Chapter 1 - Matter and Measurement

  1. Classifying matter
  2. Electrons and Atoms
  3. Compounds and Molecules
  4. Physical properties
  5. Physical and chemical change
  6. Units of measurement
  7. Using numerical informationChemland
  8. Problem solving

Chapter 2 - Atoms and Elements

  1. Origins of atomic theory
  2. Protons, neutrons, & electrons
  3. Atomic structure
  4. Atomic number and mass
  5. Isotopes
  6. Atomic weight
  7. The periodic table
  8. Elements, chemistry, & the periodic table

Chapter 3 - Molecules and Compounds

  1. Molecules and compounds
  2. Molecular models
  3. Ions
  4. Ionic compoundsChemland
  5. Names of compounds
  6. Atoms, molecules, & the mole
  7. Compound formulasChemputer
  8. Hydrated compounds

Chapter 4 - Chemical equations and stoichiometry

  1. Chemical equations
  2. Balancing chemical equationsChemland
  3. Mass relationships in reactions — stoichiometry
  4. Limiting reagents
  5. Percent yield
  6. Chemical equations & chemical analysisChemland

Chapter 5 - Reactions in aqueous solutions

  1. Compounds in aqueous solutions
  2. Precipitation reactions
  3. Acids and basesChemland
  4. Reactions of acids and bases
  5. Gas-forming reactions
  6. Organizing reactions in aqueous solutions
  7. Oxidation-reduction reactionsChemputer
  8. Measuring concentrations of compounds in solutions
  9. Stoichiometry of reactions in aqueous solutions

Chapter 6 - Principles of reactivity: Energetics

  1. Types of chemical reactions and thermodynamics
  2. Energy: its form and units
  3. Specific heat capacity and thermal energy transfer
  4. Energy and changes of state
  5. Enthalpy - H
  6. Changes in enthalpy (deltaH) for chemical reactions
  7. Hess’s law
  8. State functions
  9. Standard enthalpies of formation
  10. Determining enthalpies of reaction
  11. Applications of thermodynamics

Chapter 7 - Atomic structure

  1. Electromagnetic radiation
  2. Energy and photons
  3. Atomic line spectra
  4. Wave properties of the electron
  5. Wave mechanical view of the atom
  6. Shapes of atomic orbitals

Chapter 8 - Atomic electron configurations and chemical periodicity

  1. Electron spin
  2. The Pauli exclusion principle
  3. Atomic subshell energies and electron assignments
  4. Atomic electron configurations
  5. Electron configurations of ions
  6. Atomic properties and periodic trends
  7. Periodic trends and chemical properties

Chapter 9 - Bonding and molecular structure: fundamentals

  1. Valence electrons
  2. Chemical bond formation
  3. Bonding in ionic compounds
  4. Covalent bonding
  5. Bond properties
  6. Charge distribution in covalent compounds
  7. Molecular shapes
  8. Molecular polarity

Chapter 10 - Bonding & molecular structure: orbital hybridization and molecular orbitals

  1. Orbitals and bonding theories
  2. Valence bond theory
  3. Molecular orbital theory
  4. Metals & semiconductors

Chapter 11 - Bonding and molecular structure: organic molecules

  1. The uniqueness of carbon
  2. Hydrocarbons
  3. Alkenes and alkynes
  4. Alcohols and amines
  5. Compounds with a carbonyl group
  6. Fats and oils
  7. Synthetic organic polymers

Chapter 12 - Gases & their properties

  1. The properties of gases
  2. Gas laws: the experimental basis
  3. The ideal gas law
  4. Gas laws and chemical reactions
  5. Gas mixtures and partial pressures
  6. The kinetic-molecular theory of gases
  7. Diffusion and effusion
  8. Some applications of the gas laws and kinetic molecular theory
  9. Nonideal behavior: real gases