Topics covered in the syllabus are
- Classification of matter
- Scientific method
- Nomenclature and formulas of binary compounds
- Polyatomic ions and other compounds
- Determination of atomic masses
- Mole concept
- Percent composition
- Empirical and molecular formula
- Writing chemical equations and drawn representations
- Balancing chemical equations
- Applying mole concept to chemical equations (stoichiometry)
- Determining limiting reactants, theoretical and percent yield of reactions
- Electrolytes and properties of water
- Molarity and preparation of solutions
- Redox and single replacement reactions
- Double replacement reactions
- Combustion reactions
- Addition reactions
- Decomposition reactions
- Precipitation reactions and solubility rules
- Acid-Base reactions and formation of a salt by titration
- Balancing redox reactions
- Simple redox titrations
- Electron configuration and the Aufbau principle
- Valence electrons and Lewis dot structures
- Periodic trends
- Table arrangement based on electronic properties
- Properties of light and study of waves
- Atomic spectra of hydrogen and energy levels
- Quantum mechanical model
- Quantum theory and electron orbitals
- Orbital shape and energies
- Spectroscopy
- Lewis Dot structures
- Resonance structures and formal charge
- Bond polarity and dipole moments
- VSEPR models and molecular shape
- Polarity of molecules
- Lattice energies
- Hybridization
- Molecular orbitals and diagrams
- Electron configuration and the Aufbau principle
- Valence electrons and Lewis dot structures
- Periodic trends
- Table arrangement based on electronic properties
- Properties of light and study of waves
- Atomic spectra of hydrogen and energy levels
- Quantum mechanical model
- Quantum theory and electron orbitals
- Orbital shape and energies
- Spectroscopy
- Law of conservation of energy, work, and internal energy
- Endothermic and exothermic reactions
- Potential energy diagrams
- Calorimetry, heat capacity, and specific heat
- Hess's Law
- Heat of formation/combustion
- Bond energies
- Measurement of gases
- General gas laws - Boyle, Charles, Combined, and Ideal
- Dalton's Law of partial pressure
- Molar volume of gases and stoichiometry
- Graham's Law
- Kinetic Molecular Theory
- Real gases and deviation from ideal gas law
- Graham's law demonstration
- Law of conservation of energy, work, and internal energy
- Endothermic and exothermic reactions
- Potential energy diagrams
- Calorimetry, heat capacity, and specific heat
- Hess's Law
- Heat of formation/combustion
- Bond energies
- Structure and bonding
- Metals, network, and molecular
- Ionic, hydrogen, London, van der Waals
- Vapor pressure and changes in state
- Heating and cooling curves
- Composition of solutions
- Colloids and suspensions
- Separation techniques
- Effect on biological systems
- Rates of reactions
- Factors that affect rates of reactions/ collision theory
- Reaction Pathways
- Rate equation determination
- Rate constants
- Mechanisms
- Method of initial rates
- Integrated rate laws
- Activation energy and Boltzmann distribution
- Characteristics and conditions of chemical equilibrium
- Equilibrium expression derived from rates
- Factors that affect equilibrium
- Le Chatelier's principle
- The equilibrium constant
- Solving equilibrium problems
- Definition and nature of acids and bases
- Kw and the pH scale
- pH of strong and weak acids and bases
- Polyprotic acids
- pH of salts
- Structure of Acids and Bases
- Characteristics and capacity of buffers
- Titrations and pH curves
- Choosing Acid-Base Indicators
- pH and solubility
- Ksp Calculations and Solubility Product
- Laws of thermodynamics
- Spontaneous process and entropy
- Spontaneity, enthalpy, and free energy
- Free energy
- Free energy and equilibrium
- Rate and Spontaneity
- Balancing redox equations
- Electrochemical cells and voltage
- The Nernst equation
- Spontaneous and non-spontaneous equations
- Chemical applications
