiling Point (bp), boiling
          Heat of Vaporization
          Heating Curve/Cooling Curve
 

Chapter 7: Lesson 7 (Click for notes and links)
     Kinetic Molecular Theory
     Pressure (P)
          atmosphere (atm)
          torr
          pascal (Pa)
          Converting: atm Û torr
     Boyle’s Law (P × V)
     Charles’s Law (V/T)
     Gay-Lussac’s Law (P/T)
     Vapor Pressure
          Boiling Point
     Combined Gas Law (PxV/T)
     Avogadro’s Law (V/n)
     STP & Molar Volume
     Ideal Gas Law (PV = nRT)
     Dalton’s Law (partial pressure)
 
Chapter 8: Lesson 8 (Click for notes and links)
     Thermodynamics (system, surroundings, endothermic, exothermic)
     Enthalpy
     Spontaneous, nonspontaneous
     Entropy
     Free energy
     Specific heat (calorie)
     Kinetics (reaction rate, activation energy)
     Factors that affect reaction rate
     Rate law equations
 
Chapter 9: Lesson 9 (Click for notes and links)
     Equilibrium (equilibrium constant expression)
     LeChatelier's Principle (factors that affect equilibrium)
 
Chapter 10: Lesson 10 (Click for notes and links)
     Acids & Bases
     Arrhenius Theory
     Brønsted-Lowry Theory
     Hydronium ion
     Conjugate acids & bases
     Amphiprotic
     Strong and weak acids and bases
     Autoionization of water (ion product for water)
     pH
     Calculating pH from [H3O+] and vice versa
     Neutralization (titration, standard solution, indicator, buret,
          equivalence point)
     Polyprotic substances
     Acid-Base Buffers (Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation)
     Oxidation-Reduction (oxidation, reduction, oxidizing agent,
          reducing agent)
     Voltaic cells (anode, cathode)
     Electrolysis
 

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