Monday, December 28, 2015

Stoichiometry problem

Here's the kind of thing you should be able to do without a calculator:


Monday, December 7, 2015

Unit 6 Bonding Topics

Bonding Unit Topics


General Bonding:
Octet Rule
Electronegativity and Bond Type (non polar bonds, polar bonds, ionic bonds)
Lewis Dot Diagrams
Valence electrons for each family (Main Group columns: 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A, 8A)
 
Covalent Bonds:
General properties (gases, liquids or soft solids at room temp)
Lewis Structures
Single, double and triple bonds (Hybridization: sp3, sp2, sp)
VSEPR shapes (linear, bent, trigonal planar, trigonal pyramidal, tetrahedral)
Polar vs nonpolar molecules
 
Ionic Bonds:
Properties of ionic compounds as described by ionic bonds
Brittle Solids at room temperature
High melting and boiling points
Don’t conduct electricity in solid state
Conduct electricity when molten or dissolved in a polar liquid.
 
Metallic Bonds:
Mobile sea of valence electrons attracted to metal cation
Properties of metals as explained by metallic bonding.
luster, malleable, ductile, good conductors of heat and electricity
Alloys
 
Intermolecular Forces (IMF):
London Dispersion Forces
Dipole - Dipole Forces
Hydrogen Bonding

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
  1. Elements, compounds and mixtures
  2. 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


Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Monday, November 30, 2015

Brilliant Time-Lapse of Alaska’s Northern Lights

The beautiful interplay of charged particles from outer space (electrons and protons) with single atoms of oxygen! If you're interested, read more at this Wikipedia link.

Topics for Unit 6 Bonding Test

Bonding Unit Topics (Test Dec 4)

General Bonding:
Octet Rule
Electronegativity and Bond Type (non polar bonds, polar bonds, ionic bonds)
Lewis Dot Diagrams
Valence electrons for each family (Main Group columns: 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A, 8A)


Covalent Bonds
General properties (gases, liquids or soft solids at room temp)
Lewis Structures
Single, double and triple bonds (Hybridization: sp3, sp2, sp)
VSEPR shapes (linear, bent, trigonal planar, trigonal pyramidal, tetrahedral)
Polar vs nonpolar molecules


Ionic Bonds
Ionic Crystals
Properties of ionic compounds as described by ionic bonds
Brittle Solids at room temperature
High melting and boiling points
Don’t conduct electricity in solid state
Conduct electricity when molten or dissolved in a polar liquid.
Metallic Bonds
Mobile sea of valence electrons attracted to metal cation
Properties of metals as explained by metallic bonding.
luster, malleable, ductile, good conductors of heat and electricity
Alloys


Intermolecular Forces (IMF)
London Dispersion Forces
Dipole - Dipole Forces
Hydrogen Bonding

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Homework due 11.30.15

Read
  Chapter 14.1A, pp 489-491
Do
  Problems 1, 3, 5, 7 pg 514

note:  Practice test for Unit 6 is in Chemistry Locker


Monday, November 23, 2015

Homework due 11.24.15

Read
  Chapter 12.4C, pp 430-433
Do
  Problems 50 (b,c), 51, 52 (hint: read the PDF I posted earlier for a direct answer to this) pg 437


Friday, November 20, 2015

Homework due 11.23.15

Read
Chapter 12.4A and 12.4 B, pp 423-430
Do
Problems 39, 40, 41, 42, 45, 48 pg 437


Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Homework due 11.20.15

Read
Chapter 12.3B pp 417-422
Do
Problems 35, 36, 37 pg 437



Tuesday, November 17, 2015

meteor shower information

Want to see some meteors?
Click here:  http://bit.ly/meteorshowerhandout

Homeword due 11.18,19.15

Read
  Chapter 12.3A, pp 413-416
Do
  Practice Problem • Exercise 12.2 pg 417 (top of page)
  Problems 30, 33, 34 pg 436


Monday, November 16, 2015

Homework due 11.17.15

Read
  Chapter 12.2 pp 407-412
Do
  Problems 24, 26, 28, 29 pg 436


Thursday, November 12, 2015

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Agenda for 11.12.15

Topics for Friday Test
  • Ionic Compounds
    • Binary with main group elements
    • Binary with Transition Metals
    • Polyatomic Ions
      • (chart with ions provided)
  • 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!

Friday, November 6, 2015

Homework due 11.9.15

Read
  Chapter 4.2 pp 109-117
Do
  Problems 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27 pg 119

click here fore awesome ionic naming game!



Monday, November 2, 2015

Homework due 11.4,5.15


Read   
  Chapter 4.1B, pp 113-114
Do 
  questions on p 118, #10, 11 

Homework due 11.3.15

Read
Chapter 4.1, section A,  pp 92-103
Do
Problems  4, 5, 6, 7, pg 118

Friday, October 23, 2015

Homework due 10.26.15

Critical Thinking problems for the Chapter 11 you've already read:

Do Problems 71, 72 pg 396

Be ready for Homework Harvest on Chapter 11.  Unit Test next Friday (Oct 30)

Monday, October 19, 2015

Homework due 10.20.15

Read
Chapter 11,4, Section C  pp 385-390
Do
Problems 48, 49, 50, 54, 56, 57 pg 394

Watch
YouTube video on exploding alkali metals:
https://youtu.be/m55kgyApYrY
[note: some people have stated the video is somewhat fake]



Friday, October 16, 2015

Friday Agenda and Homework for 10.19.15

  • Dr. Quantum video
  • Einstein's Big Idea "c is for celeritas"
    • Quickie Quiz on the videos
  • Homework
    • Read
      • Chapter 11.4, sections A and B; pp377-385 (top of page)
    • Do
      • Problems 41, 43, 44, 45, 46 pp 393-394

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

History of the Atom PPT/Java Apps

Click here to access the PPT I showed on Tuesday.  You need to be on the burlingamehighschool.org account to have access.

Click here to go to download page for the Rutherford simulation app.  (Needs Java)

Click here to go to download page for the Hydrogen Atom Model app.  (Needs Java)

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Homework due 10.15.15

Read
  Chapter 11.3  pp 371-376
Do
  Problems 24, 25, 27 (be careful!) 28, 29 pg 393


Friday, October 9, 2015

Homework due 10.13.15

Read
  Chapter 11.2  pp 366-370
Do
  Problems 11, 12, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 pg 392


Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Homework for 10.7-8.15

Read
Chapter 11.1  pp. 358-365
Do
Problems 2, 5, 7 pg 392


Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Homework due 10.2.15

Do Problems 39, 40, 42 pg 236

Homework Harvest Chapter 6, 7 on Friday!



Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Homework due 9.30.15, 10.1.15

Read
  Chapter 7.3 pp 224-232
Do
  Problems 31, 32, 33, 35 pg 235


Monday, September 28, 2015

The Mole and Chemical Reactions Study Guide

[note: This list is modified from Ms. Marcan's list]
The Mole and Chemical Reactions
Zumdahl Chapter 6 and Chapter 7


The Mole Chapter 6 ( 6.1 and 6.2, 6.3 for Gould Students)
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 (Gould students)


Chemical Reactions Chapter 7
Chemical Reaction
Chemical Equation
Reactants
Products
Balancing the chemical equation
Coefficients
Symbols of the physical states (s, l, g, aq)
Predicting products for combustion reactions (not for Gould students)


Practice Test and Quizlets
("Types of Chemical Reactions" not for Gould students in this unit)


Mole Video Review