Unit 5 Topics

Topics for Unit 5 - Nomenclature 

• Ionic Compounds
  • Binary with main group elements 
  • Binary with Transition Metals 
  • Polyatomic Ions
    • memorize the 'big four'
• Molecular Compounds
  • Prefixes and when to use them 
  • Diatomic 7 (Horses Need Oats For Clear Brown I’s?) 
  • molecular compounds with common names (H₂O, NH₃, H₂O₂) 
• Acids
  • monoatomic anion 
  • polyatomic anions

You must be able to go back and forth between name and formula!

Unit 4 Atoms and Light Topics

Atoms and the Periodic Table

Zumdahl Chapter 11: Modern Atomic Theory

Atoms

• Parts of a wave and how they are related to each other
  • Wavelength, Frequency, Velocity, and Energy
• The electromagnetic spectrum
  • Electromagnetic radiation
  • Properties of light and its dual nature
  • From gamma rays to radio waves: how does wavelength, frequency, and energy change?
  • The visible light spectrum and energy differences between the colors
• The history of the atom
  • Scientists contributing to our current model of the atom
  • Important experiments and discoveries
• Electron configurations
  • principal energy levels and number of electrons that can exist in each
    • Aufbau principle, Pauli exclusion principle, Hund’s rule
  • Write electron configuration for any element or ion (Don’t memorize exceptions, but know that they exist)
  • Use the noble gases shorthand when asked
• Electron orbitals
  • order of electron filling
  • shapes of sublevels (s, p and d)
  • number of orbitals  (s, p, d, f) (s: 1 orbital l, 2 e-, p:3 orbitals, 6e-, d :5 orbitals, 10 e-, f :7 orbitals, 14 e-)

Periodic Table

• The Periodic Law
  • Brief history of development of the modern periodic table
• Families: Names,  location on periodic table, characteristics and ion formation
  • Alkali Metals
  • Alkaline Earth Metals
  • Halogens
  • Noble Gases
• Periodic Trends
  • Atomic Radius
  • Ionization Energy
  • Electronegativity
  • Electron Affinity
  • Ion size
• Metals, Nonmetals and Metalloids (Semiconductors)
  • location in periodic table
  • basic properties

Unit 3 The Mole, Topics

The Mole and Chemical Reactions

Zumdahl Chapter 6 and Chapter 7

The Mole Chapter 6

Atomic Mass unit

Average atomic mass

Mole

Avogadro’s number

Molar Mass

Molar Mass Conversions

mass to mole

mole to mass

Molar Volume
Empirical and Molecular Formulas

Chemical Reactions Chapter 7

Chemical Reaction

Chemical Equation

Reactants

Products

Balancing the chemical equation

Coefficients

Symbols of the physical states (s, l, g, aq)

Unit 2 Chem Skills Topics

Chem Skills Test Topics

Zumdahl Chemistry Text: Chapter 5

Topics:

Scientific Notation

Scientific Notation Calculations

Precision and accuracy

Identifying Significant Figures

Significant Figure Calculations

Metric Conversions

SI Units/conversions

Density Calculations

Specific Gravity

Percent Error

Dimensional Analysis

Unit 1 Review

Topics Covered on Chemistry Foundations Test

Chapters 1-3

1. Common Elements/Symbols
2. Lab Safety
3. States of Matter and characteristics
4. Physical & Chemical Changes
5. Homogeneous & Heterogeneous Mixtures

• examples and definition

6. Elements, compounds and mixtures
7. Subatomic Particles

• How to find the number of protons, neutrons and electrons
• Charge and location of each subatomic particle.

7. Ions: Cations & Anions (Which common elements form cations and anions and their charges)

• How are ions formed?

8. Isotopes (How to calculate Average Atomic Mass)

• What makes isotopes of an element different than other isotopes?

9. Dependant vs. Independent Variables

• Identification and Graphing (What goes on the x and y axis)

10. Direct vs. Inverse Relationships.

• Shape of graph
• Description of relationship

Image of the Earth from Apollo 17

Today, in 1972, this picture was taken. The famous "Blue Marble" shot.

 Blue Marble - Image of the Earth from Apollo 17

Sigma and Pi Bonds: Hybridization Explained!

Video we watched on Tuesday 12.1.15