Basic Concepts of Chemistry
  • Science vs. Technology
  • The Scientific Method
  • The SI Measurement System
  • Scientific Notation
  • Accuracy vs. Precision
  • Significant Figures
  • Checking Your Work…The Power of Units
Mater and Energy

States of Matter

  • Key Transition Points

Gases

  • A Summary of Gas Laws
  • The Ideal Gas Equation
  • Stoichiometry

Substances vs. Mixtures

  • Properties of Matter

Kinetic and Potential Energy

  • Forms of energy
  • Energy Management Mechanisms & Inefficiencies

The Atom

  • The Bohr Atonic Model
  • Electron Configurations
  • Isotopes, Ions, and Valance Electrons
  • Sub-Atomic Particles

Periodic Table of Elements

Bulk Principles and the Mole

  • Avogado’s Number
  • Molarity
  • Molality
The Chemical Reaction

Heat of Reactions

  • Endothermic & Exothermic Examples
  • Enthalpy

Acids & Bases

  • The Strong & the Weak
  • The pH Scale
  • Water in Acid/Base Solutions
Bonds

Ionic Bonds

Covalent Bonds

Balancing the Chemical Equation

  • Quantities on Both Sides of the Equation
  • Net Charge
  • Structural Formula

Electronegativity & Affinity

  • Variations Attributed to Atomic Radii

Molecular Geometry and Hybridization

  • The Molecular Orbital Theory
Multi-Staged Reactions

Reaction Rates

Supply and Demand

Intermolecular Forces and Condensed States

Types of Intermolecular Forces

  • Temporary Bonds and London Forces

Properties of Liquids

  • Surface Tension, Viscosity, and Capillary Action
  • heat Capacity

Phase Diagrams