CONTENTS
UNIT 1: BASICS OF CHEMISTRY
Introduction to Chemistry
Conducting Experiments
Constructing Lab Reports
SI Units of Measurement
Lab Safety and Scientific Tools
UNIT 2: ALL ABOUT MATTER
Properties of Matter and Changes in Form
States of Matter and Phase Changes
Atoms, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures
UNIT 3: ATOMIC THEORY AND ELECTRON CONFIGURATION
Atomic Structure and Electron Charge
Quantum Theory, Electrons as Waves, and Photons
UNIT 4: ELEMENTS AND THE PERIODIC TABLE
The Periodic Table
Periodic Law, Families, and Trends
Energy Levels and Waves
UNIT 5: BONDING AND VESPR THEORY
Bonding
Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VESPR) Theory
Metallic Bonds and Intramolecular Forces
UNIT 6: CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS
Naming and Writing Formulas
The Mole
Percent Composition and Empirical Formulas
UNIT 7: CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND CALCULATIONS
Chemical Reactions
Chemical Calculations (Stoichiometry)
UNIT 8: GASES
Common Gases and Units of Measurement
...Kinetic Molecular Theory
Gas Laws
UNIT 9: SOLUTIONS AND SOLUBILITY
Solubility
Solubility Rules and Conditions
The Concentration of a Solution
UNIT 10: ACIDS AND BASES
Properties of Acids and Bases
pH Scale and Calculations
Conjugate Acids and Bases
Titrations
UNIT 11: CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM
What is Chemical Equilibrium?
Le Chatelier's Principle
UNIT 12: THERMODYNAMICS AND REACTION RATES
The First Law of Thermodynamics
Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Reaction Rates
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